The lovely path through Oak woodland along the Northern side of Llyn Padarn. 
Goosander and chicks.
Late lunch!
Striding out across the moors, glad to be on a path!
One of the many superb views seen today. Llyn Padarn with Snowdon rising to the right.Walk stats:Distance:10.7 miles; Climb:1516'.
Time:5 hours 44 minutes;On the move walking average:2.4 m.p.h.; Overall walk:1.9 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger and Celia.
Another glorious day walking, pleasantly warm, the occasional breeze and no rain to worry about. Today we even found the path that led under the railway to the car park near to Dolbadarn Castle. We didn't relish the slog up the "1001" slate steps, so when the opportunity arose not long after after viewing Vivian Quarry we head off along a delightful path through Oak woodland. The path contoured on the hillside, giving occasional glimpses of the lake below, first emerging near the Quarry Hospital. the path then rose on a track to reach a bend where we headed down through the trees to meet the path described in the walk.
The second walk, the Powdre Oil walk, presented a challenge in trying to match the route description, with paths on the ground and with the OS map! In fact he route across the open moor was finally achieved by sticking to the OS map only!
As we descended towards Cwm-y-Glo, we encounted a group of young walkers from South Wales and much to everyone's surprise found out that the mother of one of the girls lived in the same street as Roger and his parents!
The last part of the walk was a pleasant stroll along the lakeside path back to Llanberis.
Birds seen or heard today included:Cormorant, Herring gull, Coal tit, Grey heron, Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Buzzard, Kestrel, Stonechat, Mallard, Goosander with four young, Blue tit, Great tit, Chiffchaff, Willow warbler and Meadow pipit.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn, where the excellent Lees bitter revived us ready for the rest of the journey.
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