Camau Bach

I was all ready to head out into the mountains today as the weather was so stunning and we haven’t really been at all in the last year due to Covid. I did, however, realise that it would probably be a bad idea on the first weekend the borders had been opened after lockdown and the last weekend of the English Easter holidays! So, we stayed closer to home and did a walk where the mountains were visible but from a distance. I’ve done this walk many times with Megan (4yrs) in the carrier and with her walking. In fact the last walk she ever did in the carrier was this one. This was Anwen’s first time though. We normally go out and back the same way, or take the bottom road but we did a slightly different route home today.  This is a lovely, easy walk along Afon Menai (Menai Straits) which takes in the beautiful feats of engineering that are the Pont Menai (Menai Suspension Bridge) and the Pont Britannia (Britannia Bridge).  Distance: 7.21km (according to the OS map app) Time taken:...

  A beautiful, easy walk in the Carneddau today with Anwen in the rucksack and 4 year old Megan walking. This route is great if you want to go up into the hills but don’t want to do anything too challenging. It’s also great as it’s off the beaten track so no fighting over parking spaces and you pass just enough people walking, running and cycling to  feel safe! (No queuing up any peaks!) There are also the Carneddau ponies to spot, with foals at foot this time of year. Finally, as with all my walks, there’s a bit of history in the numerous cairns, standing stones, and a World War Two plane crash site.  Distance: 5.41km (according to the OS map app) Time taken: 1hr 30 Total ascent: 227.84m (OS Map app) Parking: Yes, for a few cars (5 or 6 if parked sensibly) Facilities: No, but there are plenty of cafes, a Co op and toilets in Llanfairfechan.  1. The main challenge with this route is finding the parking area! It’s right up at the top above Llanfairfechan and there are...