Starting off at Penmaenmawr and walking up to Penmaenmawr quarry to search for round-house remains and the ancient quarry there which was used for axe heads. Very good visibility and view of the surrounding area which helped me to orient myself towards Tal Y Fan using my OS map an compass
Continue back down from top of the quarry to the North Wales path which had North Wales Pilgrim Path
Following path South East, walking over marsh and bog as it had rained the night before, some parts I needed to verge from the path and rejoin
Arrived at base of Tal Y fan and decided to ascent the mountain from the North side as a challenge, there was a very easy scramble up to the summit, a short walk along the ridge to reach the ridge to the trig point. At the trig point I oriented my map and began my walk to the local ancient monuments in the areas
Descend along the west ridge and walked back the way I came, verging from the North Wales path to take a look at the Druid's circle and other stone circles and enclosures before continuing my descent the way I came.
It was a very hot day today, around 20*, I ensured I brought an extra large bottle of water and was well hydrated before starting my journey. I also brought a LifeStraw with me incase I was out longer than I expected and had no water left.
I brought a hat and long sleeve to ensure I didn't get heat stroke or sun burned too badly.
I brought a OS map and compass as well as a back up OS map app on my phone which comes in handy in poor weather conditions
Area :
Carneddau
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.
