"Monday 1st May 2018. An ascent of Mynydd y Dref (Conwy Mountain) 244m/58m, Penmaen-bach 245m/53m, Alltwen 255m/92m and Cogwrn 203m/36m in the Northern Carneddau, from Conwy, North Wales. 13.5km, with 660m of ascent. 4hrs 25mins. I had driven past these hills so many times on the A55 and glanced up at them, wondering what walking they offered. From below, they have an Alpine quality. To be honest, their very modest altitude had left them low on my priority list. I had made a mistake. They are small hills indeed, but they pack a rocky punch. In fact, they are small mountains. They are composed of rhyolite, a volcanic rock, an extrusive equivalent of granite in its chemical composition. This gives the ridge a rugged nature of much greater interest than many a higher hill in Wales. I parked in the main long-stay car park in Conwy next to the castle (£3.50 all day) and wandered through the bustling town to the quayside, picking up the route of the Welsh Coast Path. This did a loop along the shoreline, before heading back into the outskirts of the town, crossing the railway line by a high footbridge. Steep lanes led up to the beginning of the access land which encompasses ..." — marktrengove2 • May 1, 2018