Tal y Llyn

We drove on to Tal-y-Llyn to site located at the north east end of the lake and under the start point to a walk up Cadair Idris (The Giant's Chair.) Never ones to shirk an opportunity to climb a big hill we planned to do the walk the following day.
As a fore runner to the big climb we wandered along the old road by the side of the lake taking in the beautiful scenery.
The site we were on was a basic one but was very popular with small tent campers who were obviously there for the chance to walk up the mountain.
We fortified ourselves with a pasta meal the night before our climb.
The Cadair Idris is the third highest summit in Wales and the climb is renowned as being more arduous than climbing Snowdon. It is classified as a strenuous walk so we wanted to give ourselves a chance.Read more