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W face direct (FG3)

A cruel test of wind and limb!

From the sheepfold mentioned in ssss1 it is possible to gain the summit by a rough scramble straight up the hillside, following a broken line of quartz. This is conspicuous from a distance (less so nearer to hand) where it seems to start along with a vague zigzagging grassy rake.

Nameless (Manod Mawr)

Names count for a lot in this world, and a peak to be nameless is almost to condemn it to oblivion. This only goes to show how unfair the world can be for there are three nameless peaks in my lists (Berwyns, Glyders, here) and all of them are well worth climbing. Indeed the view from this little top is scarcely inferior to that from Manod Mawr itself.

Note Be sure to consult your compass if the weather thickens. There are deep quarry workings nearby. The safest course is N to the quarry path skirting Llyn Bowydd; but if you must go the other way trend well E of S for Llyn Pysgod to avoid the quarries.

Cwm Teigl route (FG4)

Walk up Cwm Teigl as in ssss1, but this time continue on to the quarry gates at 733456. Do not enter the quarry; instead turn sharp R (almost a U-turn) to join a slaty path that skirts round the E flank of the hill on its way to Llyn Bowydd. After a few minutes, where it levels off at 735459 just after passing an abandoned excavation, strike W up the hillside direct for the top. This is a few paces W of where a wire fence makes a R-angled turn. A short distance N, along the fence, is a curious stony edifice rather like an altar.