ROUTE STATS

Distance 22km (13½ miles) Total ascent 920m Time 6 hours Start/finish Car park in Tal y Bont (SH589218) Nearest town Barmouth

Terrain Woodland path, surfaced road, grassy ridges. Areas of bog in the Ysgethin valley. Navigation is very simple with linear features followed throughout the route

Map OS Explorer (1:25,000) OL18 Accommodation Bunkorama Bunkhouse, Barmouth, 01341 281134, www. bunkorama.co.uk Public transport Buses and trains stopping at Tal y Bont run between Barmouth and Porthmadog, 08457 484950

Guidebook A Pictorial Guide to the Mountains of Snowdonia Vol 2, John Gillham, pb Francis Lincoln

Tourist info Barmouth TIC, 01678 521021

Best pub The Ysgethin Inn, Tal y Bont