Day 47 Barmouth to Pant Y Cae campsite

Tuesday: Up 06:00 away 07:20

Resuming my walk today after 14 days waiting for weather to improve. Having first been too wet, then too hot with highs of 38C. Now it is goldilocks weather, just right.

After filling all 4 water bottles I weighed my Rucksack before leaving. I was astonished to find it weighed 19Kg. Considerably more than the 15Kg I had calculated.

07:45 a few minutes walk from home caught the first of five buses. Arrived Barmouth 15:25. After being sunny most of the day, light rain had started 14:15 in Machynlleth. I was raining heavily by the time I arrived in Barmouth. So with all my rain gear on I walked up to the point where I had left the Cambrian Way a fortnight ago. From here I followed its route down to the Barmouth viaduct. I crossed the viaduct passing only 11 people. The fewest I have encountered. Rain eased as I was crossing. It had stopped before I got all the way across and the sun was breaking through.

I left the Triath Mawddach / Mawddach trail to follow the Cambrian Way SSE to Arthog on the A493. Across the road then a steep walk up the path alongside the Afon Arthog. At the Arthog waterfalls I walked left through a gate onto the access track to Pant Phylip farm. The owner of Pant Phylip farm has kindly allowed access along this track. Turning left along the track for 100 yards, through another gate took me onto the road leading to my campsite at Pant y Cae farm.

Peter and Enys of Pant y Cae farm where very welcoming. Pant y Cae is a working farm with 4 Land Rovers and a Barn full of equipment. Facilities comprised 2 wooden sheds with a shower (£1), 2 toilets & basins and kitchen sink all for a reasonable £10. Much of the site is sloping, but a did find a level patch. Pegs went in about half way before being stopped by stones.

4.2 miles with 870' of ascent from Barmouth to Pant y Cae completed at end of 47th day of walking.
Total miles so far : 438
Miles in 2026 : 28
Weather : sunny and warm most of the day. Rain 14:15 - 16:00; then sunny intervals
Number of people passed : 25
Objective tomorrow : Over Cadiar Idris to Cwmrhwyddfor campsite in Minffordd.Read more