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Emergency Alternatives:

Descent south into the Ogwen Valley from Bwlch Eryl Farchog (695633).

Special Problems:

Route-finding in bad visibility from Carnedd Llewelyn to the finish point.

Note that there is no longer a telephone at Llyn Eigiau dam.

Approach:

From Tal y Bont on the B5106 between Conwy and Trefriw. A surfaced, gated road – steep and sometimes impassable in winter – leads into Cwm Eigiau (not the road to Llanbedr-y-cennin).

Start:

At the roadhead (732663). Space for numerous cars (avoid blocking gate).

Finish:

As above.

ROUTE DESCRIPTION

A rough track leads from the parking place to Llyn Eigiau dam. Cross the outflow and take the higher track to Hafod y Rhiw.1 Now bear up left to gain the ridge at a shoulder above its first step, continuing steeply to the first subsidiary top. An intermittent path then leads along the broad ridge before rising more steeply to the summit of Pen Llithrig y Wrach2 (1¾ hrs).

A grass ridge leads down to Bwlch y Tri Marchog3 and rises again – there is a good path now – to the summit of Pen yr Helgi Du.4 Continue along and down a rockier ridge to Bwlch Eryl Farchog5 (where Variant (a) arrives). More scrambling up a blunt nose leads to the rim of the Craig yr Ysfa Amphitheatre. A steady rise now, up an open slope, leads to the final scree dome of Carnedd Llewelyn6 (1½ hrs)