Cwm Bychan and Clip

Saturday: At foot of Roman steps arrived at Cwm Bychan campsite where dozens of people were camped. I had originally intended this be my pitch for yesterday. Discovered it was a minimalist site being a generally level mown grass site (or perhaps was kept 'mown' by sheep?) with a beach launch point being used by a number of excited campers. No tap, toilets, bins, showers etc. Just an honestly box at the entrance. So effectively wild camping.

The view down to Cwm Bychan was dominated by Clip to the north. I discovered this to be a hard walk up taking me a couple hours to cover 1 mile. I passed just 2 groups descending. Final ascent was particularly tough over boulders, but thankfully just 10-15 yards, unlike the hundreds of yards up Rhingos Fawr.Read more