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The view from the twin-cairned summit (one cairn encircling the trig point, the other sporting a boundary stone) is dominated by the Migneint and the two Arenigs, while E Foel Goch displays a shapely pyramid above the glittering blue of Llyn Hesgyn. The W foreground is filled by Carnedd Llechwedd Llyfn and it is an easy task to combine the two peaks. Simply follow the fence from Carnedd y Filiast W until, after 1 mile, you come to a rounded cairn marking the start of the spur ridge to Carnedd Llechwedd Llyfn.

Llyn Celyn route (AG14)

Park by the lakeside at 857410 and walk E along the road for 0.25 mile, looking for an overgrown path that slants up the embankment and disappears into the forest through a rickety old gate. You are soon enveloped by trees and ferns while moss-encrusted boulders abound in the dank, dark air. An evocative start, especially when shafts of light pierce the shadows after a shower and the scents of the earth vie with the glistening raindrops.

The path leaves the forest at a gap in a wall (857413). Proceed half-R now, under power lines, to pick up a white Land Rover track that cleaves a sea of heather so vast that in summer the air is heavy with its scent. After 1 mile the path bears E beneath the minor top of Foel Boeth before descending to cross the Nant y Coed. Bear L where it divides (the R fork leads into Cwm Hesgyn). You can save time at the end, where the path arcs round in a long curve, by heading direct for the cairn as soon as it comes into sight.