Idwal Cottage, Summer 2000
A trip to Wales this time, and a youth hostel rather than tents - just to re-create the RamSoc experience. Saturday was a chance for bagging a few hills, before a barbeque in the hostel car park (I said that it was like a RamSoc weekend!). Another birthday - this time it was Tom's. We even managed to get a cake and candles.
Rob J slipped effortlessly back into his old job of Ramble Sec to produce a walk sheet for the weekend:
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM RAMBLING SOCIETY ALUMNI
IDWAL COTTAGE - August 2000
These routes should provide you with some ideas of what to do over the three days we're at ldwal Cottage. Feel free to make route alterations as you wish or even create your own routes, though please leave details of your intended routes in the hostel and inform the rest of us what you're intending to do. A walk signing 'out' sheet will be available to this end.
LOW LEVEL
1. LYN IDWAL NATURE TRAIL
Start Ogwen Cottage (649603) YH, Stepping Stones (646598), Walk around Lyn ldwal and back to Ogwen Cottage (649603) YH
4km or 2.5 miles 70m ascent
2. LLYN CRAFNANT
Start Capel Curig (721581), Path Junction (732581), Blaen y Nant (738603), Path Junction (739605), Path/Road Junction (753615), Cornel (747607), Path Junction (738596), Path Junction (732581), End Capel Curig (721581).
1lkm or 7 miles 260m ascent
3. SWALLOW FALLS
Start Capel Curig (721581), The Towers (756576), Swallow Falls (755577), Backtrack to The Towers (756576), Bryn Gefeiliau (746567), Path Junction (738560), Pont Cyfyng (734571), Plas y Brenin (717578), End Capel Curig (721581).
14.5km or 9 miles 220m ascent
SNOWDON
4. SNOWDON, up PYG TRACK down MINERS TRACK
Start Pen y Pass (647557), Pyg Track to Bwlch Glas (608549), Snowdon (609544), Bwlch Glas (608549), Scree Slope (617548), Causeway (633548), End Pen Y Pass, (647557)
11 km or 7 miles 730m ascent
PYG TRACK - Easy/Moderate, Generally evenly graded paths. MINERS TRACK - Moderate, Generally evenly graded paths with one steep section of scree.
5. THE SNOWDON HORSESHOE, up CRIB GOCH down Y LLIWEDD
Start Pen Y Pass (647557), Crib Goch (625552), Crib y Ddysgl (610551), Snowdon (609554), Bwlch Cilau (619536), Y Lliwedd (624532), Path Junction (634545), End Pen y Pass (647557)
11km or 7 miles 1010m ascent Grade I Scramble
CRIB GOCH - Difficult, Exposed scrambling along a knife edge and pinnacled ridge. Y LLIWEDD - Difficult, Exposed scrambling along a broad backed ridge.
THE GLYDERS & TRYFAN
6. ELIDIR FAWR AND Y GARN
Start Ogwen Cottage (649603) YH, Devils Chimney (639558), Llyn y Cwm (636585), Y Garn (631595), Foel Goch (628612), Elidir Fawr (613613), Foel Goch (628612), Y Carn (631595), via Pinnacle Crag to End Ogwen Cottage (649603) YH.
11 km or 7 miles 1250m ascent
7. TRYFAN (SOUTH RIDGE) AND THE GLYDERS
Start Ogwen Cottage (649603) YH, Llyn Bochlwyd (655594), Bwlch Tryfan (661587), Ascend South Ridge to Tryfan (664594), return to Bwlch Tryfan (661587), Ascend via scree (left of Bristly Ridge) (The Cantilever) to Glyder Fach (657583), Glyder Fawr (643579), Return to Head of The Gribin (650582), Descend to End Ogwen Cottage (649603) YH.
13km or 8 miles 1020m ascent Grade l(-) Scramble
Y GRIBIN - Moderate/Difficult, Easy angle ridge with a short section of scrambling on the final rock crest.
8. TRYFAN (NORTH RIDGE) AND THE GLYDERS
Start Ogwen Cottage (649603) YH, Milestone Buttress (663601), Scramble up North Ridge (The Cannon) to Tryfan (664594), Bwlch Tryfan (661587), Ascend via scree (left of Bristly Ridge) (The Cantilever) to Glyder Fach (657583), Glyder Fawr (643579), Return to Head of The Gribin (650582), Descend to End Ogwen Cottage (649603) YH.
13km or 8 miles 1020m ascent Grade I Scramble
NORTH RIDGE - Difficult, Scrambling up a stepped ridge with some exposed gully scrambling. Y GRIBIN - Moderate/Difficult, Easy angle ridge with a short section of scrambling on the final rock crest.
THE CARNEDDAU
8. CARNEDD LLEWELYN, CARNEDD DAFYDD & PEN YR OLE WEN
Start Ogwen Cottage (649603) YH, Track (688603), Bwlch Eryl Farchog (694633), Craig Yr Ysfa to Carnedd Llewelyn (684643), Carnedd Dafydd (663630), Pen yr Ole Wen (655619), Descend to End Ogwen Cottage (649603) YH.
15km or 9 miles 950m ascent Grade I Scramble
BWLCH ERYL FARCHOG - Moderate/Difficult, Ridge, stepped and narrow in places, generally simple to traverse.
THE MOELWYNS
(CARNEDD) MOEL SIABOD VIA DAEAR DDU RIDGE
Start Capel Curig (721581), Plas y Brenin (717578), Font Cyfyng (734571), Disused Quarry (717554), Toe of Ddaer Ddu Ridge (711546), Ddaer Ddu Ridge to Moel Siabod (705546), Moel Siabod Ridge (712554), Path (711569), Plas y Brenin (717578), End Capel Curig (721581).
16km or 9.5 miles 950m ascent Grade l(-) Scramble
DAEAR DDU RIDGE - Moderate, Stepped broad rocky ridge interspersed with grass ledges.