Craig Cwm Amarch
Forgo the summit? For this quiet, trackless part of Cadair Idris, one of Wales’ most oft walked mountains, it’s worth it.
Even on a cold, wind snapped day, Cadair Idris is busy. If the skies are clear, the car park is full.
Footprints muddy the snowy path leading up from Minffordd to Llyn Cau. Dogs dart up and down the track, and ruddy cheeked, grinning walkers are everywhere. This can be great. But what can also be great is the tranquility that a moment at height in solitude brings, with nothing around you but snow, hills and sky. This is readily accessible even on a peak as popular as Cadair, a simple left turn taking you from the dramatic subsidiary summit of Craig Cwm Amarch to a broad ridge. Prepare here to break trail.
This skywalk takes you out between cascading white peaks to a vision of the pearlescent sea. Time it right and you’ll witness the sun set on a glowing landscape too.