Day 7: Leave Cae Mabon for breakfast in Pete’s, bus to Bangor, and train return to Birmingham.

Day 6: Snowdon, from Nant Gwynant, descent to Llanberis, Pete’s Eats and to Cae Mabon.

Day 5: Tanygrisiau, up through the slate mines to Llyn Gwynant - over the Moelwyns to Snowdon

Day 4: Fair weather Rhinogs, descent to lake, steep ascent to Ffestinog railway and camp at Tanygrisiau. A long long day!

Day 3: Kings to Bontddu, via a little hitching (!) and into the Rhinogs. Big climbs and wild weather

Day 2: Cadair to Kings

Day 1: a warm-up stroll around the lake, dinner, then climb up Cadair to camp

Start: Centre for Alternative Technology at Machynlleth