Mawddach Trail and Abergwynant Woods
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heleninwalesYesterday I drove us to the little car park at Arthog[*] but instead of walking to the coast, we walked back towards town and then reached a path up into a part of the woods I'd not visited before. I therefore had different things to photograph.
View from the old railway bridge. This is the point you join the Mawddach Trail once you've left the car park. It is a small car park with only room for about six cars, but we were only the second car there when we arrived.
One of the many small rivers that flow into the Mawddach.
Early signs of autumn to come. All the rowans we saw were thickly covered in berries which are turning red.
There are always large flocks of Canada geese on the grassy areas.
Left over from WWII, these stone and concrete blocks would provide cover for soldiers keeping watch on the estuary. There is an excellent view all the way down the estuary to Barmouth from this small promontory.
This is all that is left of an old jetty. At one time slate would have come down the incline from the quarry at Arthog and then been loaded onto boats to take it out to sea.
The quarry (which you can see at the top right of the picture) is still working, but these days seems to mostly produce slate gravel produced by grinding up the slate waste.
The view towards Barmouth. The tide was very low.
My husband walks this way quite often and says that the bowl and bottle of water is always there. Such a kind thought!
This stretch really shows that the trail was originally a railway line. The old telegraph poles would probably have provided a communication link between the signal boxes.
After the hot sun, the shade in the woods was very welcome.
A peacock butterfly. Very pretty and also common and widespread. Not a terribly good photo because I didn't have the right camera and lens to take closeups.
The walk back along the trail was less enjoyable than the walk out. By lunchtime it gets very busy and cyclists were riding past all the time so we had to walk in single file right at the edge of the track. But we made it back to the car and thence home in time for lunch.
[*] My husband says that he always has the urge to add a W in front of the name Arthog. :-)
Walking to Rivendell
Miles travelled yesterday: 5
Miles travelled this week: 14½
Miles travelled from Bag End: 239
Miles still to go: 219
Percentage complete: 52%
Point reached on journey: We followed a path south toward Weathertop. The path was cunningly hidden and edged with large stones to hide people walking there. Sam recited part of "The Fall of Gil-galad". At midday we reached a dell at the foot of the hill.
View from the old railway bridge. This is the point you join the Mawddach Trail once you've left the car park. It is a small car park with only room for about six cars, but we were only the second car there when we arrived.
One of the many small rivers that flow into the Mawddach.
Early signs of autumn to come. All the rowans we saw were thickly covered in berries which are turning red.
There are always large flocks of Canada geese on the grassy areas.
Left over from WWII, these stone and concrete blocks would provide cover for soldiers keeping watch on the estuary. There is an excellent view all the way down the estuary to Barmouth from this small promontory.
This is all that is left of an old jetty. At one time slate would have come down the incline from the quarry at Arthog and then been loaded onto boats to take it out to sea.
The quarry (which you can see at the top right of the picture) is still working, but these days seems to mostly produce slate gravel produced by grinding up the slate waste.
The view towards Barmouth. The tide was very low.
My husband walks this way quite often and says that the bowl and bottle of water is always there. Such a kind thought!
This stretch really shows that the trail was originally a railway line. The old telegraph poles would probably have provided a communication link between the signal boxes.
After the hot sun, the shade in the woods was very welcome.
A peacock butterfly. Very pretty and also common and widespread. Not a terribly good photo because I didn't have the right camera and lens to take closeups.
The walk back along the trail was less enjoyable than the walk out. By lunchtime it gets very busy and cyclists were riding past all the time so we had to walk in single file right at the edge of the track. But we made it back to the car and thence home in time for lunch.
[*] My husband says that he always has the urge to add a W in front of the name Arthog. :-)
Walking to Rivendell
Miles travelled yesterday: 5
Miles travelled this week: 14½
Miles travelled from Bag End: 239
Miles still to go: 219
Percentage complete: 52%
Point reached on journey: We followed a path south toward Weathertop. The path was cunningly hidden and edged with large stones to hide people walking there. Sam recited part of "The Fall of Gil-galad". At midday we reached a dell at the foot of the hill.
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Date: 2024-08-02 05:19 pm (UTC)I would be tempted to add the W too, ha hah!
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