St.Michael's Old Church - the oldest building in Betws-y-coed.
Coed Mawr Cottage - the first time (for me) seen from the front.
Moel Siabod on the skyline.
Walking along the path next to the leat.
The view towards Betws-y-coed from one of the seats Ty'n Llwyn viewpoint, car park, picnic site.
The upper section of the Swallow Falls.
A new shop at Betws-y-coed Station - I was tempted to go in and buy a few bottles, but my rucksack was too full!
Walk stats:
Distance: 11.0 miles. Climb: 1398'.
Time: 6 hours 9 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Temperature: Max - 14.2 Celsius. Min - 10.2 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: 0 - 2. Calm to light breeze ( mainly due to that most of our walk we were sheltered from the strong winds experience by many people - even in Chester as Celia informed us.
A different start point for us today, we met Ed by St., Michael's Old Church.
Ed persuaded us to have a warm up circuit of the golf course before linking with the planned walk at Pont-y-Pair Bridgein Betws-y-coed.
The route initially took us through the grounds of St., Michael's Old Church, a bonus, as we came across Snowdrops just starting to wave their delightful heads (a good omen for our walk on Wednesday at Llantysilio Green).
The werathear today was good for walking, especiaally if you had been wearing the right gear - we weren't. Shorts and short sleeved shirts would have been the best option and a sunhat, rather than warm Winter gear!
Much of the route from Betws-y-coed as far as Pen-yr-allt cottage was new to most of us, but the mairn challenge to route finding was on the way to the Cyffty Mne, where paths we wanted to use according to the OS map weren't on the ground. Even the path next to the disused path wasn't in the right place according to the map. It was on the leat path that we had our best views of Moel Siabod.
Lunch was taken a the site of Cyffty Lead Mines, where we sheltered from the winf by the remains o the wheel house. A lae lunch today, just after 13-00, but no-onr complained.
The Ty'n Llwyn picnic site was superb, not that we could use it today, but one to note for the future.
The footpath signed for the Swallow Falls was delightful, although we did leave it to visit Ty-hyll and join the afoon Llugwy riverside path.
We visited the two Swallow Falls Viewpoints following the Slate Trail via the site of The Miners' Bridge (in the process of being replaced with a new bridge after the original one was destroyed by a recent storm.
Birds seen or heard today included: Mallard, European robin, Common blackbird, Raven, Jackdaw, Wood nuthach, Carrion crow, Blue tit, Eurasian jay and Great tit.
We arrived back at the cars most of us with tired legs, having had a good walk, most of which will be repeated in the future.
All that was needed now was a pint of Lees Bitter to revive those parts feeling the worse for wear!
Once again this was done at the Blue Bell Inn in Halkyn - the Brit hasn't yet reopened after covid.
The Blue Bell today was very busy, e only just managed to get a seat.
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