Snowdonia is one of the most enjoyable places to be either on a nice summers day or on a rainy, cold day (thats probably just me being a lover of the outdoors)

I have spent a lot of time up in and around Betws Y Coed, particularly around Aber Falls and Moel Winion. We did a overnight trek up here, there were 6 of us in the group, although this could easily be done in the one day we made it more fun by wild camping out in the open on Moel Winion which was our half way point.

We set out on the saturday morning at about 10.30, leaving Junction 13 off the A55. we parked up in front of the houses (where there is a small cafe) then began our walk up to the Aber Falls. This is quite a public place where people visit for the day and spend some time having a picnic and enjoying the fresh air. We took the higher path up to the falls which took us through the woods, the lower path is the more used path, as this is just gravelled and for people who are just having a casual stroll. After going through the woods we walked down a slight decline to the falls. As soon as we came out of the woodland we could see and hear the falls, they were incredible a must see if your in the area.

We went down to the falls and had a spot of lunch and just enjoyed the break here, a first class photo opportunity. We decided to get going again after about 15 minutes and made our way up a quite challenging broken slate path up towards the top of the falls themselves, although challenging, especially with all our trekking gear on our backs it was acheivable and we made it to the very top of the falls which offered amazing views-again the cameras were out!

We continued our walk up stream and crossed the stream (what goes on to make Aber Falls) we passed some amzing wildlife and even some wild horses just roaming around! To get to the tp of the falls we had been wlaking for about an hour – an hour and a half. we made it up a steady incline and walked around the front of the mountain, again incredible views that lead out to the sea, we saw nobody up there by this point it was so peaceful. We walked down the path which lead us to another stream which had a wlakway for easy crossing and then climbed Moel Winion where we would pitch up for the night. It took us about 2 hours to get to our half way point. As soon as the sun dropped behind the mountain the cold really set in. We had about zero degrees and this was in May so not the coldest time of the year, so make sure you take some warm clothing on this trek! (if staying overnight)

The stove got going and the camping equipment out, tents set up and uninterrupted views were on offer all around us (an amazing place to wake up to in the morning, definitely worth the camping)

The morning blessed us with beautiful sunshine which made the views look even more special. We continued up Moel Winion and over the ridge where we had a couple more photos and saw some ruins of an old building. We made our way over and strated our decline, this route offered views on Angelsy and took us along the coastal path all the way back to the car.

This took us about 4 hours in total so is definitely acheivable in a day but was very enjoyable spreading this over 2 days with the camping in the middle!

Lake Crafnant is also one of my favourite places to be, this is in Snowdonia National Park, the lake offers amazing trout fishing and walking, nearly a mile long and covering 63 acres this is a great 1.5 hour walk to be had in a day. There is also a great little cafe at the bigging, or if you can wait at ‘the end’ its best to work up to a nice hot chocolate with cream topping! they also do burgers, pies etc so you can grab a good lunch here too!