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Bwlch y Ddwy Glyder route (S) (GL5)

Not recommended.

The descent starts from a cairn at 653582 on the track that circles round S of Castell y Gwynt. Any semblance of a path soon fizzles out and you should veer R after about 5min, along a heathery shelf banked by crags on either side. As the shelf loses its identity, follow a stream SE towards Llyn Cwmffynnon. Disjointed fragments of path appear, tempting only to deceive. There is no continuous track and what has been rough but bearable going hitherto (with Pen y Gwryd and tea hopefully only 30min away) suddenly becomes an ankle-twister worthy of the Rhinogs at their vitriolic worst. Large squirmy tussocks of heather, half-hiding (or hiding!) smooth slippery boulders and tiny rivulets treble the time and energy that would normally be needed. The frustration eases as you approach the lake, with conventional bog (a relief by comparison) the final challenge. Drier ground is to be found by contouring N of the lake and following the Nant Gwryd to the road at 661559.