The OS map showed the path I wanted to follow as starting froma lane in the village, and there it was. What I wasn't expecting however was the immediate steep and rocky nature of the track.

The steep nature of the path up can be seen here by the view back down to Beddgelert.

The weather was not good. With squally shoers blowing across the valley below from time to time. But a break in one of those did show almost the entire village spread out below.

As height was gained the adjoining hills could be seen between the frequent showers that reduced visibility a lot.

From the 300m high point part of the rest of my route became visible. With the modest highest point of 318m for the day that I expected to reach standing out in the near distance.

A closer view of the 318m high point on a broad expanse of hill that all seems to enjoy the name of Mynydd Sygyn.

A look, back down to the route I hads taken along the top of the small hills.

A look ahead at my general route, that would take me down the SW end of the small lake at Lyn Dinas.

Descending a little I headed NE along the track that ran along Grib Ddu.

The track from Grib Ddu descended quite steeply down steps at the SW end of Lyn Dinas.

Autumn colours in the valley near Lyn Dinas

My walk had gone well. It had been an enjoyable and surprisingly steep climb from Beddgelert to Myndd Sygyn. Then a pleasant stroll through Snowdonian hills and past Lyn Dinas, before a river side walk back to Beddgelert.