Day 50 Dinas Mawddwy to Mynydd Cemmaes

Thursday: Up 07:00 away 08:30

Foggy start to the day so packed the tent carefully as it was a little damp. The hiking day began with an easy 2 mile walk on the old road out of Dinas Mawddwy to Mallwyd. I was passed by only 6 vehicles, it was very quiet. The old road runs parallel to the A470 which is very busy.

In Mallwyd I stopped to have breakfast in Carys' café in the Gulf filling station which also has a shop and a post office.

About 30 minutes out of Mallwyd I met Cambrian Way hiker David going the opposite direction. We chatted for a few minutes. I discovered he was 4 years younger than me, had a similar sized/weight rucksack, but was walking twice as many daily miles as me.

The rest of the day was a gentle green lane with Partridges occasionally flying passed me. Then a hard slog up a steep hill in hot temperature, followed by a mile across heath land, then down a track to cross a valley, then back up the other side into a forest, through the forest onto a hillside of 18 wind turbines where I wild camped near Turbine 9.

Arrival and departure times from features visited today.
07:00 Up
08:30 away
09:30 Brigands Inn roundabout
09:35 Stopped at Gulf garage for breakfast and device recharge
10:20 Restated walking
14:48 Fence atop Waun Fign
15:25 gate at hairpin turn in valley
15:50 Forest corner
17:00 Exited forest
17:40 Turbine T18 atop Mynydd Cemmaes
18:39 Stopped to set up wild camp beside Turbine T9

9 miles with 2182' of ascent from Dinas Mawddwy to Mynydd Cemmaes completed at end of 50th day of walking.
Total miles so far : 473
Miles in 2026 : 63
Weather : glouriously sunny all fay and hot
Number of people passed : 1
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