HILL, DALES AND MOUNTAIN HIKING

31 Dec 2009: Croesor onto Moelwyn Bach

Start/Finish: Croesor

Highest point: circa 540m

Distance: circa 8 kms

Weather: Cold and sunny

Vertical altitude gain: 420m

Time: 3hrs 45mins

Photo of Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach from Prenteg
Still far from well I hadn't intended to walk on 31st December. But fresh snowfall and a mainly sunny day
saw heading towards Croesor for a gentle stroll along the lane towards Tan y Bwlch. But first a short diversion
to photo Moelwyn Mawr and Moelwyn Bach from Prenteg, near to Porthmadog.

Photo of Moelwyn Bach from Prenteg
Closer view of Moelwyn Bach with fresh lying snow to quite a low level.

Photo of Cnicht
Walking away from Croesor and Cnicht dominates the view to the North.

Photo from track on walk on Moelwyn Bach
Moelwyn Mawr seen from the lane towards Tan y Bwlch

Photo of Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge
High point a couple of hundred metres from the lane, and a look back at Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge.

Photo of Nantlle Ridge
Nantlle Ridge.

Photo of Moel Hebog
A closer look at Moel Hebog.

Photo from track on walk on Moelwyn Bach
The conditions were superb so I decided to extend my short stroll and see how far up Moelwyn Bach
I could get before having to turn back as evening approached!

Photo of Snowdon Horshoe from track to Moelwyn Bach
Snowdon Horeshoe with an enormous amount of fresh lying snow on all of it.

Photo of snowman on front of view of Snowdon Horshoe from track to Moelwyn Bach
A snowman sulking because it was facing away from that wonderful view of the Snowdon Horseshoe.

Photo of Arenigs from track on walk on Moelwyn Bach
View South towards the Arenigs.

Photo from track on walk on Moelwyn Bach
Ahead was a steep section on Moelwyn Bach, and I reckoned I had time to "summit" the top of it.

Photo of Cnicht from track on walk on Moelwyn Bach
To the West a snow covered Cnicht.

Photo of Snowdon Horseshoe from track on walk on Moelwyn Bach
Snowdon Horseshoe again.

Photo of Arenigs from track on walk on Moelwyn Bach
The Arenigs.

Photo from track on walk on Moelwyn Bach
I was having to cross deep wind blown snowfields and that slowed me, but didn't stop me reaching the mini summit!

Photo from track on walk on Moelwyn Bach
I reached the high point, and with evening approaching fast I headed
back down, stopping to look down to the sea near Porthmadog.

Photo from track on walk on Moelwyn Bach
The sun was heading down fast, and I had one last view to the coast before heading back to Croesor.