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As if to compensate for their scars all three hills repay the walker with sound turf and long, lingering views. On a sunny day even the slate tips lose their grimness as the sea shimmers around Criccieth and the Rhinogs blend into the haze over Cader Idris. Late summer is especially evocative with the purples of the Migneit tapering away to the distant Arenigs over the glitter of the rockbound Llynnau Gamallt and Llyn Conwy. Furthermore there is always the timeless grandeur of the giants: the Moelwyns and Moel Siabod so close you feel you could almost reach out and touch them; the Glyders, with Tryfan’s gnarled summit peeping over their crest; the lofty Carneddau; and Snowdon itself.

Note In view of the above comments I only describe the more scenic routes from Cwm Teigl and the Crimea Pass. (The Crimea Pass, 700487, is not named by the OS; it is the highest point of the A470 between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Betws-y-Coed.) However, it should be noted that routes ssss1, ssss1 and ssss1 could all be joined at Llyn y Manod by walkers starting from Blaenau Ffestiniog. To do this leave the A470 at 705444 and walk down the road towards Cae Clyd and Bron-Manod Farm. A variety of paths, some shown on the map, can then be used to approach Llyn y Manod from the S. In addition a quarry track runs from near the middle of Llynnau Barlwyd to the N outskirts of Blaenau Ffestiniog, and this provides an alternative approach to Moel Penamnen.