The Three Lakes Walk From Llyn Aled

21st April 2007

Dave, Sylvia and Richard. are they really on the path?

Walk stats:

Distance: 11.6 miles; Climb: 1521'; Time: 5 hours 6minutes; Walking Average: 2.6 m.p.h.

Group: Martyn, Richard, Dave and Sylvia J.

Dave and Sylvia heading towards the dam crossing on the Alwen Reservoir.

Weather conditions and ground conditions underfoot were almost perfect for this walk. This time the terrain was dry and firm underfoot, and the term "boggy" never came into question. The pleasant and warm conditions did mean that good views towards Snowdonia were masked by distant haze/mist. However the birds were still singing, particularly skylarks and meadow pipits, but the bird of the the day was the wheatear. Pairs were everywhere, many giving good close views. Other birds seen or heard included curlew and buzzard. Three Canada geese (on Llyn Aled)and 3 Greylag geese (on Llyn Alwen) were also observed.

Route finding across the open moor seemed a little easier than on the the previous occasion, but we were probably using the earlier experience of our visit there to help. We didn't meet any other walkers on this route until we came to the Alwen Reservoir trail. this is a walk that I will do again, providing we can get similar conditions, a god dry spell before and a good weather on the day!

The day concluded with a good pint at the Britannia, even if they were about to celebrate St George's Day!