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The continuation to Y Lliwedd is not direct, but involves setting off as if heading for Rhyd Ddu, initially in a south-westerly direction down a rocky path, but only as far as a shapely finger of rock on the left that marks the top of the ascent via the Watkin Path (see ssss1). A steep and loose descent leads to easier ground and a stony track to Bwlch y Saethau, the Pass of the Arrows; take great care on the upper section of this descent, especially if there are people ascending below you.

On Crib Goch

Bwlch y Saethau is said to be the battleground at which King Arthur was fatally wounded. Legend has it that Sir Bedivere carried his dying King to Llyn Llydaw, casting the sword Excalibur into Glaslyn on the way. After placing his king on a barge to be taken away by the ‘fair maids of the mountains’, Bedivere climbed to a cave high in the crags of Y Lliwedd, where he and the Llanciau Eryri (Arthur’s Men) lie sleeping even now, until their King should need them again.

Once the steep section is over you might consider climbing left, off the Watkin Path, and keeping as near as is comfortable to the drop into Cwm Dyli. This is much superior to plodding along the lower path, it goes to exactly the same place, and has fine views. The route passes the top of Cribau, a fine scrambly ridge descending to the outflow of Glaslyn below.