Cadair Idris

From Dolgellau there are three routes up Cadair Idris (2,927ft/893m), the most popular Welsh mountain after Snowdon, and offering even better views. The walk takes between 2.5 and 4 hours, depending on the route chosen.

Cadair Idris, the chair of the giant and bard Idris, is a massive ridge 7mi/11km long, which falls steeply into the Mawddach valley to the northwest but slopes more gently away into outlying hills on the other three sides. The rocks are of considerable geological interest. The four highest peaks - Mynydd Moel, Pen-y-Gader, the Saddle and Tyrau Mawr - range between 1,848 and 2,927ft (564-893m). From the summit there are splendid views in all directions.