Nantlle Ridge on Easter Sunday

On Saturday the weather had been rather changeable, turning into solidly atrocious in the late afternoon. But the day after was looking a lot better. And after a whole day of doing useful but not really enjoyable things, we wanted to do something a bit more fun. And I proposed Nantlle Ridge. Neil was up for it!

We would do a two vehicle hike. We independently drove to Rhyd Ddu, and then we left one car behind. In the other one, we drove to Nebo. And there the adventure could start!

How it started

It was a bit windy, but it was dry, and partly sunny. We walked past Llyn Cwm Dulyn to Mynydd Graig Goch. There was no one else there. And the hill is not very high, but the views are lovely. And it had got sunnier along the way.

Mynydd Graig Goch

On Garnedd Goch we stopped for coffee and a snack. There was still nobody around! And then we approached the narrower part of the ridge. We decided to have lunch by the obelisk. That meant doing a steep saddle in the ridge first. We came across one walker before we got there! 

Neil on Garnedd Goch

While we were having lunch there, a couple and a dog showed up. We had a nice chat. The dog was wondering if there was any food to steal, or whether Neil was up for any physical intimacy. He was really funny!

When we moved on we were clearly on the busier part of the route, and we came across an entire group of people. No problem! And after not much time, after the last scrambly bits,  we reached the start of the final descent. I don’t like that descent at all! It’s steep and has a choice between slippery grass or loose slate chippings. But I got down without problem. We were surprised to see it's already 4 pm! We had started quite early because we figured you need to do do that in order to be able to get a parking space in Rhyd Ddu in a bank holiday weekend with nice weather.

Neil’s car was parked close to where we ended up, and the reverse two vehicle manoeuvre went fine as well. It had been a long time since I had done such a large part of the Ridge! I had done a small part with Claire and Katie last year. But it had been years since I had done anything resembling the full trip. I was glad I had done it again. Is it such a beautiful walk!