List of “A+” Parties

Snowdon Horseshoe
Llanberis to Capel
The Welsh Three Thousands
The Hebog Two Thousands
The Idwal Skyline
Carnedd Over Twenties
Capel to Beddgelert
Ogwen to Plas

List of “A” Parties

Elephant Skyline route
Snowdon via Crib Goch
Snowdon via Lliwedd
Snowdon via Watkin Path
Tryfan and the Glyders
Cnicht
Y Garn and Elidir Fawr
Arran (1/2 day)
Hebog
Nantle Ridge
Idwal to Aber Falls
Idwal to Capel Curig
Yr Elen and Carnedau

List of “B” Parties

The Elephant
Snowdon - via Pyg Track (B+)
Snowdon - via Rhyd Ddu (B+)
Snowdon - via Llanberis Track (B+)
Snowdon - via Ranger Track (B+)
Glyder Fawr via Devils Kitchen (B+)
Miners Track - Bethesda to Pen-y-Gwrhyd
Miners Track - Bethesda to Nant Peris
Miners Track - Pen-y-Pass to Llyndaw
Pennant Valley
Tanlan Walk
Shoulder of Arran
Aberglaslyn Cliffs (B+)
Llanberis to Plas
Sunday Morning Walk
Nantmor Walk

List of “C” Parties

Lleyn Penninsula -Nevin
Lleyn Peninsula - Abersoch
Holyhead and Tre Addur Bay
Bennlech Bay and Beaumaris
Betws-y-Coed and Conway Valley
Llandudno (Wet day)
Bangor (Wet day)
Borth-y-Gest
Harlech
Barmouth
Lledr Valley

All these excursions are longer - in some cases considerably longer - than the usual Plas “A” party, but judged by experienced hill-walkers standards they are not excessive - with the exception perhaps of “the 3000s.” It is assumed that by the time you are able to undertake these walks, you know these hills, and can find your own way. Only the bare routes are therefore given.

N.B.

One is a “hill-walker” or “ridge-walker” in these hills. None of the excursions in this book are climbs - they are walks. One is not a climber unless undertaking a recognised rock climb. Requiring a roped party, using the special techniques needed. Under winter snow and ice conditions of course, summer walks do become climbs. Unless you have the required experience and equipment — KEEP OFF THEM !

In the following pages devoted to walking parties the map references given are “Normal National Grid References” and will all be found on Sheet 107 of the 1” Ordnance Survey

SNOWDON HORSESHOE (A+)

Perhaps the best ridge walk in England and Wales. Can of course be taken in the opposite direction. Going from Pen-y-Pass to Plas, leave Lliwedd summit and make for the Cwm y Llan waterfalls, then down the Watkin track, and so to Beddgelert via Llyn Dinas. Then bus to Plas.

OR

From Lliwedd summit double back to the Watkin down it, then across to the “Shoulder of Arran” then to Rhyd-ddu through the old quarry workings.

OR

Lliwedd to “Arran Shoulder” then over Arran itself to Caernarfon road. This is a hard day.

LLANBERIS TO CAPEL (A+)

THE WELSH THREE THOUSANDS – THE RECORD WALK (A+)

Distance about 30 miles, with perhaps 9000 feet of ascent and descent. Difficult to estimate time, varies with the walker and the weather. The writer went from Snowdon summit (Y Wyddfa) to a tent on the slopes of Foel Fras in just under twelve hours, but this attempt did not include Yr Elen.

Read Thomas Farbanks “I Bought a Mountain” or better still his “Welsh Three Thousands” – a “Footpath Guide" No. 38

He describes his own record attempt 8 hrs. 25 min's. - and the circuit itself in detail.

The present record is 7 hrs. 25 min's. held by a Llanberis Mountain Rescue R.A.F. sergeant. He went in the opposite direction to Firbank. Walked up Foel Fras and down Snowdon too !

The above times are those between standing on the first and last summits.

NB In May 1952 a sports master – John Disley – used Firbank's circuit (and transport up Snowdon) and brought the record down to 7 hours 24 minutes.

MARCH 1974 Last I heard was several people around the 5 ½ hour mark !!

