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My routes do not encompass all of the listed lakes, namely Y Drum-boeth, Du-bach and Glas. However, ardent llyn-baggers have only to make short detours from Llyn y Manod to rectify these omissions.

Manod Mawr

Were it not for its unsightly quarry workings Manod Mawr would be a popular peak. When viewed from S or E, with the quarries hidden, it is still a fine-looking mountain. Its stern, steep slopes (a mix of crag and scree) and above all its compactness convey an impression of great bulk and solidity. By the same token it calls for respect in mist when the only safe way off is N to the col and then down on ssss1 or ssss1.

The trig point is almost entirely hidden by a large nettle-infested windshelter which surrounds it. Just N is a second shelter, unusually deep and narrow – good for loners, cramped for a party!

Cwm Teigl route (FG1)

Cwm Teigl is wild and desolate, almost oppressively so.

From Ffestiniog proceed up the minor road that branches off the A470 at 704423. You could drive all the way to the Manod slate quarries, but if you are planning a round trip combining ssss1 and ssss1 it is best to park just beyond a gate at 715431 where there is space for a few cars.