Pistyll Rhaeadr & Cadair Berwyn

– all in under six miles. – all in under six miles. llyn, and lush valley views Snowdonia, a crag–cradled will see are wide vistas of a soul or two all day. What you you likely won’t see more than climbed to the moor–clad tops park or AONB, so once you’ve uplands aren’t in a national Berwyn Hills. These beautiful tumbles 240 feet from the through a natural arch as it highest waterfalls, flowing 1 on path just before you reach it Bear L towards café, turning R reach Pistyll Rhaeadr car park. ON PAGE FEA 54

metres 1200 From layby, turn L on lane to Start km 40 0 80 0 SEE 0 0 TURE

is one of Wales’ Pistyll Rhaeadr JENNY WALTERS CHOSEN BY… 23 u Distance: 5½ miles/9km u miles/9km 5½ Distance: 2 4 PISTYLL RHAEADR & CADAIR BERWYN POWYS

6 track, and go straight up ridge to where you turned off the 2 admired the cascade, turn and footbridge. Once you’ve to walk to base of waterfalls peep carefully over top of falls. stile in wall. Descend path to across grass to go down over out at its highest point, fork L up round to R. When it levels track. Turn L on it and follow stony zig–zag path and reach Immediately fork L to ascend through kissing gate. soon curves L uphill and Keep ahead on path which and through gate by waymark. through wood, ignoring turns, signed ‘Top of falls’. Go ahead R away from bridge on path GR ADIENT PROFILE the top of Pistyll Rhaeadr. Views across Powys from Retrace your steps back up ½ mile/1km Time: 3 hours u 3 hours Time: 8

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TOM BAILEY TOM PHOTO: running across moors over trail (ignore another path soon develops into clear grassy ahead. Path is faint at first, but 14 Landranger 125 Maps OS Explorer 255; –ym–Mochnant. serve nearby Llanrhaeadr None to start. Buses transportPublic Rhaeadr café car park toiletsPublic At Pistyll cafe.html www.pistyllrhaeadr.co.uk/ Tearoom at Pistyll Rhaeadr, Refreshments Nearest town Bala PLANNING Stiles 7 some boggy sections paths; one longish climb; Is it for me? Mostly clear grid ref SJ076293 ym–Mochnant, miles NW of Llanrhaeadr– just before end of lane, 4 Start/parking Layby ROUTE PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN A 16 B

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WALES ✁ way back to the start. are required to make your Note: A bus trip/road walk Glen Sannox to the road. before dropping down North Caisteal an Im Abhail and Sail before passing over Cir Mhor, the length of Glen Sannox locations. The route follows grade one) in exposed scrambling sections (around ground and includes some route takes in extremely rough peak and very remote. This directions. It’s a true mountain almost unclimable from many lives up to its name, as it looks in Scotland’ and it certainly called ‘the shapeliest peak

metres 1200 km 40 0 80 0 0 0 metres) is often Cir Mhor (2,621ft/799 STEVE GOODIER CHOSEN BY… 24 u Distance: 9¼ miles/14.85km u 9¼ miles/14.85km Distance: 2 4 GLEN LENNOX & CIR MHOR ISLE OF ARRAN

6 1 rocky/slippery ground. When working a way through rough/ following path carefully begin to climb steeply through fern/heather. Soon Follow narrower/rougher path Sannox Burn (stones/ford). further up drops L to cross begins to rise gently and Near head of the glen path Follow path over odd burns. continuing on path up Glen. near Sannox Burn. Cross ford a way up glen soon walking continuing over burn. Wind Stay ahead at junction R deer gate into Glen Sannox. cemetery. Continue through becomes unsurfaced after Sannox’. Climb track which Glen Cottage marked ‘Glen GR ADIENT PROFILE Cross road taking track past Start Climbing Caisteal Abhail with Cir Mhor behind.

