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Bwlch Oerddrws route (AN24)

A fence makes a right-angled bend where it straddles the top at 818179. Follow it SW down a fresh grassy slope that is a joy on a sunny afternoon with Cribin staring you full in the face from across the valley. As you approach a hillock at 810174 you must decide whether to bear L or R. Pleasant ridges continue either way; it all depends on where you want to join the road.

High-level Walks

Cwm Croes horseshoe (AN H1)

If I had to recommend just one walk in the Arans it would have to be this, despite the omission of Cwm Cywarch.

Start from Llanuwchllyn and climb Aran Benllyn's N ridge (ssss1). Carry on over the central spine to Aran Fawddwy. Backtrack to Erw y Ddafad-ddu, scamper down the grassy nose to Creiglyn Dyfi and then tackle the gentle rise up to Foel Hafod-fynydd. Descend S of E along the fence until you meet another fence dropping away more steeply N. Use this (ssss1) as your guide to cross Bwlch Sirddyn and for the pull up to Esgeiriau Gwynion (ssss1). Next follow the N ridge (ssss1) back to the road at 895270, leaving a 2.5-mile slog along the road to regain your car. You could shorten the day by returning down Cwm Croes (ssss1), but the views from Esgeiriau Gwynion are so dramatic that it would be a shame to miss them.