Rowen, Pen-y-gaer and Llanbedre-y-Cennin 8th May 2010.

On the cold windy summit of Pen-y-gaer.

Heading for unknown territory - Memorymap and Satmap GPS's to the rescue!Lunch time. Art in the countryside!.

Walk stats: Distance:8.0 m.p.h.; Climb:1483'.

Time:4 hours 42 minutes; On the move walking average:2.1 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:1.7 m.p.h.

Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger and Dave J.

Once again we were lucky with the weather, hardly any rain worth mentioning, but at times the Northerly wind was a little on the keen side to say the least.
Our bonus for the day was the summit of Pen-y-gaer, but the route taken wasn't one to be recommended! we decided to head up through the gorse, but some of us emerged on the summit with scratched legs and black charcoal streaks across both legs and trousers, the consequence of trekking through the burnt gorse areas!

after Pen-y-gaer we decided to extend the walk a little using paths that were on the OS map, but we found were not easily to locate on the ground. Thankfully modern GPS's with OS maps came to our rescue to keep us on track.

It was good to see that the Old Bull at Llanbedre-y-Cennin had reopened since our last visit. We didn't call in, we knew that we would be visiting the Brit later in the day!
Birds seen or heard today included:Barn swallow, Jackdaw, Raven, Rook, Carrion crow, House sparrow, Blue tit, Great tit, House martin, Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Willow warbler, Grey wagtail, Buzzard, Great spotted woodpecker, Meadow pipit, Skylark, Robin, Blackbird, Blackcap, Yellowhammer, Wheatear, Chaffinch, Mallard, Dipper, Shellduck and Garden warbler (bird of the day).