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This whole region is more agreeable in descent (use ssss1 for the hard work) in which case it pays to stay on the tongue for a while. You can then decide which side takes your fancy to drop down to, provided you are careful not to leave it too late and get mixed up in the crags of Y Galan. A novel idea, if time permits, is to pick up a little track that curls round the tip of Yr Esgair into Cwm Coch. This leads into some very wild and remote country with striking views of the curious pinnacles of Creigiau Gleision and the vicious Yr Esgair ridge (ssss1). A knee-jarring descent by a wall brings you down to the road by the footbridge at 638623. Once again you need to steer clear of the actual ravine, this time of Cwm Bual.

Carnedd y Filiast

‘The Hill of the Lady Greyhound’ is a melancholy place. Presiding over the N tip of the Glyders with heartwarming views (from Lleyn to Llandudno, Anglesey to the Carneddau and back over the Glyders) it ought to be a popular haunt. But the way-out position that makes it such an outstanding eyrie, coupled with the proximity of the largest slate quarries in the world, is too great a deterrent. So it is, instead, a haven of quiet, far removed in spirit from the bustle of its Glyder peers.