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Pass through a gate and cross a stream. The path continues to climb gently, and gradually broadens. The landscape is now one of tangled heather and rock, through which the path leads to another stile with sheep pens to the left of the path. On your right is the wide expanse of Cwm Caregog bounded on the far side by Allt Maenderyn (Hill of the Bird Stone), a fine, narrow ridge used in ssss1. The path soon becomes steeper and rougher underfoot.

The path crosses a stream, and climbs steeply until it reaches a wall. This section of the path is straightforward, but is bouldery and uneven. Through a gate in the wall, the path emerges onto the shoulder of Llechog. From here, you can see right across Cwm Clogwyn and through Bwlch Cwm Brwynog, flanked by Moel Cynghorion, on the left, and Clogwyn Du’r Arddu, and down towards Llanberis.

ROUTE INFORMATION

Distance14km/8¾ milesHeight gain970m/3182ftTime5–6 hoursGradeenergeticStart pointRhyd Ddu village SH571526Getting thereCar park a little south of Rhyd Ddu village on the A4085 Beddgelert–Caernarfon road, adjacent to the Rhyd Ddu stationMaps(Harvey Superwalker) Snowdonia and the Moelwynion; (Ordnance Survey) OL17 Snowdon/Yr WyddfaAfter-walk refreshmentTea room and pub in Rhyd Ddu, and hotels, restaurants, pubs and cafés in Beddgelert

Old powder house at start of Rhyd-Ddu path