THE HEBOG TWO THOUSANDS (A)

IDWAL SKYLINE (A)

CARNNEDD - OVER TWENTIES (A)

CAPEL TO BEDD (A)

Unusual views of Snowdon and Co.

OGWEN TO PLAS (A)

B. Milestone - Tryfan - Bristley Ridge - Glyder Fach - Glider Fawr - Nant Peris - Llanberis - Pass Between Foel Goch - and Moel Cyngworian to Ranger Track - Plas.

Variation on A would be to use “Pig” Track instead of Cribs.

SNOWDON - VIA CRIBS (A)

No water available above BWLCH MOCH in summer.

The route is very popular and well marked. Only point where you might go wrong is beyond BWLCH GOGH - the col between CRIB GOGH and CRIB-Y-DDISGAL. A path goes down to the “Pig” from here. Keep to the sharp ridge and you cannot go far out.

Map Reference:- BWLCH GOCH - 622552.

SNOWDON - Via WATKIN TRACK (A)

Through gate marked “Path to Snowdon”. Along well made “car” track. Fork left into trees (signpost). This track can be followed up to the disused quarry buildings at the head of CWN-Y-LLAN. It passes the waterfalls on the right and the “Gladstone Rock” on the left. “The Gladstone Rock” is marked by a suitable tablet let into the stone. The row of disused quarry buildings are now approached end on. Almost touching the corner of these will be seen an arrow made of slate - bending up to the right. It is about 12.ft. long, let into the ground. Follow it, and soon, after a faint start, you will be on the “Watkin Path”. This was built, as far as the BWLCH-Y-SAETHAU, by Sir. Edward Watkin in 1893-94. Its a well made path and winds easily up to BWLCH-Y-SAETHAU. The path turns sharp left here a few yards short of the ridge, and runs level for a few hundred yards. Have a stop here, you’ re going to need all your breath, and the views out over CWM DYLI are magnificent. The next section, fortunately the last, is steep and loose. A shocking slog, seeming unending in a mist. It brings you out onto the RHYD-DDU track a few minutes from the summit hotel.

The vertical rise on this track is well over 3,000 ft., greater than all the other tracks. Time for an average party 3 to 3.1/2 hours. Plenty of water as far as the quarry buildings, very little above. As with all the Snowdon tracks the way is well marked from start to finish.

It is more usual to walk up the “Watkin” and dawn the “Ranger”. The writer prefers to go up “Rhyd-ddu” track and down the “Watkin”. You avoid the slog at the top, and the views are better.

Tell Coaches to be at bottom of track for 4.00p.m.

Map References :-
START: 627506
QUARRY BUILDINGS: 613524
BWLCH-Y-SAETHAU: 615542

SNOWDON – Via LLIWEDD (A)

START: As for "Watkin" track to the CWN-Y-LLAN waterfalls. Cross the AFON-CWN-Y-LLAN at these fails, and head up the steep turf. Make in the direction PEN-Y-GWRWYD, i.e. a little to the right for the first few hundred feet, then bend to the left. It is steep grass nearly all the way. Pleasant if you are fit, a slog if you are not.

You will hit the ridge suddenly. Turn left along the path which clings to its crest, don’t go straight on or you will get wet in LLYDAW, 1,200 feet below. Ten minutes later you should be on the highest summit. Continue along the well scratched rocks dawn to BWLCH-Y-SAETHAU and the “Watkin”.

Views down these high cliffs are awe inspiring. They fall in one majestic sweep to LLYN LLYDAW.

Average time - WATKIN to LLIWEDD to SNOWDON summit 3.1/2 to 4 hours.

No water above CWN-Y-LLAN falls.

Legend has it, that after a battle in CWN-Y-LLAN, King Arthur, mortally wounded, withdrew over the “Pass of the Arrow” (BWLCH-Y-SAETHAU) to a cave in the face of LLIWEDD. Here he lies with his Knights, and here he will rest until England needs help again. "Excalibur" of course lies deep in LLYDAW. Another legend has it that Arthur is buried on the slope, up which runs the “Watkin”, i.e., below BWLCH-Y-SAET and only his Knights are sleeping in the cave. Incidentally, he was killed by an arrow, hence, “The Pass of the Arrow”. The great King is also supposed to have slain the “Rhita", and buried him on Y-WYDDFA, which means, “the grave”.

