Circular walk from Arthog
Aug. 9th, 2024 04:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
heleninwalesThe gas engineer came about 10 a.m. The boiler and gas fire have been serviced and I've now got the time and mental energy to write up Tuesday's walk.
I drove us to Arthog but to a different car park. We usually park in the tiny car park right by the Mawddach Trail, but on Tuesday we parked in the much larger car park/lay-by next to the village hall. From there we set off up the bridleway.
The track is very rough but despite the recent rain, not noticeably wet.
It was a sunny day. Our weather has become very changeable. Yesterday, for example, it was simultaneously warm, sunny and raining. The sun was shining brightly through the thin cloud and drizzle. The rain felt warm. Anyway, back to Tuesday.
Further up the bridleway.
At the top, once out of the woods, the view opens up. View across the Mawddach Estuary from above Arthog.
I haven't been up that lumpy hill for ages, but it used to be a favourite on G's field trips because there are a lot of interesting rocks there.
And this is the view looking back. As we started from sea level, you can see it was quite a climb up through the woods.
After a short distance along the road and then a grassy track, we turned sharp left over a stile and we were once again in a steep wooded valley. This time with a river flowing through it and lots of waterfalls.
I'll do a separate post with the waterfall pictures, but after walking carefully down the steep and narrow path that runs beside the river, we emerged at the main road. After crossing it, we went through a gate to follow a footpath through the fields and then onto the Mawddach Trail and back to where we'd left the car.
At this point the footpath runs along the top of the embankment that forms the flood defences for Arthog. That bridge in the distance is the one I was standing on last week when I took this picture.
The walk was only 3½ miles, though it felt much longer due to the steep climb up and then back down again.
Walking to Rivendell
Miles travelled today: 0 (waiting in for the gas engineer)
Miles travelled this week: 10½
Miles travelled from Bag End: 249½
Miles still to go: 208½
Percentage complete: 54%
Point reached on journey: We reached Weather Top and found signs that Gandalf had been there. We set up camp in a dell and we were attacked by Black Riders! Frodo is hurt!
I drove us to Arthog but to a different car park. We usually park in the tiny car park right by the Mawddach Trail, but on Tuesday we parked in the much larger car park/lay-by next to the village hall. From there we set off up the bridleway.
The track is very rough but despite the recent rain, not noticeably wet.
It was a sunny day. Our weather has become very changeable. Yesterday, for example, it was simultaneously warm, sunny and raining. The sun was shining brightly through the thin cloud and drizzle. The rain felt warm. Anyway, back to Tuesday.
Further up the bridleway.
At the top, once out of the woods, the view opens up. View across the Mawddach Estuary from above Arthog.
I haven't been up that lumpy hill for ages, but it used to be a favourite on G's field trips because there are a lot of interesting rocks there.
And this is the view looking back. As we started from sea level, you can see it was quite a climb up through the woods.
After a short distance along the road and then a grassy track, we turned sharp left over a stile and we were once again in a steep wooded valley. This time with a river flowing through it and lots of waterfalls.
I'll do a separate post with the waterfall pictures, but after walking carefully down the steep and narrow path that runs beside the river, we emerged at the main road. After crossing it, we went through a gate to follow a footpath through the fields and then onto the Mawddach Trail and back to where we'd left the car.
At this point the footpath runs along the top of the embankment that forms the flood defences for Arthog. That bridge in the distance is the one I was standing on last week when I took this picture.
The walk was only 3½ miles, though it felt much longer due to the steep climb up and then back down again.
Walking to Rivendell
Miles travelled today: 0 (waiting in for the gas engineer)
Miles travelled this week: 10½
Miles travelled from Bag End: 249½
Miles still to go: 208½
Percentage complete: 54%
Point reached on journey: We reached Weather Top and found signs that Gandalf had been there. We set up camp in a dell and we were attacked by Black Riders! Frodo is hurt!
