ROUTE STATS

Distance 17km (10½ miles) Total ascent 849m Time 5½ hours Start/finish Parking is very limited in Cwm Maen Gwynedd, but there is space for a few cars by the bridge over the stream (SJ118306) Nearest town Llangollen

Terrain Generally good mountain paths throughout, with a few peat groughs to negotiate on the wide, boggy ridge. Steep descent to Moel yr Ewig, and rough and pathless over Godor

Map OS Explorer (1:25,000) 255

Accommodation The Hand, Llanarmon, www.thehandhotel. co.uk (also best pub) Various cottages in surrounding villages

Public transport None Guidebook The Mountains of England and Wales Volume 1: Wales by John and Anne Nuttall, pb Cicerone Tourist info Llangollen TIC, 01978 860828