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VARIANT (A): APPROACH THROUGH CWM EIGIAU

A gentle valley walk followed by a steep, heathery scramble.

Distance/Time:

Reduces overall distance by 2½ km (1½ miles) and saves ½ hour.

Terrain:

An easy track, then boulders, culminating in a heather slope crossed by rough paths.

Main Summer Difficulties:

Scrambling on a headwall.

Winter Conditions:

A notorious slope – not recommended.

Feral ponies in Cwm Eigiau (Route A1 (a))

Special Problems:

Route-finding on scrambling section.

Start:

At the Eigiau dam (723649).

Finish:

Bwlch Eryl Farchog (695633) – junction with normal route.

ROUTE DESCRIPTION

A faster and scenically different approach to Carnedd Llewelyn can be made by continuing up Cwm Eigiau before striking up to the col between Pen yr Helgi du and Craig yr Ysfa.

The track from the dam sluice gates continues up Cwm Eigiau – passing numerous quarry tips – as far as a group of ruined buildings below the steep inner flank of Pen yr Helgi Du. Ahead rises the massive Craig yr Ysfa, the stone-filled slot of its Amphitheatre very obvious in the centre and emptying into a broad scree fan.