This was a walk that I led for my Scout group whilst on the annual Summer Camp. The camp was at Pantperthog.
The whole scout group, including five leaders, started from Dôl Idris car park, following the path alongside Nant Cadair to Llyn Cau.
This was a test to see which scouts and leaders wanted to carry on and do either one or two peaks, or to go on and complete the full horseshoe. The ones that didn't want to carry on could either walk around the Llyn or just paddle in it.
After sorting out our groups, myself and another leader carried on, taking the Minffordd path south, then west along to Craig Cwm Amarch.
The other group was quite fast so they went on ahead, leaving myself with a group of six, comprising of four scouts and two explorers.
The youngest was ten and the oldest was seventeen.
Visibility was good up to 800m, we were in cloud after that.
We headed north along Craig Cau and north east to Penygadair, where we had lunch, then north east to Mynydd Moel.
In between Penygadair and Mynydd Moel, we were in cloud which brought some rain and low visibility.
From Mynydd Moel, we returned on the same path till we came to a fence, which we then followed downhill.
Just after a particularly steep section, we had to stop and wait as a Coastguard helicopter had landed on a flat part to pick up a casualty with a broken ankle.
We carried on down a treacherous path till eventually a better path emerged leading to Nant Cadair, and back to the car park.
No incidents.
Area :
Cadair Idris
Cadair Idris or Cader Idris is a mountain in Gwynedd, Wales, which lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the town of Dolgellau. The peak, which is one of the most popular in Wales for walkers and hikers,[1] is composed largely of Ordovician igneous rocks, with classic glacial erosion features such as cwms, moraines, striated rocks, and roches moutonnées.