Map reference: CWM-Y-LLAN Falls - 622521.

TRYFAN AND THE GLYDERS (A)

Start: At the 10th milestone on the Bangor-Capel Curig road. The wooden stile over the roadside wall has been moved. Up to the summer of 1950 it was on the Bangor side of the milestone, it is now a few yards near to Capel, on the Capel side of the wall running from the road up the hill side to the rocks of the Milestone Buttress.

Start then over this stile, and go up at the side of the wall until it runs into the rocks of the buttress. Turn left and make up to the ridge. Where there is more than one path keep to the R. H. one. This confusion of paths only lasts a few yards. The lower, or L. H., ones lead round to the Heather Terrace. On to the North Ridge itself - rather broad here and turn right up the ridge. After leaving the heather, the way is unmistakable up nail-scratched rocks. You are now on one of the finest rock scrambles in Wales. It continues for best part of a mile over lovely firm rock, and an exhilarating finish brings you to the summit , and “Adam and Eve”.
Continue on down the South Ridge, again nail-scratched rock all the way to Bwlch Tryfan. With your back to Tryfan, Bristley Ridge rises up in front of you. Make up the scree a little to the left of the Ridge, and into the gully from which the scree comes. Nail-scratched rock again, and another excellent scramble to the summit plateau of the Glyder Fach.
Turn right at the top of Bristley and a hundred yards will find you among the fantastic rocks of the summit.

A variety of ways from here, depending on where you are going.

To Nant Pens: Continue on over the summit rocks; the Castell-y-Gwynt is the next jagged rock tower. Over this and on to the summit of Glyder Pawn. Continue on down the slope, bending a little to the right to reach Llyn-y-cwn above the Devil’s Kitchen. Turn left here and follow the path and stream down to the road, and then along to Nant Peris

To Pen-y-Gwrhyd:
(1) Continue on from Glyder Fach to Glyder Fawr, and then down to Pen-y-Gwrhyd. (See page 90)
(2) Double back to the Miners’ Track from the Fach summit this is perhaps the best way. Head along the main Glyder Ridge towards Capel Curig as far as the grass plateau then follow the “Miners”. (See page 92).
(3) From the Fach turn left (at right angles to your approach to the summit). Pick your way down Cwm Ffynnon. It’s rough. Cross the stream leaving Llyn Cwm-y-Ffynnon and turn left towards Pen-y-Gwrhyd. A path starts and leads you to the road a few yards on the Pen-y-Pass side of Gwrhyd.
Very little water. There is a stream which starts high in Cwm Ffynnon. Nothing else in summer.

Prominent Ridges to follow as for as the Glyders. If you don’t know them you will need a compass better still keep off them, in mist that is.

You can always get down to Pen-y-Gwrhyd, whatever the summer weather. If the “B” Party has gone over to Nant Pens, and you are doubtful whether your Party is capable of both Glyders as well as Tryfan arrange to meet the coaches at Pen-y-Gwrhyd before going down to Llanberis to meet the “B” Party.

The route back to “Plas” lies through Llanberis and Waenfawr, using the same roads as the outward trip to Idwal.

The “B” Party may be down at Nant Penis with plenty of time to spare in which case they can have an hour in Llanberis. The waterfalls are worth a visit. You would have to arrange this in the morning of course.

CNICHT (A)

From the summit head down the N. W. scree's and down Cwm Gelli-Lag to the road in Nant Mor.

Back to Beddgelert as for Tan Lan walk from Chapel - see page 100

Pleasant sort of “Fill in” walking party. Not many walkers ascend this peak, which, seen from Portmadoc, is most impressive the reason for it being called “The Welsh Matterhorn”.

