The Big Wales Trip - Cadair Idris

Day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

DATE 20.09.2013 | DISTANCE 9.8KM | HIGHEST POINT 893M

Posted by Matt | Filed under snOWDONIA

 

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Sleep in the bothy last night was limited so it was lucky we only had a 15 mile drive to the car park near tal-y-llyn. this was to be mark's first hike up a mountain.

 

 

Mark reading about the soil and plant life on cadair idris.

following the path parallel to nant cadair levels out once out of the woodland slopes

llyn cau

alan was not impressed with the size of mark's banana! why would you bother?

woo! blue sky!

the view south from the MINFFORDD PATH

CONTINUING ALONG THE MINFFORDD PATH

LOOKING DOWN TO LLYN CAU. WE WERE SURPRISED AT HOW BLUE IT LOOKED

APPROACHING CRAIG CAU

BIG DROP FROM CRAIG CAU. GREAT PLACE TO VIEW THE LAKE BELOW

ZOOMING IN ON THE SUMMIT OF CADAIR IDRIS

NEXT STOP CADAIR IDRIS SUMMIT. WELL MAYBE A COUPLE OF STOPS ALONG THE WAY

LOOKING BACK TO CRAIG CAU

ASCENDING CADAIR IDRIS

CADAIR IDRIS SUMMIT

BARMOUTH BAY

SUMMIT SHELTER . A GOOD PLACE FOR LUNCH

ALAN GIVING IT LEG

CROSSING THE LARGE GRASSY SADDLE TOWARDS MYNYDD MOEL

LOOKING BACK ACROSS TO THE IMPRESSIVE GLACIEL BOWL CONTAINING LLYN CAU

THE DECENT PATH FROM MYNYDD MOEL IS LONG, STEEP AND A KILLER ON THE KNEES

RAF JETS WERE BUZZING THIS VALLEY ALL DAY

NANT CADAIR FALLS

ONCE WE WERE DOWN FROM CADIAR IDRIS WE DROVE NORTH. HERE WE ARE SETTING UP CAMP IN NANT PERIS SO WE WERE READY FOR AN EARLY START UP SNOWDON THE NEXT MORNING.