The Wild Rhinogs

The Rhinogs are a wild range of mountains in the Snowdonia National Park. They are usually passed by on the way to the Honey Pot spots around Snowdon. The view that most people see of these rugged and beautiful mountains is their dramatic profile as they drive past on  A470 between Glanllwyd and Trawsfynydd.
Most visits to these heather clad mountains are made via the Roman Steps, but we were heading for the even more remote southern tops. We were going to explore Diffwys, Crib y Rhiw, Y Llethr and Rhinog Fach.





We arrived at a beautiful Campsite in Cwm Nantcol, a couple of kilometres east of Llanbedr.

It was a lovely bright and sunny Friday afternoon, so we went on the riverside trail that led past some waterfalls and afforded superb views of the Y Llethr in the distance.







 

 Unfortunately the weather deteriorated that night with heavy rain and high winds coming in from the south west. We therefore decided against heading into the hills and opted for a walk along the coast from Llanddwywe north to Mochras (Shell Island).
The strong wind was blowing loose sand along against our backs, a good reason for heading north and not south into the wind.

We returned along a footpath that skirts the edge of the airfield just behind the dunes. The going was tough, battling into the wind and trying to find a non-existent path.



The hills remained shrouded in a deep layer of cloud all day.