Return to lower path

and cross boggy ground to

path seen earlier. It soon
descends and bends L over
a stream. Have a rocky
hillside, R, and keep ahead
across damp ground.
Descend to cross stream
and bear L to a gate. Go
downhill through more gates
to lane at Caerwych, where

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Follow path enclosed

by walls to stile and head
uphill. Climb stile on R and
veer L to soon have a wall,
R. Cross another stile, pass
between rocks and through
boggy ground. Just before
reaching a wall, go R uphill
to a small gate. Keep ahead
and cross a stile on R, then
go L downhill into Cwm
Moch, steering clear of wet
ground. Pass a cairn, join an
old track, and head for a stile
in a wall. Follow wall, R, and
ignore a gap in it. Continue
with wall at varying
distances, R. Walk uphill to a
stile in R corner and at
highest point of a fence
(where it bends R), head
slightly L, passing outcrops
and crossing a stream. You
will see a path approaching
from the hillside, R. Before
reaching it, go L uphill to
ancient stones of Bryn Cader
Faner.

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00

Follow clear path

through heather to stile in
wall. Path climbs above wall,
giving views over Llyn
Trawsfynydd, and then
descends below overhead
wires to a stile. Continue
downhill, over a stream and
several stiles to emerge on a
lane. Bear R along lane for
about 150m then go R
through a small gate at a
footpath sign.

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disappears underground)
cross a stile on L at a gate.

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Go through a gate and

pass Nant Pasgan-mawr, R.
Ignore a slab bridge, R, and
continue on L side of stream.
Pass another slab bridge
and follow stream around to
L and cross a three-slab
bridge over it. Walk ahead
and ignore a track, L.
Continue with stream, and
later a wall, L. At dam, go R
between outcrops and drop
down to fenced conduit.
Climb stile and continue with
conduit, R, and pass another
dam. At one point the
conduit is underground. Path
widens into a track and
bears L away from conduit.
Immediately after it reaches
conduit again (before the
overhead wires), turn R to
have conduit, L, and (when it

00

With lake, R, follow

lane until it bends L and
descends through woodland.
Take another lane on R and,
at a cattle grid on R, go
ahead through a gate signed
Caerwych. Follow lane past
a riding centre, and through
several gates, to Nant
Pasgan-bach. Ignore a
bridleway on R and bear L
on a grassy track past
house.

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The walk

From the pretty lake, Llyn

Tecwyn Isaf, this walk takes
you almost to Llyn
Trawsfynydd then climbs
through the northern hills of
the Rhinog mountains to the
remote valley of Cwm Moch.
Do not miss out the short
diversion to Bryn Cader
Faner, a beautiful Bronze
Age cairn circle set in
dramatic surroundings above
the ancient track. It is
thought to have been a burial
site. On the downward trail,
you have spectacular
mountain views.

Talsarnau

17.5km/11 miles

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Ordnance Survey
Explorer OL18;
Landranger 124

MAPS

Parking Llyn Tecwyn

Isaf, north-east of
Talsarnau, grid ref
SH630371
Start grid ref
SH630371
Nearest town Harlech
Refreshments Pub in
Talsarnau
Public toilets None
Public transport
Buses from Barmouth
and Blaenau Ffestiniog
to Llandecwyn on the
A496, 2km from the
start. Trains on the
Cambrian Coast Line
stop on request at
Llandecwyn

PLANNING

Terrain Rough
moorland and hill
paths, boggy in places;
paths not always
visible on the ground
Stiles 15

IS THIS WALK
FOR YOU?

Country Walking ID
2930
Mag Route 15,
October 2007
Region Wales
Area Gwynedd
Length of walk
17.5km/11 miles
Time needed 6 hours
Difficulty Hard

DETAILS

Route 15, October 2007, COUNTRY WALKING

you retrace your steps to

start.

hard

WALES

DOROTHY HAMILTON

WALES

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