Meirionnydd Round.

[IainR]

Well I imagine IainR will be happy to aid and abet. Wouldn't mind the odd session meself. The whole Rhinogs leg is always a good challenge for a winter's day.

Would be up for the full Rhinogs traverse for sure (can that be done with one car and train?). Caders also a great run. The rest.... :-)

TBH the main driver now is the winter Paddy, but only in good conditions. By that I mean either good, not too cold, clear conditions around a full moon for a solo sub 24; or great snow conditions for an accompanied long steady whatever it takes. I'd imagine few days out would equate to a paddy in great snow conditions, clear skies and full moon even if it took 30 hours.

Off to Aus next month, won't attempt before that for sure, but Jan full moon may arrive too soon after we arrive back from 30-40 Deg heat, so really baking on the feb full moon.

Anyway will be up for recces of the merionydd, it has a strange appeal, parts look nice..

[Alan Lucker]

Would be up for the full Rhinogs traverse for sure (can that be done with one car and train?). Caders also a great run. The rest.... :-)

TBH the main driver now is the winter Paddy, but only in good conditions. By that I mean either good, not too cold, clear conditions around a full moon for a solo sub 24; or great snow conditions for an accompanied long steady whatever it takes. I'd imagine few days out would equate to a paddy in great snow conditions, clear skies and full moon even if it took 30 hours.

Off to Aus next month, won't attempt before that for sure, but Jan full moon may arrive too soon after we arrive back from 30-40 Deg heat, so really baking on the feb full moon.

Anyway will be up for recces of the merionydd, it has a strange appeal, parts look nice..

I wouldnt bank on the Feb moon baking you.

As for the good looking parts, I am yet to be convinced maybe another trip is needed to find these.

[gafrymynydd]

I'm doing this round next year.

Fortunatelly I live very locall to the whole round and Boundary stone, Waun Oer and Mynydd Ceiswyn are literraly my back yard. Allso my uncle owns land on the Rhobell mountain and the Dduallt so I'm Quite familiar with them as I've been his sheepdog for the past 20yrs :-). True about the section between the Dduallt and Rhobell, bit of a scram and the forest has now been half clearfelled but have found a way through that comes out at Post Garreg which gives you a good start for the Rhobell ascent.
I look at Cader idris out of my bedroom window 2 miles west and the Arran's 3miles east.
Planing to do Barmouth to the Main Dam at Trawsfynydd via Diffwys and Rhinogs sometime soon baring on a break in the racing calendar.

Will be looking at early june to do it though as Cader Race is mid May.

If Anyone fancies doing a section will be happy to help.

[ydt]

I'm doing this round next year.

Fortunatelly I live very locall to the whole round and Boundary stone, Waun Oer and Mynydd Ceiswyn are literraly my back yard. Allso my uncle owns land on the Rhobell mountain and the Dduallt so I'm Quite familiar with them as I've been his sheepdog for the past 20yrs :-). True about the section between the Dduallt and Rhobell, bit of a scram and the forest has now been half clearfelled but have found a way through that comes out at Post Garreg which gives you a good start for the Rhobell ascent.
I look at Cader idris out of my bedroom window 2 miles west and the Arran's 3miles east.
Planing to do Barmouth to the Main Dam at Trawsfynydd via Diffwys and Rhinogs sometime soon baring on a break in the racing calendar.

Will be looking at early june to do it though as Cader Race is mid May.

If Anyone fancies doing a section will be happy to help.

Lucky man, it takes me 2-3 hours to get there and I have spent many happy hours on those great hills.
....."but have found a way through that comes out at Post Garreg"... Can you please pm me more detail? Rob Woodall will be very interested to know also.
Yiannis

[gafrymynydd]

Have PM'd you Yannis.

It looks like a free weekend on the 28th and 29th of Nov so could do a section on that weekend if the low, low cloud that we have here at the moment clears off.
Let me know if anyone fancies a section or two.

[molehill]

Good man, as a local you'll fully appreciate ydt's course over the best of the mid-wales uplands, an inspired route through our best and remotest areas (boggiest, tussockiest, wettest, muddiest, rockiest, remotest, goat ridden clag......... ).
Hopefully once this retched injury is mended, 2010 will be the year I complete it (not sub24, just complete it).

As you may have gathered, I just love this route - it's the perfect combination of everything.

[ydt]

Good man, as a local you'll fully appreciate ydt's course over the best of the mid-wales uplands, an inspired route through our best and remotest areas (boggiest, tussockiest, wettest, muddiest, rockiest, remotest, goat ridden clag......... ).
Hopefully once this retched injury is mended, 2010 will be the year I complete it (not sub24, just complete it).

As you may have gathered, I just love this route - it's the perfect combination of everything.

Matt, if it helps, I am struggling with an injury (although not as bad as yours).
Thanks for the description of the round, I couldn't put it better myself!
Yiannis
PS: I never visited your checkpoint in the OMM (LS).

[lawriej]

I'm doing this round next year.

Fortunatelly I live very locall to the whole round and Boundary stone, Waun Oer and Mynydd Ceiswyn are literraly my back yard. Allso my uncle owns land on the Rhobell mountain and the Dduallt so I'm Quite familiar with them as I've been his sheepdog for the past 20yrs :-). True about the section between the Dduallt and Rhobell, bit of a scram and the forest has now been half clearfelled but have found a way through that comes out at Post Garreg which gives you a good start for the Rhobell ascent.
I look at Cader idris out of my bedroom window 2 miles west and the Arran's 3miles east.
Planing to do Barmouth to the Main Dam at Trawsfynydd via Diffwys and Rhinogs sometime soon baring on a break in the racing calendar.

Will be looking at early june to do it though as Cader Race is mid May.

If Anyone fancies doing a section will be happy to help.

I can't find Post Garreg on the map is it near Ty-newydd-y-mynydd? That's where we came out of the woods last time. I've been looking for a way through to the ride just to the West of the forest edge below Dduallt. Mr Woodall has a recce planned for the New Year

[ydt]

This is how it was. Now part of the forest has been felled and the ride is rough. The OS maps did not show the rides shown in the photo.
Yiannis

[ydt]

This route might be worth a try. It loses 50 - 60 metres more but misses out the rough forest.