Beaudy Mawyr Weekend – Snowdonia in May

My first weekend with the Rucksack Club at their hut near Nant Peris in Snowdonia. When I arrived around 9pm there were quite a few people sitting outside still enjoying the evening. The hut is pleasantly situated just south of the village and beside the main road from Pen y Pass to Llanberis.

Saturday – Y Garn and Elidir Fawr

A glorious day in the hills lay before me, while the majority headed off on a 70 mile bike ride! A steep path near the hut provides good access to the Glyders ridge and the slopes of Y Garn. Excellent views into the Ogwen Valley were to be had from this vantage point. I then followed the ridge fence to Foel-goch, at the summit I met a man & his dog sitting admiring the view from the other side of the fence. we would later meet again down in Nant Peris in the pub.

A short back-track presented a stile to cross the fence and the route down to join the main path at Bwlch y Brecon. It had been pretty windy on the ridge and as a result I failed to realise how strong the sun actually was. The option here was to go straight for Elidir Fawr or head along to reach a few further summits before turning my attention to this summit. I chose the first option and was soon on Mynydd Perfedd with its small stone circle shelter & heading across the rocky plateau to Carnedd y Filiast before returning the way I had come.

The path to Elidir Fawr was fairly painless unlike the route back to Nant Peris. For the second time I struggled to find the path clearly marked on the OS maps as running down the hillside & alongside the Afon Dudodyn. It is possible to make a rout along here but it is not the easiest, a higher route above the valley seems the more preferable, maybe next time!

 

Nant Peris proved a welcome sight after a long days walk in the blistering heat. A refreshing drink & then on to the hut for a most welcome evening meal & time to relax.

The results of too much sun on the Saturday and continuing heat persuaded me to put on hold the proposed walk up Moel Siabod. This is one I’ve been meaning to climb for several years now but something always intervenes. maybe next time.