A new walk
Apr. 24th, 2026 04:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
heleninwalesOver the winter we seemed to have got into a bit of a rut with our walks. The endless rain meant that some favourite walks would be quagmires, so best avoided. However, the weather has settled and it's bright and sunny and so yesterday we did a walk that G had found after exploring the paths somewhere new.
We drove to the car park near the old bridge, just to save a boring plod along a road and then on the footpath by the bypass. As you can see, the weather was glorious.
The photo is taken from half way across the old road bridge looking towards the new road bridge that carries the A470.
The whole walk was only 3 miles, but it was 1½ miles steeply up followed by 1½ steeply down, so provided more exercise that the distance alone suggests. The path led through woodland.
A bit of a mystery. This small racquet was lying at the edge of the path. There was no one around. My best guess is that a dog walker had been using it to hit a ball for their dog to fetch, but who knows?
Some of the forest has been felled to thin out the trees. Other areas have been completely cleared. There has been recent felling activity and at one point we could hear a distant chain saw.
The only way you can travel along this path is on foot. There was no way you could get a vehicle or horse drawn cart through the gate, though motor bikes can be a problem and do a lot of damage to paths.
The moss on the walls was rather dry and crispy. This wood is much drier than the Coed y Brenin where everything is still green and moist.
Fresh piles of timber and warning signs.
Before too long we were treated to a splendid view. From here you can see the entire Cader Idris range. The air was a little hazy, unfortunately. Today is clearer, but today I had to do the food shopping.
We drove to the car park near the old bridge, just to save a boring plod along a road and then on the footpath by the bypass. As you can see, the weather was glorious.
The photo is taken from half way across the old road bridge looking towards the new road bridge that carries the A470.
The whole walk was only 3 miles, but it was 1½ miles steeply up followed by 1½ steeply down, so provided more exercise that the distance alone suggests. The path led through woodland.
A bit of a mystery. This small racquet was lying at the edge of the path. There was no one around. My best guess is that a dog walker had been using it to hit a ball for their dog to fetch, but who knows?
Some of the forest has been felled to thin out the trees. Other areas have been completely cleared. There has been recent felling activity and at one point we could hear a distant chain saw.
The only way you can travel along this path is on foot. There was no way you could get a vehicle or horse drawn cart through the gate, though motor bikes can be a problem and do a lot of damage to paths.
The moss on the walls was rather dry and crispy. This wood is much drier than the Coed y Brenin where everything is still green and moist.
Fresh piles of timber and warning signs.
Before too long we were treated to a splendid view. From here you can see the entire Cader Idris range. The air was a little hazy, unfortunately. Today is clearer, but today I had to do the food shopping.
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Date: 2026-04-24 09:19 pm (UTC)