At the saddle between Mynydd bRhyd/b-Galed and Moel by/b Geifr a (signed) footpath leads north-west through a gate, and through the forestry. Pass the abandoned Bryneglwys Slate Mine workings (the Talyllyn Railway was built to carry the slate from here down to the mainline at Tywyn), crossing an ancient stone bridge (bPont/b Llaeron). From here, a track follows the right-hand bank of the Nant Gwernol stream, eventually becoming a metalled road. This road will lead you steeply down ...