Yesterday i parked my car in the small carpark, a mile up the road above Aberfalls, and followed the Roman Road, but turned right at the signpost pointing towards DRUM.
Superb visibility, but surprisingly windy beyond Drum, and especially so from Foel Fras to Carnedd Llewelyn.
The wind was a real nuisance, but as the weather was fairly mild and beautifully clear, i thought Northern Carneddau here i come.
On returning from llewelyn i encountered a really decent bloke with his small terrier.
He said he had intended going to the Lakes, but the weather forecast was poor, so he chose the Northern Carneddau instead.
We began to talk, and i discovered he and his pooch, had just six Munroes to bag, for the set, and by the look of his clothing and kit, he looked every bit the vetran walker.
He was telling me the virtues of walking the Cairngorms, and how he thought these lofty Welsh mountains reminded him a bit of walking in the Highlands.
It was surprisingly busy as well, counting almost twelve fellow walkers.
If your blessed with fine clear weather, i can really recommend the Northern Carneddau, really easy walking, and such a vast expanse of mountains, that you could explore them for a very long time, without repeating the same walk.
The thing i most like about them, is how quiet they are, totally litter free, and a walkers dream.