Over the bank holiday weekend, we had gorgeous sunny weather and energy for a more significant walk than just around town. We decided to take an afternoon and hike up Crimpiau, near Capel Curig in Snowdonia. It’s only a 3.5-mile hike, so nothing too long, with a 275-meter ascent. I wouldn’t recommend this hike if … Continue reading Hiking up Crimpiau near Capel Curig
Today’s walk was intentionally short, to recover from the long previous day. We started with the mile walk from our hostel back into Penygroes, with a stop at the Co-op for food supplies. Our food supplies may have included pastries. We needed some way to fill our time with such a short walk, right? So we … Continue reading Pilgrim’s Way: Day 7 (Penygroes to Clynnog Fawr)
The day after our Capelulo walk, we decided to head to Trefriw and walk up to and around Llyn Geirionydd (walk #11 from Walking in the Conwy Valley). Living in the Conwy valley, I feel lucky to go so quickly between coastal walks and more inland, mountainous walks. The walk started in Trefriw, headed up … Continue reading Llyn Geirionydd Walk
Ever since we moved to North Wales, we have been talking about walking up Snowdon. We live minutes from one edge of Snowdonia National Park and are already familiar with many of its awe-inspiring walks, but our plans to walk up the highest mountain in Wales kept getting thwarted with rain or other interference. Until last weekend. … Continue reading Mount Snowdon
We wanted to catch some of the snowy peaks in Snowdonia before it warmed up too much and the rain washed all the snow away. We had just enough time to drive up to Llyn Ogwen and walk a short way up the hill. It wasn’t a full hike, but we went far enough to … Continue reading Winter Walk in Snowdonia
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