The start of our walk near the Bersham Iron Works Car Park.
The first weir on the Afon Clywedog.
The "waterfall" on the Afon Clywedog west of Bersham Iron Works.
The delightful path through Plas Powe Wood.
The road bridge over the Afon Clywedog at Nant Mill.
One of the bilingual information boards at Nant Mill.
No longer a ford at The Nant!
A gnome hiding in the trees.
The Minera information board, east of the quarry.
The lime kilns east of Minera Quarry.
Just one eye on passersby!
St.Mary's Church, Minera.
The Minera Lead Mine Visitor Centre ahead.
On the King's trail through Plas Power Wood.
St.Mary's Church, Bersham.
Walk Stats:Distance: 8.5 miles. Climb: 1316’
Time: 4 hours 50 minutes.
On the move walking average: 2.3 m.p.h.
Overall walk average: 1.7 m.p.h.
Temperature: 6.1 – 7.4 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: 3/4 just a Gentle to Fresh breeze with a maximum 18.1 m.p.h. gust of 18.1m.p.h.
Group: Martyn and Ed.
This was another walk changed at the last minute in the hope of finding somewhere to walk that avoided us getting wet.
On this occasion, Ed’s suggestion turned out to be a good one as even the odd shower failed to materialise. However we didn’t avoid the strong breezes altogether, but much of the walk through the woods sheltered us to a large extent.
Last year when we did this walk we encountered a large number of gnome (>100 we were informed) but today Ed counted less than half that number! Had they gone on holiday? We thought the best solution was that they had been removed as maintenance was done in their preferred location on the hillside.
Lunch was taken at the picnic site at the Minera Lead Mining Centre where the picnic tables meant we were sheltered from the worst of the blustery conditions.
The surprise of the day was probably the ford at The Nant now in a state that it can no longer be used, but at least for those on foot there is still a footbridge nearby.
On the return route we decided to follow the King’s Trail through the wood back to Bersham Iron Works. Despite the extra climb it was a pleasant alternative route to the main track through the wood we had earlier used.
Birds seen or heard today included: Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Common blackbird, Black billed magpie, Blue tit, European robin, Great tit, Wood nuthatch and Woodpigeon.
An enjoyable walk, despite ending up with muddy boots, but home early enough to being able to clean them outside before it was too dark.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Pant-yr-Ochain where Titanic Brewery’s Plum Porter went down well, but there again it always does!
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