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We only wanted a small walk for our first day back in Snowdonia, but wanted to get some height in. We had plotted a route taking in the three small peaks just outside of Conwy. After the few hours travel, we were parked up and on our way by late morning.
The start of the walk follows a small ridge. It is technically a farmer's path which is more than wide enough for walkers, but I wouldn’t want to drive a long it! Once over, the actual path heads up on the left and starts the climb to the first small peak. It is easy going and there is a couple of obvious routes to the top to choose from. Once at the peak of Alltwen, you are greeted by some amazing views for the effort. The beautiful beach and sea stretching out over the horizon with the endless mountains spanning out behind you is a calming and revitalising sight.
From here we made a sharp turn towards our next peak, Penmmaen Bach. The walk down between the two is a little rough, and not often trodden so you must take a little care. Although it is clear enough and once past the steepest initial sections, it softens out until it’s almost flat. We came to a small boulder field, here we found a place to sit and have a bit of lunch while looking out to the sea and getting some of that fresh “sea air”. After this, we started the steady climb to the next peak, heading into the hill, then thrusting out towards the sea before reaching the top. Very similar views to the first peak, but with a little more of the Great Orme on show.
Heading off Penmmaen Bach, the paths were straight forward. We soon picked up a bit of pace on the lower sections, eventually crossing over the very clear North Wales path and instead of following this we headed to our left, up the final peak of Mynydd y Dref, AKA Conwy Mountain.
This one is just as easy to top as the others, but you walk a little further over the rocky hill to get to it. Eventually when near the top, you come across an old fort and a couple of information boards explaining the history of the fort. A little way past these and we hit the top of Conwy Mountain, but we didn’t stop here. We carried on over to get a better view of Conwy and it’s walled town surrounding the stunning castle.
We returned down Conwy Mountain the way we went up it. We retraced our steos until we reached the Nother Wales path again. Here we took the nice wide path all the way back to the car.
It was a few hours out walking and 3 mini peaks taken in, all with good views. An enjoyable shorter walk. It retains a bit of that wild Snowdonia feel as well, surprising considering how close to the sea we were.
