Nant Llennyrch draws the eye to a white cascade descending between sheer grey crags, with a quiet blue pool carrying the valley's cool, clear stillness.

Above the water, a pale mountain shoulder opens beneath broad cream clouds, while dark conifers hold the left slope in shade. Angular boulders break the stream at the foot of the fall, and a wind-shaped pine grips the high right-hand ledge. Mossy greens and warm ochre grasses soften the stone without disturbing the steep, rugged contours.

For a visitor who knows Nant Llennyrch, these shifting levels of rock, water and open upland bring the route through the valley into view. The scene keeps attention on the gorge's changing scale, from close-set stones to the distant mountain face.