The first Snowdrops of the day.
One of the woodland paths encountered on the walk from Llanfynydd to Nant-y-Ffrith.
I think it is Hope Mountain in the distance!
One of many stops to adjust our outer clothing in an attempt to feel more cmfortable.
Nant Wood/ Nant-y-Ffrih ahead?
Heading for Nant Wood/ Nant-y-Ffrih ahead.
Rhododrendons next to the path through Nant Wood.
Lunch time in Nant Wood.
A large boat in an unexpected placejust west of Ffrith.
A delightful path on the way from Fron to Waun-y-Llyn Country Park.
At the information board in the Waun-y-Llyn Country Park Car Park.
At the toposcope in Waun-y-Llyn Country Park
Somewhere to sit at Waun-yLlyn Country Park, Quarry.
Distance: 10.3 miles. Climb: 1703’
Time: 6 hours 5 minutes.
On the move walking average: 2.3 m.p.h.
Overall walk average: 1.7 m.p.h.
Temperature: 10.0 – 11.6 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: 1/2, at most just a Light Breeze
Group: Martyn, Mike and Ed.
Not a particularly good forecast with some rain expected, but feeling warm.
They got the latter light, but there was dampness in the air for most of the day and the real wet stuff accompanied us for the last mile or so down the lane.
At times we seemed to be walking in cloud and distant views were none existent!
Following the route description wasn’t always straight forward and we had one or two occasions where we had to improvise to get back on track.
The main paths through Nant Wood/ Nant y Ffrith had been improved making it easy going.
Lunch was taken in Nant wood, where we took advantage of some convenient felled tree stumps. Lunch time was the only time the Sun came out briefly.
The green track from Fron to Waun-y-Llyn was delightful, or at least it would have been on a warm sunny day!
Arriving at the toposcope in Waun-y-Llyn we were hoping to get good views of Moel Famau and even Yr Wyddfa, but visibility was down to a few hundred feet, so we were thankful to be able to see the path ahead of us.
Birds seen or heard today included: Jackdaw, Common blackbird, European robin, Woodpigeon, Collared dove, Blue tit, Great tit, Wood nuthatch, Eurasia jay, Goldfinch and Greenfinch.
Overall an enjoyable walk, despite feeling very humid most of time. I fact it was more comfortable walking in short sleeves rather than feeling too hot wearing my Paramo jacket. Initially we went across the road to the Railway Inn, but alas they had no real ale so we ended up at the Bridge Inn at Pontblyddyn where they a very welcoming roaring fire and an excellent pint of Otter Bitter.
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