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.
Two (2) days with a Wild Camp in the Carneddau. From Ogwen Valley parked at eastern edge of Llyn Ogwen across from Tal y Llyn Ogwen. Walked east to Helyg, crossed A5 and up to Tal y braich and north up the spur of Y Braich to the summit of Pen yr Helgi Du (833m). Dropped off the summit at the precipitous descent to Bwich Eryl farchog and Craig y Ysfa and ascended to the summit of Carnedd Llewyln (1064m). The ascent from Llyn Ogwen to Carnedd Llewelyn was right on 4 hours, 2:30PM to 6:30PM. Then continued north to Foel Grach (977m), then Carnedd Gwenlien (926m) (investigated the weather shelter). Then continued on to the summit of Foel Fras (942m) and the Trig Point. Searched around near the trig point for a good wild camp spot, setting up at around 9:00PM on the northeast side of a stone wall, which blocked the little wind that was coming from the southwest. Settled in with a heard of horses. Watched the sunset into Anglesey at 10:45ish. Woke at 4:00AM to pre-dawn light. Made breakfast and closed down camp to the sunrise, then headed back to the start via the track from Day 1.
