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Cadair is without doubt one of the great Welsh mountains, and this is arguably its finest shorter route, a circular tour around the dramatic southern cwm that also offers a top-down perspective on its extensive northern escarpment. From oak woods, to lake, to ridge and summit, the Minfordd Path gives a varied, and justifiably popular ascent. The second half of the round over Mynydd Moel tends to be a lot quieter.

5.53 miles, 8.90 km, 903m ascent, 6 hours. Dolgellau or Machynlleth

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In reply to Dan Bailey - UKHillwalking.com:

Don't tell everyone, they will all want to go.

In reply to Phil1919:

As noted in the article, the descent off Mynydd Moel is not wonderful. An alternative is to head East from Mynydd Moel to Gau Graig (assuming you want another summit) then reverse the route 700m or so and then head roughly South West to rejoin the original route at around waypoint 8 above Moelfryn. Fairly decent and obvious paths all the way. An easy and pleasant extension.

 

In reply to PaulGraham:

Going the other way round also makes it far more pleasant