THE ELEPHANT - MYNYDD MAWR (A and B)

Coming up the main road from Caernarfon the layout of the Elephant may be seen to advantage. Two broad ridges point towards the town. Between them is Cwm Du, the far or south end of which provides the easiest way to the “head”. The “skyline” route runs the left or easternmost of these two spurs. The other ridge provides a steady if somewhat tedious approach to the summit of the mountain. Coming closer to Plas a small headland is seen jutting out above the blue pool. It has been referred to as “Lena’s Lump”, it’s proper name is the "Wolf's Headland”. Cutting the Caernarfon side of it a prominent grass trench, this is “Green Gully”.

THE SKYLINE ROUTE.

To the col :- Follow the farm track from near “Windy Ridge”, almost to the gate above the farm itself. Strike off right up the hillside, making diagonally for the top left hand corner of the field. Scale the wall easily where it is built over a natural rock. Straight up to the trees (on the left of the wall, through the tree stumps) left a few yards and then by the side of the wire fence. Bend right, up the shallow depression. Cross it and up the far side onto a flat expanse of heather. Turn right and with your back towards plas advance to the skyline. This is the col. Continue over the top and almost as soon as Plas is out of sight behind you, scale the wall on your left. Up a few yards over the scree to a path which skirts the base of the mountain. Follow this path for some 30 yards - over a broken wall, to where a shallow open gully comes down, It easily recognized, fairly steep, loose and bending up to the left, towards Plas. Climb it. It leads to a steep heather amphitheater enclosed by a small broken cliff. This can be turned on the extreme left. Up and almost double back up the hillside, over loose rock and heather. Several ribs come down in front of you, make up to centre of these, then turn right and traverse a few yards to a rib forming the right hand wall of a small shallow gully. It is climbed very pleasantly on its edge. The steep part of the skyline as see from Plas is now behind. The route continues easily round or over boulders to the cairn on the head.

This route contains some energetic scrambling, of quite high order on the steep part and is not recommended to beginners. Lazy people at Plas can watch the progress of the party up the skyline from which the route takes its name.

From Everest to the “head” has been done in 40 minutes. Time for an average party would be about one hour to one and a half hours.

An easier and more well known way is to go from the col round into Cwm Du. Well up the Cwm a number of shallow loose gully forms, present an easy way to the heather plateau on the head.

Almost, every peak in Snowdonia is visible. All the Snowdon group, except Crib Goch, most of the Glyder group Glyder Fach is hidden behind its big brother, but Tryfan is surprisingly visible and a lot of the Carnedd's. A clear day reveals Holyhead mountains, Cnicht and Cader. From the summit of the Elephant the ‘Nantle ridge is seen to great advantage, with Hebog beyond it.

The easiest descent is to leave the head and make towards Drws-y-Coed, i.e. due south. A small stream leads to the main stream. This may be followed down to the lake.

A more difficult and interesting descent may be made by following the left hand skyline down to “Lean’s Lump”. The view of Snowdon over the lake from this headland is classical in it’s beauty.

The top of “green gully” is easily found and even more easily walked down, until one comes to the “step”. If the grass is wet and the gully being descended at speed, it is quite easily done to take this step in one’s stride, so to speak. The ensuing 20 ft. drop is not very good for one’s health however.

The rock wall which until now has formed the right hand side of the gully, is here broken, and it is possible, with some care, to climb down using this broken right wall as support.

The gully presents no further obstacles and the path leading to the farm is soon reached.

MARCH 1974 Cwm Bychan farm is closed for access – lets hope not permanently – so most of the foregoing cannot be climbed.

"MINERS TRACK" PEN-Y-PASS to LLYN LYDAW (B+)

1. Turn right along the shore and cross the causeway, if it’ s under water continue round the end of the lake. The track runs alongside the lake. You are walking below and roughly parallel to the “PIG” track. Continue up to the head of the lake where the stream comes down from GLASLYN, walk up the side of this stream to GLASLYN itself, then up again to join the “PIG” track near the old quarry workings.

