Sat 21 Jun 2008
Breakfast in the Goat at 8.00 and then drive to Llanberis. Rather than park in the town, we drove up the narrow road past the Llewyn-celyn Youth Hostel and parked near the end of this (gated) road at SH573592. It was raining as we put on our boots, so waterproofs worn from the off. Walk to the end of the metalled road then follow the track north-west for 200m, and then turning left after a stile to ascend the ridge on the right of a wall.
Banana and coffee break in the rain in the summit shelter of Moel Eilio (no views). Continue to Foel Gron, checking bearings and distance as visibility was so poor. Foel Gron’s summit was very uninspiring, but it would probably have been better if we could see the view. After Foel Gron’s second lower summit, descend to the col and then re-ascend to Foel Goch (not a Nuttall as only 605m). Still checking bearings and pacing due to lack of visibility. Descend to Bwlch Maesgwm, where we stopped for lunch. 
Two walkers wearing bin liners passed us as we settled down for lunch, and later passed us again as they went back from the direction they had come.
Banana and coffee break in the rain in the summit shelter of Moel Eilio (no views). Continue to Foel Gron, checking bearings and distance as visibility was so poor. Foel Gron’s summit was very uninspiring, but it would probably have been better if we could see the view. After Foel Gron’s second lower summit, descend to the col and then re-ascend to Foel Goch (not a Nuttall as only 605m). Still checking bearings and pacing due to lack of visibility. Descend to Bwlch Maesgwm, where we stopped for lunch. Two walkers wearing bin liners passed us as we settled down for lunch, and later passed us again as they went back from the direction they had come. After lunch ascend the ridge to Moel Cynghorion, but instead of continuing onto Snowdon as planned we retraced our steps back to Bwlch Maesgwm as we had had enough of the rain. Very windy as we descended back down to the bwlch, with the wind blasting the rain very painfully into our faces. Descended via the path in Maesgwm back to the car and then drove into Llanberis for a pint of tea in Pete’s Eats.
Summit |
Height (m) |
Status |
| Moel Eilio | 726 | Nuttall |
| Foel Gron | 629 | Nuttall |
| Moel Cynghorion | 674 | Nuttall |
Sun 22 Jun 2008
We went down to breakfast at 7.50am to try to get an earlier start. Checked out after breakfast and then drove back into Snowdonia to the car park at Gwern Gof Isaf beside the A5 (£1 parking fee paid at farmhouse). Very windy, and with rain threatening, so waterproofs again worn from the start. Ascend the Braich y Ddeugwm ridge by a feint but fairly obvious path away from the crest of the ridge. If it had not been so windy we would have stuck to the crest of the ridge. Banana and coffee break near the top of this ridge.
Incredibly windy when we got to Llyn y Caseg-fraith, 
which continued for the rest of the high level walking. Visited the summit of Y Foel Goch, and a quite short walk to the south and north summits of Gallt yr Ogof. Continued north on the ridge and then descended slightly (on an obvious path) for a lunch break. 
which continued for the rest of the high level walking. Visited the summit of Y Foel Goch, and a quite short walk to the south and north summits of Gallt yr Ogof. Continued north on the ridge and then descended slightly (on an obvious path) for a lunch break. As we continued on the path there was a very steep, heather covered slope on our right immediately next to the path. We moved away to the left and walked through the heather as the wind was blowing us towards the drop. Descended north-west into Cwm Gwern Gof and returned to the car via the farmhouse.
Summit |
Height (m) |
Status |
|
Y Foel Goch |
805 |
Nuttall |
|
Gallt yr Ogof |
763 |
Nuttall |
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