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This walk through the Migneint follows the grain of the land (in so far as there is one), takes in most of the sights and throws in an ascent of Arenig Fach for good measure.

Start from Pont ar Gonwy (778446), keeping W of the stream. The first objective is the minor top of Llechwedd-mawr (779436) and its small cairn. Then on to the first of Migneint's two lakes, Llyn Serw, where a 5min diversion W reveals one of the few rocky outcrops in this vast morass – an unsuspected little cliff watching over the infant Afon Serw.

Spot height 479m at 786425 is the next target, bringing the second cairn of the day. You are now on the crest of a shallow rise. Follow this SE until it falls away to a broad marshy depression. Nearby is an isolated farmstead, Cefngarw, still used for sheep shearing. Keep well S of it to ensure an easy crossing of the Serw.

So far, though trackless, the going has not been at all bad. However, reaching the next checkpoint – the cairn at Carnedd y Gors-gam (813417) – involves 1 mile of deep heather. Pretty to look at, but an ankle-twisting tormentor with only the odd sheep track for respite. Panting up the steep slopes beyond (past a primitive shepherd's hut) seems welcome relief and you will enjoy lunching on Arenig Fach's breezy top, reclining on springy cushions of heather and bilberries while marvelling at the mottled splendour of the Migneint below.