Quote Originally Posted by jimbob View Post
Not having done this event before, I was wondering if someone could answer a couple of route questions?

I did the Carneddau last year and managed to get from CD to DL in the clag, so I guess it's the same but in reverse. I read somewhere that you then backtrack and turn down the ridge that heads towards the reservoir. Do you then go between Craig Llugwy and Creigiau Hirion and then down to the wall, keeping away from the cliffs?

Also, from the start, I guess it goes up a main path to the Aber Falls but from there I'm a bit lost, there seem to be no paths to speak of on the map, so what is the general direction? Is it up between Bera Mawr/Bera Bach picking up the paths that south of Bera Bach/Garnedd Uchaf and then on the Foel Grach and CL?
Yeah sort of. traverse the ridge as normal, when you see the remnants of a wall start descending and traversing the hill side until you join the ridge proper, then go to the LHS ofthe ridge until the nose, then swing out to the RHS to avoid the crags. The route has unfortunately been cairned from the main ridge until quite low down. I do think this is a pity.

The start follow paths until in the valley above the falls, at the sheepfold climb the hillside and head between the Beras (hardest part of the race IMO) and sidle Yr Aryg and Garnedd Uchaf until you join the main path, this is a good path marked by finger stones. Then the options are follow path over FG or traverse over the shoulder, IMO the latter is faster but probably not worth the risk in thick clag.