Day 55 Woodlands campsite quarter circle

Monday: Back on the Cambrian Way

4 buses and a ride on The Vale of Rheidol narrow gauge railway from Aberystwyth to Devil's bridge completed my journey from Cardiff to restart walk from where I finished 2 weeks ago. I almost did not make it. My second bus (T4 from Merthyr Tydfil to Llandrindod Wells) was delayed entering Builth Wells by a 10 minute traffic jam. I only had 7 minutes for bus change in Llandrindod Wells otherwise the next bus would be in 2 hours. Fortunately my driver telephoned ahead and got my third bus (X47 Llandrindod Wells to Llangurig) to delay departure so that a few of us could catch it. Isn't the countryside great?

Forecast was a sunny day, but halfway along my train journey it began to rain and continued to rain all the evening. I pitched quickly after checking in, then immediately began walking a quarter circle on the Cambrian Way around the campsite from Devil's Bridge village to the Arch. The Arch marked the ancient edge of the Hafod estate. My thinking was, if I walked this 3.5 miles this evening, I could shortcut 2 miles directly to the Arch tomorrow. However, I discovered the 2 miles was not straightforward, was over rough ground, on a narrow path, with low trees and high Ferns. The longer 3.5 miles was easier.

6 miles with 1011' of ascent from Devil's to Hafod Arch completed at end of 55th day of walking.
Total miles so far : 518
Miles in 2026 : 108
Weather : sunny until mid afternoon then rain for remainder of the day.
Number of people passed : 0
Objective tomorrow : Claerddu BothyRead more