2. When you reach the Llyn from PEN-Y-PASS turn left along the shore. The path from LLIWEDD comes down from the left. Keep straight on along the lake edge if you wish. There is a very faint path which has been made by rock climbers going to the foot of the LLIWEDD cliffs. Continue to the head of the lake and ascend at the side of the GLASLYN stream.
Another variation is to go up the CRIBIN ridge from GLASLYN. Where the stream turns from GLASLYN, turn left and scramble up to BWLCH-Y-SAETHAU. Very pleasant but you are then faced with the slog up the top part of the WATKIN.
The views are better than from the "PIG" itself, though the ascent from the head of the lake is steep up to the “PIG”, and is followed almost at once by the zigzags.

SNOWDON - Via RHYD DDU TRACK (B+)

Map References: Start - 570528 Arrow 582525

GLYDER FAWR - Via DEVILS KITCHEN (B+)

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Through the gate and along the left (i.e., East), side of LLYN IDWALL. The famous IDWALL SLABS run up to your left. The nail scratched climbs are a lot harder than they look. Past the slabs the path begins to climb steadily up to the bottom of the actual cleft forming the KITCHEN. Turn left and up the L. H. SYNCLINE, steeply then more gradual as it bends right.** Path becomes level and slopes down slightly to LLYN-Y-CWM. A cairned path leads up to left from the LLYN. It is loose, and a slog up to the GLYDER.

The views are extensive throughout the ascent.

From GLYDER FAWR summit head due South, there is no path, then begin to bend in a South Easterly direction. You can see PEN-Y-PASS Hotel. Two alternatives - either make for PEN-Y-PASS and get on the road, or pass just South of LLYN CWM-Y-FFYNNON and go straight to PEN-Y-GWRHYD.
Ask the drivers to have the coaches at PEN-Y-GWRHYD for 4.00p.m. An average party will be there between 4.00 and 4.30p.m.
N.B. PEN-Y-GWRHYD cider is yards better than PEN-Y-PASS.
There is no water above the DEVILS KITCHEN.
Take a compass if you haven’t been over the GLYDER before. There are no sharp ridges to guide you.
This route is strenuous, perhaps too strenuous. It is recommended that you use either of the excursions on the next pages, i.e. "Miners Track” BETHESDA to PEN-Y-GWRHYD Page 92 or BETHESDA to NANT PERIS Page 93
** (i.e., Away from IDWALL).

SNOWDON via PIG TRACK (B+)

Average party can be on the summit in 2 1/2 to 3 hours. One or two streams cross the path, but are usually dry in summer. The whole path is very clearly marked from start to finish.

Map references.
Pen-y-Pass - 647557.
Bwlch Moch - 633553.
Bwlch Glas - 607547.

SNOWDON DESCENT via RANGER (B+)

Down the railway track, half a mile from the summit the “Ranger” track goes off to the left. You can walk past it. Marked by a heap of stones it leaves the railway about 100 yards below where the “Pig" track comes up.

It drops down gradually, then steepens and begins to zigzag. All of these zigzags can be cut if you have strong ankles. The path continues through moorland. Through a fence, and becomes rather faint as it continues through bogs and flocks of sheep. Under the overhead power lines coming over from LLANBERIS to the top of the zigzags behind the “Ranger Hostel”. The path itself is a public right of way. The farmer whose yard you are about to pass through, holds the view that the ground between the zigzags is private. When caught cutting the zigzags, play dumb “I didn’t see a notice” - “I’m very sorry” - "I won’t do it again" - "I thought the whitewash arrows were for direction in mist”. Course its a bit awkward if caught doing it twice, by the same bloke.

VARIATIONS:

1. Keep going down the railway to CLOGWYN STATION. Turn left and go down to LLYD DUR ARRDUR. The view of these cliffs is worth the effort. Re- join the “Ranger Track” at the bottom of the zigzags. Don’t turn off the railway too soon.
2. The “Ranger Track” runs along the top of these CLGGWYN cliffs a few yards from the cliff edge. You need a head for heights to walk along the edge. It’s worth it though.

