Saturday 1st July 2023
Similar route to this walk in 2021 and this one in 2022
We walked from Ty’n Rhyd, starting at 11.45 and walking east to Groeslon. A left turn, and we followed the small road, bordered with honeysuckle, meadowsweet and other wild flowers (red campion and sheep’s bit in particular).
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| Sheep’s bit or policeman’s buttons |
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| Meadowsweet |
The road bends right, passes Bodwyddog Fawr farm, and continues to a T junction. At this point the footpath leads straight ahead, quite clear until we reach a wide gate, then it was overgrown. We headed for the wall to our right , and more or less followed it to the radar station at Clip y Gylfinhir (Curlew Mountain). A short steep scramble up the mound, because it is there, and the views are great.
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| View over Y Rhiw and the fort |
Then down and along the track to the summit of Mynydd Rhiw, with its trig point at 304 metres - not quite 1000 feet! A pause for photos and reflection, and to feel the wind.
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| Radio relay station on Mynydd Rhiw |
We followed a footpath down to a cleared area (unofficial car park?) and turned right along the road. A ritual visit to the rocky outcrop on the left had to be made.
We left the road at the footpath at Pen-y-mynydd, through the heathland nature reserve.
Hunger was kicking in at this stage, so we found a spot to sit and eat.
We headed fairly steeply downhill, following the path through lushly growing bracken, then there were a few boggy patches under trees. A side-track leads to Ffynnon Saint.
We could have followed the footpath further, but instead took the wider track down to Ty’n Parc, then on to the old road past the camping and caravan site at Treheli Farm. To our delight the campsite has a cafe now, so we indulged in a coffee and then an ice-cream, and chatted about the Welsh language.
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| Self-heal, woundwort |
We could have followed the footpath further, but instead took the wider track down to Ty’n Parc, then on to the old road past the camping and caravan site at Treheli Farm. To our delight the campsite has a cafe now, so we indulged in a coffee and then an ice-cream, and chatted about the Welsh language.
Refreshed, we walked along the road as far as the car park for Plas yn Rhiw, and a little further along the new road turned left along the coastal path towards Ysgo. It leads through a couple of fields, then into a wooded area, 
where it begins to climb, and continues relentlessly beyond the trees - gaining about 500 feet in less than a mile.
Views along the coast are spectacular, even today when visibility was not at its absolute best.
where it begins to climb, and continues relentlessly beyond the trees - gaining about 500 feet in less than a mile.
Views along the coast are spectacular, even today when visibility was not at its absolute best.
We decided to include Mynydd Penarfynydd with its trig point at 177 metres, and followed the huge zig zag of the coastal path past the farm
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| Penarfynydd, complete with goat and dog |
and on to the road near Porth Ysgo. We took the road towards Groeslon, then turned left towards Ty’n Rhyd.
Somewhere around 9 miles, and over 1000 feet of ups and downs. A fairly strenuous but highly satisfying walk.
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