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STEVE GOODIER STEVE PHOTO: slabs where scrambling is are more rock steps and wet up slabs in it. Above gully there you reach large gully, scramble 14 ROUTE Landranger 69 Maps OS Explorer 361; Sannox (01770 302000) Western Buses, Brodick- TransportPublic toiletsPublic None Lochranza & Brodick R Nearest town Brodick PLANNING Stiles 1 Walk back adds 1 ½ start but must be hailed. can be caught from end to weather/high winds. A bus crossing – avoid after bad grade one. Difficult burn scrambling sections – rough ground. Exposed mountain route. Steep, Is it for me? High/remote Sannox, grid ref NS015454 Glen Cottage/bus stop at Start/parking Car park PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN efreshments 16

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START 1 5 IN ASSOCIATION WITH OS MAPS OS lfto.com/cwroutes GET THIS WALK ON YOUR PHONE: going through kissing gate and gate kissing going through Go woods. through descending with waymark L beside gate L to Turn lane. to and drop layby. to return 4 2 3 stream to R and you’ll pick up a R and you’ll to stream runs like that path clear grassy side of along L (east) a balcony over down path Follow valley. approach and as you stiles, two first take end of valley, lower R, turning R on to down path to descend to another path Bear stream. bridge and cross L and turn on wide up to R down continue to track Hop up side of valley. (west) to near falls R as you to rock earlier, from path your rejoin Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop

PISTYLL RHAEADR & CADAIR BERWYN RHAEADR & CADAIR PISTYLL POWYS 2¾ miles/4.6km head turn R to pillar, At 4¼ miles/7km a short is unclear for Path Go over stile ahead (ignore ahead (ignore stile Go over 2¼ miles/3.5km OS Explorer map 255 u back south along ridge now on back south along ridge now (with side of fence eastern over R). Walk your to still fence highest rocky Berwyn’s Cadair Top, (New feet 2732 at point Go down not named on map). and on along ridge, stile over curving L path then follow and down fence from away – close to of crags along top times – with Llynedge at L. Continue to down Lluncaws – often lake past on path to stream boggy – and across crossing. stream second reach to your L). Keep climbing Keep L). your to gap in reach ridgeline to R (NB: your running to fence on is shown path permissive on map). other side of fence R, your to with fence Continue col, to and down a top over cairn on summit then up to of Moel Sych. 3 4 5 fence ahead. Go through ahead. Go through fence uphill with and continue way after you cross, but head cross, you after way with the valley south down one to R) and keep walking walking R) and keep one to R – it can be very to with fence rocky – passing boggy here ahead R. Keep to peak over stile reach R, to to with fence reach to on R. Go over on Cadair point triangulation (North Top). Berwyn u 23

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START 1 miles). miles). IN ASSOCIATION WITH OS MAPS OS 7¾ miles/12.5km following gate Through lfto.com/cwroutes GET THIS WALK ON YOUR PHONE:

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5½ miles/8.75km Drop off rocks to path to off rocks Drop 2 again going R to take path L path take again going R to split shortly. sea) at (towards past path descending Follow pinnacles continuing rock two Continue col. shallow cross to curving R alongahead on path Soon descend Sail an Im Ridge. a pass to again rising slightly pinnacles series of rock one. last missing completely broad down descend Now plateau ridge curving L over and go Join path down. lower 4 path. Pass through boulder through Pass path. field and join another path Go R crossing in L). (coming climb steeply to Continue col. Abhail. up slopes of Caisteal na Coire around path Follow reach/ to h–Uaimh continuing pile overlooking climb rock Abhail. main summit of Caisteal 5 Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop 3 4

ISLE OF ARRAN & CIR MHOR GLEN LENNOX 4¼ miles/6.8km down steps Re–trace 3½ miles/5.65km up Cir Mhor. R taking path OS Explorer map 361 u u required. Follow good path Follow required. Saddle’. of ‘The pass to beyond 2 3 Wind a way up slopes. Follow up slopes. Follow a way Wind fork L at and stay carefully path ahead soon Continue near top. gully/gap climbing up rocky gully At buttresses. between behind circling path follow top At of Cir Mhor. summit rocks L cut R drops path where point summit. to up rocks scrambling scramble picking up path again picking up path scramble W down go R. Descend to col towards ground rough as path down, Lower below. rock low towards descends for ahead L, watch buttresses path narrower and take fork rough N down half R swinging 24

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