Aran Benllyn & Aran Fawddwy Snowdonia NORTH WALES
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Start/Finish
Car park at Pont y Pandy in Llanuwchllyn, GR: SH879297
Cross road from car park and take gate marked Crib yr Aran. Walk up lane to cattle grid and go R at bridleway (signed Aran ridge path). Follow grass track up field to R-hand gate, ignore ladder stile and proceed to next gate. Continue on grass track to gate in wall and Open Access land; with fence on R continue to next wall and take stile on L.
2
Keep ahead up ridge, over three ladder stiles, and climb to another ladder stile, with crags and boulders ahead and occasional marker posts. Climb steep slope after large cairn and carry on to another cairn just before a wall crosses the ridge by summit of Aran Benllyn.
3
Drop down slightly over two more ladder stiles, with fence on L and cross ladder stile onto broad, stony plateau. Pass tall cairn and cross old wall with two more ladder stiles to reach summit of Aran Fawddwy.
4
Continue S from top but don’t cross next ladder stile – trend L along the fence and leave the ridge by the last gully on L (or continue to Drysgol and descend NNW from there) to drop down to Creiglyn Dyfi.
5
Head NNE to pick up path and rough track into Cwm Llwydd. Go L at gate, with fence on R, and descend to ford. Keep on track for 2km to join lane at Nant-y-barcut. Continue ahead for 1.7km and fork L after farm at Ty-mawr.
6
Follow signed field path after Tyn-y-cae, with three ladder stiles, and pass house at Cae-poeth. Veer L over next field to small gate, cross footbridge and stile to rough pasture. Cross another small bridge, pass through wood, and cross two more footbridges.
7
Join track at Plas-Morgan and continue for 2km back to start.