• The badlands and Moel Ysgyfanogod CP28

    August 25, 2019 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Sunday: Walk continued East up and down minor peaks Moel Ysgyfanogod, Foel Penolau and Diffwys across many limestone pavements. Underfoot was delightful and in no way 'badlands'. Pavements were often level so there was far less of the pounding down rocks that had been a feature of the previous 2 days. Atop one peak I met a couple from Anglesey / Yons Mon who were out for the day. I learned that there may have been brown trout in Llyn Du that I had been camped beside descended from fish left over from the retreating ice age.

    Ridge went on for a couple of miles before descending towards Llyn Trawsfynydd were I met my 3rd party of the day, a family from Towyn.
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