Idwal Cottage to Y Garn (Glyders) and return
Snowdonia
Distance 6.5km Climb 630m
Monday 16 June 2014
This was our first day walking. I had never walked in this area before, apart from walking Snowdon a couple of years ago as part of the 3 Peaks. The weather was totally different this time, that time it had rained and visibility was very low, today it was sunny and the views were fantastic. We left the car park at the centre to the north of Llyn Idwal and took the footpath south west to Llyn Idwal itself.
Reaching Llyn Idwal we followed the path on the eastern shore to the southern end.
It was not a path as such but followed a number of short ridges to the top.
Stopping for a short break on the route up, we passed through the Devils Kitchen and took a footpath which headed westward that turned north west to Y Garn (947m).
Another short stop on Y Garn then we took the path north east down the ridge back towards the western side of Llyn Idwal.
You can see from the photos that the views were stunning.
When we arrived at the bottom we had a well deserved ice lolly before returning to our base. We had covered approx 6.5km with approx 630m climb. It had been a good days walking.
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Details correct at time of walking.
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