Day 53 Garn Fawr to Woodlands Caravan and campsite

Sunday: Up 07:15 away 08:35

The day had begun cold and quite windy, necessitating four layers of clothing. A contrast to the previous few days. The wind had managed to pull my windward most pegs partially out of the ground, lowering the end of the tent a little.

The entire day's walk was over moor land, initially level with a few ups and downs. As the highest point of the day, Plynlimon had looked intimidating high from my camping pitch but it proved not too onerous as each of the 'ups' on the way rose gently toward it.

I quickly walked down from the top of Plynlimon to evade the very strong wind. Then on the short section along the A44, followed by a mile along the B4343 to where the Cambrian Way left the road. Along the roads the wind had stopped, the sun was high and it was hot. From here to the campsite was a 3 mile walk along the B4343 then the A4120. I put my thumb out to the few cars that passed, eventually getting a lift from a couple for the final mile. They were on their way home to Pembrokeshire from Shifnal Shropshire where they had been to look at a car.

Arrival at Woodlands was uplifting. Sam on reception remembered our conversation from yesterday about me having Amazon parcels arrive, booked me in (£19/night) and set my Powerbank charging overnight. I setup pitch in the shade of a tree, loaded washing machine with my 5 days of laundry and had a very welcome shower - heaven.

A short while later hiker Kevin arrived and pitched near me. He had also been walking the Cambrian Way north to south. He had started today from The Star Inn where he had stayed a couple of nights. We went for a drink later in the nearby pub and exchanged stories.

Arrival and departure times from features visited today.
06:30 awoke but too windy and cold so rolled over
07:15 Up
08:35 Began walking
10:55 Stopped to rest, blog and refill water bottles beside pond at SN79656 87060
11:55 Restarted walking
15:20 Arrived where Cambrian Way leaves B4343 road
16:00 Arrived Woodlands Caravan and camping park

10.4 miles with 1103' of ascent from Garn Fawr until I got a lift a mile north of Woodlands Caravan and camping park completed at end of 53rd day of walking.
Total miles so far : 502
Miles in 2026 : 92
Weather : sunny all day, windy all day very strong from 12:15 until 14:15
Number of people passed : 3
Objective tomorrow : Section of Cambrian Way around Devil's bridge.Read more