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Not so simple. The first downhill section is a steep ridge of economically spread scree which demands more concentration than any other part of the walk; and especially now when legs are tired and apt to let themselves get carried away. But the ridge turns to grass soon enough, its gentle undulations peaking here and there in rock nipples. It is at the second of these that the presence of doom, previously only a nagging doubt, sinks home with all the certainty of a dropped egg: The Bog. The bog is all pervading, all consuming, and all across the bottom of the valley. It separates you and the Llafar track on the far side – a not inconsiderable distance.

Looking back towards Carnedd Dafydd during the ascent to Carnedd Llewelyn on Route A3

Near the summit of Yr Elen on Route A3

There is just one happy consequence: after the bog, negotiating the stream path down the culvert to the waterworks is child’s play. And so back to Gerlan with a grin on your face and a smelly black tidemark somewhere up above your knees. So now who’s the oddity?