“MINERS TRACK” – BETHESDA to PEN-Y-GWRHYD (B)

After lunch, pass through the car-park onto the path leading to LLYN IDWALL. It turns left after leaving the car-park through a fence gate, then after a couple of hundred yards it begins to turn to the right (i.e., towards CWN IDWALL). Keep straight on towards the col between TRYFAN and the GLYDERS. The ground is marshy and the path very faint. Head for a stream which you can see straight ahead. It comes down from LLYN BOCHLWYD. The path becomes clearly marked, running up the right hand side of this stream (i.e., Western side). Up now, fairly steeply to lonely LLYN BOCHLWYD set below the GLYDER FACH cliffs. A rest perhaps to admire a magnificent though restricted view, then the path at times faint rises more gradually up to BWLCH TRYFAN. Continue on over the col and down the other side, only a slight fall, then the path rises as it contours the head of CWN TRYFAN. Up the other side fairly steeply, bending right (i.e., due South), onto the grass plateau between GLYDER FACH and LLYN CASEG FRAITH a line of rocks will guide you across it onto a mixture of rock and grass, where the downward path to PEN-Y-GWRHYD is clear underfoot. Clear that is as far as the marshes below LLYN CWN-Y-EFYNNON. Wade through these, keep by the wall as far as the river it’s a lot drier, and get onto the road a little to the left, i.e., North of the PEN-Y-GWRHYD buildings. You should be down here about 4.30 p.m. There is plenty of water nearly all the way, and cider at the end.

Map References: Start of old road from BETHESDA to IDWALL 634643.
BWLCH TRYFAN 661589 — GRASS PLATEAU 667582.

BETHESDA to NANT PERIS (B)

TRYFAN is so popular as to be ‘on’ every week for the "A" s”. Alternate these two with it.
The two TRYFAN parties to go with these two are detailed on page 95.

CWM PENNANT (B)

MAP REFERENCES:
Start of road to Cwm Pennant 524426
Ford at end of road 533480

TANLAN WALK (B)

Have a paddle in the river at the ford marked at the northern end of the Nant Mor woods.

Start - 619429.
Bwlch Gwernog - 612453
Chapel – 635491.
Ford - 619467.

ABERGLASLYN CLIFFS (B)

Presume you start from Beddgelert. Take the “Fisherman’s Path” (See page ) as far as the old railway girder bridge. Get on to the old railway track for a hundred yards of so, then begin contouring up the hillside to your left. It’s steep heather and loose rocks, a bit of a slog. Half a mile finds you on top of the cliffs at the beginning of the Aberglaslyn Gorge. Up and down along the edge enjoying a magnificent view, then steeply down to the Pontaberglaslyn, through the trees.

Starting from the bridge gets the climbing over quickly, but you have your back to the views over the estuary.

A good easy afternoon excursion is to take the coaches to Pontaberglaslyn. “A” Party return to Beddgelert via the cliffs. “B” Party return to Beddgelert via the Fisherman’s walk. "C" Party return to Beddgelert in the coaches. Tea and cakes in Beddgelert and return to “Plas”.

Another alternative is to go from Beddgelert to the bridge through the old railway tunnels. Go to the old railway bridge and get on the track. There are two small tunnels and one about 1/3 mile in length. Go through this - you are out of sight of both entrances for about ten seconds - and it brings you out a few yards past Pontaberglaslyn. On leaving the tunnel continue on for about 200 yards, over the stile. This brings you to the Nant Mor Road, turn right and then right again along the main road back to the bridge.

LLANBERIS TO PLAS (B)

Take the coaches round to Llanberis and alight at the Snowdon Railway Station. A little on the Pen-y-Pass side of it a road runs off at right-angles. It is signposted: “To Snowdon and Waterfalls”. Follow it and turn right at the next waterfall sign-post. Over the river and turn left after passing under the railway viaduct. Through the swing gate and left, back under the railway viaduct. Right again, alongside the river up to the waterfall. Diagonally up to the right, under the railway, and on up, until you are level with the track. Get on to the railway itself, through “Waterfall” Station, and on for about ½ mile until a path crosses the line. There is a swing gate on the right-hand side. Through it and follow the path across the moorland. It crosses a small bridge, and joins a track on the other side of the valley, which is running roughly parallel to the rail way. Turn left long it. Through a gate, and begin to climb up past some disused buildings. It bends right and continues rising steadily up to the col between Foel Goch and Moel Cyngborion. Overhead power lines have been alongside the track since crossing the valley. From the col the path descends - running right under the power lines - to join the Snowdon Ranger track.

