On a lovely sunny morning we could admire the view from our jigsaw table (Sue) or my reading material (Strange Sally Diamond).
After an early lunch we took a 12 minute drive to Plas Tan-y-Bwlch, and enjoyed the 6km circuit described in Walk Number 26 in Alex Kendall's Snowdonia North Cicerone guide.
From the car park a path climbs steadily to cross the Ffestiniog railway.
We met a chap called Mark, with whom we chatted for some 20 minutes. He was not a happy man. Land sales, Airbnb, second homes pricing locals out of the housing market, etc. We listened, then moved around the hillside to get fine views towards the coast, and inland. Last time we were here (it's our fourth visit to this walk) this bit of path was closed to avoid disturbing the nesting ospreys.
After some more level terrain we arrived at Llyn Trefor, a reservoir, where the reflected afternoon sun gave wonderful views.
There are views to both the Moelwyns and to a distant Cadair Idris.
The path led down past twittering goldcrests to Coed Llyn y Garnedd, which provided more great reflections.
Our path led on to Llyn Mair, a lake constructed as a birthday present for the landowner's daughter in times past. Between us we must have taken about 20 pictures of the afternoon light in this area.
At the end of the walk we passed the building that Mark had earlier bemoaned as being sold for a pittance by the National Park body.
Here's our excellent 6km route.
3 comments:
Lovely days walk. Stunning pictures. If that property was going for a pittance then maybe Mark should have bought it.
Your encounter with Disgruntled Mark reminded me of walk with Bowland Climber some time ago. They always seem to throw up something interesting; there were multiple examples, but here is the relevant snippet:
"Next we encountered a farmer digging a drainage ditch with a tractor from which he dismounted eager for conversation. He got my prize for "Biggest Moaner of the Year'" Everything was wrong and denigrated in an irritating whiny voice: off-comers buying local land, The Duchy Estate, Chris Packham, the decline of sheep farming, previous occupiers of his farm, and other subjects I can't remember - once he got going he was on a roll and it took us a while to get away and find a spot to munch, drink, and recover."
If you want to read the rest here is the think:
https://conradwalks.blogspot.com/2019/07/birkett-fell-bowland.html
Actually, Mark had some valid points. Not really a subject for discussion here, but we have experienced AirB&B issues at first hand and can certainly sympathise on that particular matter.
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