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Most Arans walkers stick pretty solidly to the main highways and Glasgwm is left in relative peace. All the more reason then to go the whole hog and tackle it from Dolobran in the S. This gives you the opportunity to link it with Pen y Bryn-fforchog and have a relaxing away-day in attractive country that is seldom visited save by the occasional shepherd (see ssss1).

Dolobran route (AN21)

I offer a couple of less strenuous variants later, but for my money this is the best approach of all from this side, despite some early collar work.

Start from the junction at 841165 and proceed E down a lane to a couple of adjoining gates. Go through the R gate into a field where a farm trail brings you by an idyllic cottage at 846163 to the foot of a prominent green path. Climb up the hillside on this until you reach a gate at the second switchback (850160). Go through the gate and then follow the fence up to Foel Benddin's breezy top. A stiff slog, quite as demanding as Pen yr Ole Wen ever was (or so it seemed the last time I took it on!).