| From the A498 road between the lakes of Llyn Dinas
and Llyn Gwynant take the small road bridge over the
river and follow this very tight track round the hill
and you'll get to a sharp right angle turn, continue
down the road past the buildings of Gerynt and Fedw
Bach and eventually on the left side of the road you'll
find a small car park. Walk a few hundred yards up the
road away from the car park and you'll see the entrance
to Gelli-Lago.
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Gelli-Lago Track |
Cnicht from Gelli-Lago |
Follow the path through Gelli-Lago making sure to respect
this part of the path as it passes through private land.
Once round the back of Gelli-Lago the path starts to
climb along side the stream up towards the valley. Follow
the path right up through the valley until you can clearly
see the walls of Cnicht in front of you. When you get
to the end of the valley the path will turn right through
Bwlch y Battel. Follow the path past the peat bog lake
and you should now see the Porthmadog Bay in the very
far distance. At Bwlch y Battel many are tempted to
climb towards Cnicht too soon, instead carry on past
the small peat bog lake and down slightly then a path
will go left round.
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Quarry below Cnicht |
Ascending Cnicht |
Just round the corner you will find a disused quarry
and buildings which provide a great rest stop. The quarries
in the welsh mountains stand like ghost towns and are
a mystical reminder of the industrial past of the welsh
mountains. From the quarry now head up east towards
the foot of Cnicht and eventually you will meet the
south western approaching path from Croeser. When you
reach this path turn left onto it and the fun will begin
as you tackle the final descent to Cnicht.
| 
Cnicht Ridge |
Cnicht Summit |
The final descent of Cnicht is very exciting and the
drop in the corner of your eye towards Moelwyn Mawr
can be very distracting. The path becomes less and less
obvious the nearer you get to the summit. On reaching
the summit you will understand why so many people rave
about the views off this surprisingly quiet yet majestic
little mountain, known as the matter horn of Wales.
| 
Moelwyn Mawr |
Behind Cnicht |
After taking in the views from the summit the somewhat
easier ascent of the back ridge of Cnicht is down the
very visible path which passes firstly, the Llyn Biswall
and secondly Llyn yr Adar. Llyn yr Adar is an amazing
lake with an unbelievable view of Snowdon as its backdrop.
| 
Llyn yr Adar |
Walk around Llyn yr Adar to its northern shore and
then the path snakes between Craig Llyn-llagi and Cyrniau
and then round to the right before turning left again
and then down to Llyn Llagi. Follow the path from Llyn
Llagi down past Carnedd Melyn and following the stream
back down towards Llwynyrhwch, respecting once again
the path through private land. Once at the small road
again simply follow the road back down towards the car
park. |
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