We completed “weather bingo” today: after the wet one, the windy one and the dull one, we had the sunny one.

Snowdonia was crisp, sharp edged and in perfect focus as we left the wooded valleys of Betws-y-Coed behind. The day began on tarmac but off road sections lay ahead.

Capel Curig, oft quoted as one of the wettest places in the UK, was breezy, sun-bathed and surrounded by peaks, cliffs and ridges as we picked up the slate trail northwards.

Highlights of this section included crystal clear views of Tryfan followed by Llyn Ogwen, choppy but very blue.

A plunge down the valley towards Bethesda was on a tiny tarmac road that ran parallel to the busy A5, but on the other side of the valley.

A quick lunch at Zipworld broke the day nicely and was actually our first proper lunch break of the four days: weather and lack of opportunities in empty landscapes blocking previous intent.

From Zipworld we headed down to the coast before turning inland once again for the final climb of the Traws Eryri. It was a monster of some 1300 feet, initially on small roads inland of the village of Llanfairfechan.

It then became a long, grassy slog up onto a hill called Moelfre. We posed for shots at the top before a varied descent into Conway: taking in more grassy tracks, earthy and rocky singletrack and finally minor roads which led up to the official finish close to Conway castle.