Time about an hour and a quarter from Llanberis to the Ranger. Say two hours from Llanberis to “Plas”.

SHOULDER OF ARAN (Beddgelert to "Plas" or Rhyd-ddu to Beddgelert) (B – easy)

Travel in the “C” party coach as far as Rhyd-ddu. Start as shown on sketch map on Page 193

Follow this track up to the col between Aran and Snowdon, i.e. “The Shoulder of Aran”. Your last ¼ mile before the col is through some old quarry workings .

Over the col and down the grass slope on the other side. Bear to the left, heading for the disused quarry buildings on the Watkin track. Go down this track, pass the Cwm-y-Llan waterfalls on your left. Follow it down to the road. Turn right, along the road for a short distance, then left over a bridge, right again as soon as you are over it, through the farm buildings to the path which skirts the southern side of Llyn Dinas. Follow this path past the end of the lake, and down to a second bridge which leads to the main road. Don’t turn right over the bridge, but turn left through the gap in the wall and then turn right. Continue through another gap in a wall, and you will see the way clear to a track which continues down the valley, parallel to the main road. Follow it to Beddgelert. You can keep on the left bank, right into the village.

Return to “Plas” by Service Bus, or be picked up by the “knitters” on their return.

Shoulder of Aran – 605522
Quarry Buildings on Watkin - 613524
First Bridge Over River, i.e. Near Foot of Watkin - 626503 .
Second Bridge Over River i.e. Near Gap in wall – ??????

SNOWDON – Via LLANBERIS TRACK (B+ - only just)

SUNDAY MORNING WALK

NANTGWYNANT WALK

NANTLE RIDGE

IDWAL TO ABER

IDWAL TO CAPEL

SIABOD

CARNEDDs

Return Route :- Nevin - Four Ways - Coast Road To Beyond Clynnog, then cross country to Beddgelert Road - Waenfawr - Plas

Stop at Criccieth or the Grave for a drink, then at Pwllheli for Lunch (Sandwiches or "Gwalia") before going on to Nevin. Stop at Clynnog Church on return journey if party wants to.

Lleyn Peninsula(Via Abersoch)

Return Route: Abersoch – Pwllheli - Four Ways - then as for Nevin return.

Holyhead and Tre Arddur Bay

Return Route: Tre Arddur Bay – Valley - Llanfair P. C. - Menai Bridge - Port Dinorwic - Caernarfon - Plas

Stop at Menai Bridge going for cuppa. Lunch at South Stack. Coaches can go from South Stack to the bay without going back through Holyhead but the road is only 8.ft. wide, and it is easy to get stuck

March 1974 – OK for a Friday Excursion, lots of lunch places in Holyhead. The coach journey distance is a bit long however.

Benllech Bay and Beaumaris

Route: - Plas - Caernarfon - Port Dinorwic - Menai Bridge - Beaumaris - Benllech Bay.
Return Route: Benllech Bay - Menai Bridge - Port Dinorwic - Caernarfon - Plas.

Cup of tea at Menai Bridge or Beaumaris. Good variation is to take coaches into Bangor, then to cross Menai Straits by ferry. Coaches meanwhile cross Straits by bridge and pick up party on other side.

Betws-Y-Coed And Conway Valley

Return Route: Conway – Penmaenmawr– Llanfairfechan - Bangor - Port Dinorwic - Caernarfon - Plas.

Somewhat tedious. Stop at Swallow Falls or Betws for a drink. Lunch at Conway. Stop at Penn for an hour on beach? Don’t use this excursion if you think you may need the Llandudno wet day excursion the same week.

Llandudno (Wet Day Excursion)

Lunch At Llandudno

Bangor (Wet Day - Afternoon Excursion)

Borth-Y-Gest

Harlech

Barmouth

Shockingly Tedious. Cuppa at Harlech.

Lledr Valley

Lledr Valley Very Lovely. Apart From Area Round Ffestiniog. Cuppa At Bettws. Lunch At Blanaue