Cnicht and Moelwyn Mawr

DATE 06.11.2010 | DISTANCE 12.5KM | HIGHEST POINT 770M

Posted by Matt | Filed under snowdonia

 

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Cnicht (The Welsh Matterhorn)

Once you get up the hill and out of Croesor there are plenty of marker posts pointing the direction to Cnicht

Moel Hebog

Moelwyn Mawr

Zooming in on a disused slate mine building

The view west from the ascent of Cnicht

Alan pushing on up the track.

Ahead is the final climb to the summit of Cnicht

Looking back to Alan. Nearly at the top now

The view north from the summit

me on the summit of Cnicht

Porthmadog Estuary

The view west from the summit

Looking back down from the way we came up

Another look north

The route between Cnicht and Moelwyn Mawr would soon become very boggy. At one point I lost my right knee and thought I might be swallowed

Snowdon from Llyn yr Adar

Llynnau Diffwys

Cwmorthin Quarry (disused)

slate mounds

Rhosydd Quarry remains

 

 

following the track up amongst the huge slate mounds

approaching Moelwyn Mawr

Looking out to Cnicht from the top of Moelwyn Mawr

Looking out to sea from the summit

Moelwyn Mawr summit trig

Alan crossing the saddle of Moelwyn Mawr

Our descent route

Cnicht

following the fence down

Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach

Zooming into the sunset glow