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Once safely on Bwlch Main, turn right for a brief stony section up to the café and then the summit of Snowdon above that.

From the summit, retreat to Bwlch Main and the finger of rock, but then continue along a ridge path, initially in a south-westerly direction. This is excellent walking, but the ridge becomes narrow, and has a number of rocky sections. When the path forks, bear left, uphill, to experience more rocky ridge work along Allt Maenderyn. There are a few awkward, scrambly stretches along this steadily descending ridge, where hands, knees and bottoms will be called into play. This is no place to hurry, and can be very tiring.

Eventually, you reach a ladder-stile spanning a fence, beyond which a final, rocky staircase of slate leads to Bwlch Cwm y Llan, and it is from here that those bound for Yr Aran will depart, upwards. Before deciding what to do, take a little time to inspect the old slate quarries.

The path for Yr Aran follows an old wall which, higher up, veers off to the left before turning to a south-westerly direction to climb to the summit, marked by a cairn and splendid views. From the top of Yr Aran, it is possible to head east alongside a wall, then leaving it as the wall turns to the south, by descending steeply, and without a path to guide you, in a northwards direction. It is somewhat safer, however, to retrace your steps to Bwlch Cwm Llan.