Visit to the Most Dreamlike Mountain in Wales
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Last week we had beautiful sunny weather, and we have decided to open the hiking season by visiting the Cader Idris. It is a nine peak mountain in the south of Snowdonia National Park, Wales. The legend tells us of a kind giant called Idris who has been guarding the area.
The morning we began our journey, we travelled in thick fog. Just take a look at the image to imagine how foggy it was. It lasted until 10 am, the exact time of our arrival into the mountains.
The plan was to climb to the lake Cau the crater of Cader Idris mountain. And so the Gorge climb began. It was moderate and quite vigorous, but the surrounding Celtic rainforest and the waterfalls made up for the workout. The green moss like a flower bed covering the ground and the trees were creating a scene from the hobbits movie. Gorgeous and nothing like I have seen before! At some point, you reach the open space with the view down the gorge, and it is breathtaking! From here it gets easier. However, you expect to see the lake just around the corner, and yet, it unwraps like a beautiful flower, one hill after the other until you finally reach the incredibly clear and still water.
That is the walk from the Point Nant Cader following the Minffordd Path to the summit of Cader Idris. If you choose to hike up the peaks, it is going to be a hard climb with the expectation to spend 5h there and back. We were with a four-year-old and made to the lake and back in 5h. Although it was not easy to go up all the time and we took plenty of rest and had a picnic as well.
The nine peak mountain is quite unusual in my view, and it significantly changes the landscape. The play of colours and light makes you feel lost in the tranquillity but at the same time how could the mountain system change so drastically? One side is green, the other is plain and a bit reddish in the sun, almost abandoned.
And there is a short parkland circuit or even quicker around the Dol Idris Lake beneath the mountain. Great to introduce mountains to the little ones without having to climb. It is beautiful!
Facts & Numbers
- Car park's cost for up to 4 hours - £ 2.50 or £ 5.00 all day (03.03.18)
- Visitor Centre on site
- Toilets (of course not up in the mountains)
- Minffordd path takes up to 5h return
- Parkland Circuit or Dol Idris Lake takes approximately 30 minutes
- Hike to the Lake Cau in the crater of the Cader Idris supposed to take up to 2h
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Absolutely gorgeous photos! You've managed to capture the lush green of the mosses beautifully. I went to Snowdonia a few weeks ago, and I was astonished at how wild and beautiful it was. I can't wait to visit again (I'm going in July).
Thank you! Snowdonia is such a magical place! Are you going for a day or longer?
I'm going with a Meetup group for three days. We'll be doing Crib Goch, Tryfan and the east ridge of Y Garn - if the weather is decent! I really can't wait :)
Such beautiful landscapes and great photographs. I love the reflective ones the most. Like this one:
I've done some 'hiking' in Wales a few years ago and loved it. I was at the Brecon Beacons National Park and went up Pen Y Fan. Unforgettable times :)
I have just googled the Brecon Beacons National Park and look at what I have got:
Looks like I am going there the next time 😃 Yuppy!
I think I was considering it once but the boy was too young for that 😏
Thank you! ❤️
I recommend it for sure :)
That's a beautiful area, that's where I spent Xmas in a small cottage in the middle of nowhere once, it was just so surreal. Definitely recommend it!!!
I really miss the UK walks! I'm so glad the fog cleared away so you can capture these beautiful photos to share with us
Hiking here in the UK is quite a big thing, and I love it! I checked the forecast before we drove to Wales, so fog had to clear 😅 or else we would have stayed home. I still keep Cheddar gorge on my list as well, and Spring is here to go an see the Cheddar flowers!
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Oh, my, gawd. That's my type of place and you know it. Is it possible to camp in there?
Hmmm, let me think... I guess you would have to check beforehand. As this is a National Park it might be forbidden. But I don't think anyone goes around the mountains to check 😉
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