The Carneddau (lit. "the cairns"; Carneddau is a Welsh plural form, and is sometimes anglicised to Carnedds) are a group of mountains in Snowdonia, Wales. They include the largest contiguous areas of high ground (over 2,500 or 3,000 feet (910 m) high) in Wales and England, as well as six or seven of the highest peaks in the country—the Fourteen Peaks. The range also encloses a number of lakes such as Llyn Cowlyd and Llyn Eigiau, and the Aber Falls waterfalls. It is delimited by the Irish Sea to the north, the Conwy valley to the east, and by the A5 road from Betws-y-Coed to Bethesda to the south and west. The area covers nearly 200 square kilometres, about 10% of the area of Snowdonia.
Hill and Moorland Leader Training - Day 2: Area near Dolwyddelan, up the old Roman Road to Tan-y-Bwich. Climbed onto plateau and navigated off trail to Moel Penamnen (623m). Then east to Foel Fras, and back down to the valley. Did not use the GPS watch as I was using it for timing legs, etc. Five hours on the hills during the day, then in the evening, 3 hours of Night Navigation in the area around Capel Courig. Instructor Steve Worth. Four students in group.
