The Cwm Eigiau Horseshoe is a circular walk which starts from
a remote car park near Llyn Eigiau a few miles from the
village of Tal-y-Bont. Eleven of us from the 40sWalkersNorth
Club did the 10 mile circuit and enjoyed a great day
with good views from
the summits. A superb walk in good weather.
The car park at the start of the
walk in the valley
Looking across to
Carnedd Llewelyn
A close up of
Carnedd Llewelyn
The group looking
at the view from the summit of
Pen LLithrig-Y-Wrach
Looking down the
valley of Cwm Eigiau
The cloud
rolling in from the east
The steep
descent down from Pen Llithrig-y-wrach
The climb up to
Carnedd Llewelyn with a little scramble ahead
Pause for a
breather and a bit of route finding
Looking back to
Pen Llithrig-y-wrach
Looking across to
the ridge with Pen Llithrig-y-wrach on the left and Carnedd Llewelyn
on the right