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Directly ahead is the rearing citadel of Castell y Gwynt, a dark slabby pyramid of teetering rocks that only lacks distance from its neighbours to be accorded peak status itself. Rock-hounds will enjoy an easy scramble over the top while the path weaves round to the S. At 653582 a large cairn marks the top of the Bwlch y Ddwy Glyder route S (ssss1) while the main path swings W to groove through a grassy bank, slightly below the edge, before climbing up to the bare, desiccated scalp of Glyder Fawr and its flaky spires.

The cantilever rock on Glyder Fach (GL 1)

In clear weather it is best to abandon the path immediately after bypassing Castell y Gwynt and walk along the edge for a while. The view back to Castell y Gwynt, flanked by Glyder Fach’s shattered front of buttresses, gullies and terraces, is impressive to say the least! Soon comes a cairn signalling the top of Y Gribin; then Seniors Ridge breaches the skyline while all the time the gaze is fed by a sweeping panorama of Bochlwyd and Idwal, Tryfan and Bristly Ridge, the long sinuous line of the N Glyders and the smooth lines of the Carneddau. With luck you should be able to pick out five of Wales’ most famous valleys or passes: Nantgwynant, Llanberis, Nant Ffrancon, Ogwen, and even a peep of Conway. Only to the S is the tension relieved in the blue haze of endless ranges rolling on and on: Arenigs, Arans, Rhinogs, Cader Idris, Plynlimon…