ROUTE DESCRIPTION
1 SJ118306 Head north-west up the road to Tyn-y-ffridd. At the red telephone box, turn right and head uphill to pass the farm buildings at Maes. Continue north and, where the lane swings right, go through a gate and climb diagonally through a field. Pass through the gate into the next field and veer right along a line of trees to follow the edge of the field. Go through yet another gate and turn sharply west to skirt the southern slopes of Mynydd Tarw. The path is initially unclear underfoot, but as you veer north-west a 4x4 track emerges with a clear grassy platform. When this track swings north for the ridge, leave it to pick up a
fainter trod traversing steep slopes to join the fence at the col.
2 SJ106327 Turn left and follow the fence north-west to the 687m bump of Foel Wen’s south top. Sticking to the thin trod to the left of the fence, descend easily to the col and climb again to the main 691m top of Foel Wen. Drop down north-west to the next col and, using the fence as a continual handrail, head west towards Tomle. Follow the fence sharply left and then, where it turns 90 degrees right, a small pile of white quartz rocks marks the 742m summit.
3 SJ085335 Head north-west along the fence, negotiating peat hags, and follow the fence left briefly. Ignore the steep, grassy path to the main ridge ahead and instead turn right through a gate on a good path that traverses to Bwlch Maen Gwynedd. Go through another gate and turn right, heading north. The grassy trod includes intermittent sections on raised wooden planks. Cross a stile and climb to the large cairn of Cadair Bronwen. Re-trace your steps to the col and climb south following the fence. Pass the 827m trig point, continue to a large wind shelter and finally reach the rocky excrescence of Cadair Berwyn’s 830m summit.
4 SJ071323 Descend briefly to cross a stile and follow the fence south-west to climb to the 827m summit of Moel Sych. Re-trace your steps to the lowest section of the col and turn right into a gully. This clear path descends steeply east, re-joining the fence at a corner, and veers slowly south-east, passing to the right of the 724m spot height. Continue on the trod to the col before ascending briefly to the 695m top of Moel yr Ewig. Continue briefly and, where the fence turns right, cross a stile and go straight ahead to cut off a corner. Negotiate a deep peat grough and rejoin the fence, continuing south-east over rough ground to the 675m north top of Godor. Descend to the col and stick to the trod, which veers away from the fence heading for the small cairn marking the 679m summit of Godor.
5 SJ094307 Follow the fences down the eastern shoulder of Godor, passing to the right of a thin plantation of evergreen trees and going through a series of gates to join the lane to the north-east of Bryn-gwyn. Turn left and head north-east. Where the lane loops sharply right, continue straight ahead over a stile and descend to the right around the edge of a forest towards Waen. Cross a stile, turn right, cross another stile and turn left through a field. Take the footbridge over the stream and climb north-east briefly back to the red telephone box at Tyn-y-ffridd. Turn right on the road and veer right at the fork to return to the bridge.