Tag Archives: Carneddau

#324 – One last dog walk – a wander in the mountains of the Southern Carneddau, July 2022

Posted on 12/12/2022 by Paul Shorrock

For the best viewing experience, left-click the images and maps to zoom in to a new window, then exit that window to go back – go on, it really does work! If you are a regular reader, you would probably … Continue reading →

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#314 – Yr Elen and the Dragons Teeth

Posted on 14/02/2022 by Paul Shorrock

For the best viewing experience, left-click the images and maps to zoom in to a new window, then exit that window to go back – go on, it really does work! Readers of this blog might well think that I … Continue reading →

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#297 – Return to Foel Grach – with a difference

Posted on 21/06/2021 by Paul Shorrock

For the best viewing experience, left-click the images and maps to zoom in to a new window, then exit that window to go back – go on, it really does work! Just 2½ days after our Foel Fras outing (see … Continue reading →

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#296 – Foel Fras and Drum from Bwlch y Ddeufaen

Posted on 07/06/2021 by Paul Shorrock

For the best viewing experience, left-click the images and maps to zoom in to a new window, then close that window to go back – go on, it really does work! The Covid lockdown had prohibited all but local travel … Continue reading →

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#284 – Cwm Eigiau in the Eastern Carneddau

Posted on 20/12/2020 by Paul Shorrock

(For the best viewing experience, left-click the images and maps to zoom in, then use your browser return arrow to go back – go on, it really does work!) 2020 is going to go down as one of the strangest … Continue reading →

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#268 – Conwy Mountain and beyond

Posted on 16/03/2020 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) You’re never far from a mountain in Wales.   The main interest is in the old favourites such as the Snowdon group, the Glyderau, the Carneddau and others, … Continue reading →

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#244 – Llyn Cowlyd in the East Carneddau

Posted on 23/04/2018 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) The mountains of the Carneddau in Snowdonia are big and wild, like a mini version of the Cairngorms, and a mountain trip in the Carneddau is usually … Continue reading →

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#240 – Roaming with the Romans on the northern Carneddau

Posted on 19/02/2018 by Paul Shorrock

(Left click images and maps to zoom in, use browser return arrow to go back) I don’t mind a bit of ‘iffy’ weather when we are out in the hills, but strong winds can make a day miserable.    We seem … Continue reading →

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#236 – Foel Fras from Aber (with a short wander in the dark)

Posted on 18/12/2017 by Paul Shorrock

There have been many distractions in 2017 keeping me from the hills and mountains of North Wales, the main ones being the hills and mountains of the Scotland and the Lake District.    When the opportunity for a Welsh mountain … Continue reading →

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#220 – Foel Fras – Things don’t go as planned!

Posted on 02/04/2017 by Paul Shorrock

As Chris and I finished our bimble around Llyn Anafon and Drum (see post #219) we were followed most of the way back by big glowering clouds, and it started to pour down just as we arrived back at the … Continue reading →

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