But whatever my objective for the day was, walking NE was always going to allow me a good view of Cnicht!

I was walking up a steadily graded old miners track to Croesor's long since closed quarry. Through Cwm Croesor which ended just past Cnicht.

The weather was improving. But a chance shower produced a lovely rainbow between me and Cnicht. A rainbow that followed me up the track, on and off, for sometime.

The track ended at the old Croesor Quarry, now a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Paths may have been marked on the map, but not on the ground that I could find. So I took a compass reading and headed east away from and climbing above the quarry buildings.

Plenty of identification features meant my compass was only needed the once! As I soon headed past Lyn Croesor.

Another obvious feature, Moel-yr-Hydd, was soon in front. With a foreground of another long since disused quarry area.

The view from Moel-yr-Hydd to the South. Left is Moelwyn Bach, and right the crag of Craigysgafn, with Moelwyn Mawr just starting to appear extreme right.

The view from Moel-yr-Hydd to the East, down to Tanygrisiau Reservoir.

I met two other walkers on the summit. The only other people I was to see in this quiet but lovely hill walking area, before I headed down past the old quarry and towards Moelwyn Mawr.

An old quarry building gave a reminder of days when this walk would have seen plenty of other people around.

The last part of the walk up to the summit of Moelwyn Mawr was very steep. And the reward was not a clear and sunny view, but the obvious outline of the Nantlle Ridge to the West.

South from Moelwyn Mawr was a view of the Irish Sea.

Whilst a few degrees West was the SW ridge that formed one route back down to Croesor.

East was Moelwyn Bach, with Craigysgafn closer, lying in between that Moelwyn and the peak I was standing on.

I decided to walk back via Croesor Quarry. And as the sun started to come out I was rewarded by more views of Cnicht.

Descending into the old Croesor Quarry in sunlight gave a good view of the old buildings.

I left the Quarry and got onto the steady downhill of the old miners track. With Cnicht yet again dominating my viewline.

A gentle finish to a lovely walk as I headed back down into Croesor. A walk that decide me that my fourth and last day on this current visit to Snowdonia should also start from this secluded Hamlet.