cambrian:walking

cambrian:walking

Based in Tregaron & Llandovery

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Your leader:

Dafydd Wyn Morgan organised his first walking adventures when staying

with his ‘mamgu’* in Tregaron in the 1970s. The town then was famous for

pony trekking with over a 100 pony trekkers a week arriving between May

and September. Dafydd has been organising guided walks since 1994 a(er

he returned to Tregaron to live. Dafydd has completed Mountain Leader

training and holds a valid Outdoor First Aid Cer.ficate and over the last 20

years he has organised over 150 guided walks in the Cambrian Mountains, Cardigan Bay, and

all three of Wales’ Na.onal Parks. He has also organised over 10 charity mountain challenges

and established Tregaron’s first walking club in 2003 and annual walking fes.val in 2011. Dafydd loves walking in far flung places too

and has spent .me walking in England, Scotland, Ireland, the French Alps, The Tatras Mountains in Poland, The Atlas Mountains in

Morocco, Tanzania and the Indian and Nepal Himalaya. Dafydd is a fluent Welsh speaker who has local knowledge and stories that will

make for an interes.ng walking experience. * ‘mamgu’ is the Welsh for grandmother

Where we meet:

We can meet in the Tregaron Alpine Hut, where there’s an opportunity for some coffee and cake and a chat about the intended route. Otherwise the mee.ng point will be at a mutually agreed loca.on.

The former forester’s cabin is now transformed into a welcoming mee.ng point with electricity, a wood burning stove and Wi-Fi broadband.

Informa.on about Ceredigion and the Cambrian Mountains is also freely available at the Tregaron Alpine Hut.

Postcode for the Hut is Tregaron SY25 6JB Grid ref SN 680 601 Road B4343

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How to book:

Have a read through this pamphlet and take your pick from the 10

walks available. If you are staying locally you might like a couple of

days walking in the week or alterna.vely a weekend walking

package can be organised. Other walks are available.

Give Dafydd a ring on 01974 298150 or email

[email protected] Prices on applica'on.

Car-sharing/public transport might be required for some walks.

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①Cambrian

dawn chorus Walk

②The Twm Town

Trail Walk

Difficulty Moderate (6 a.m. start)

Walking 'me 2 hours

Distance 5 miles

Height gained 326 m

Children Yes

Difficulty Easy to Moderate

Walking 'me 1.5 to 2 hours

Distance 4 miles

Height gained 169 m

Children Yes

Why choose this walk?

Early start in the Cambrian Mountains.

Don’t forget your toothbrush and camera!


Follow in the footsteps of the 16th Century

highwayman, known locally as Twm Siôn Ca..

Walks are based around the Cambrian Mountain

towns of Tregaron and Llandovery.

Both are Walkers are Welcome Communi.es

Cam

brian Mountains

4 *more walks available based from Tregaron The Elephant Trail and The Only Walk in the Village

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④ Strata Florida /

Teifi Pools Walk ⑥ King of the

Cambrians Walk

Difficulty Moderate to Hard

Walking .me 3 - 4 hours

Distance 7 miles

Height gained 389 m

Children Over 12s only

Difficulty Moderate

Walking 'me 3 hours

Distance 4.75 miles

Height gained 341 m



Start at the Cistercian abbey and head up

high past the Teifi Pools, calling in at the re-

mote Claerddu Bothy.


A walk to the summit of the highest peak in

Ceredigion, Mid Wales and the Cambrian

Mountains-a triple crown!

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③Y Garn and

Cwm Berwyn Walk

Difficulty Strenuous

Walking 'me 5 hours

Distance 8 miles

Height gained 536 m



Take in the highest peak in the Tregaron area

for a 360˚ panoramic view of the Cambrian

Mountains.

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⑤ Y Gwyll-

Hinterland Walk

Difficulty Moderate

Walking 'me 3 hours

Distance 5.5 miles

Height gained 320 m



Visit a mining region of the Cambrian

Mountains and one of the loca.ons for Y

Gwyll/Hinterland(S4C/BBC4).

5 *more walks available based from Llandovery including The Royal Walkabout and Drygarn Fawr

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⑧Heart of Wales

Walk

⑩Lady of the

Lake Walk

Difficulty Moderate

Walking 'me 4 hrs

Distance 9 miles

Height gained 554 m


Difficulty Hard

Walking 'me 5-6 hrs

Distance 11 miles

Height gained 843 m



Start from Llanerchindda Farm, walk along

forest tracks over to Britain’s smallest and

quirkiest town. Spectacular return on train.


A landscape that will mesmerise you and a

local legend that will cap.vate your heart with

spectacular views along every mile

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⑦Twm Cave

Circular Walk

Difficulty Easy or moderate/hard

Walking 'me 2 hrs or 4.5 hours

Distance 4 (short route) or 7 miles

Height gained 628 m

Children Yes


A chance to visit the wonderful Dinas RSPB

reserve, follow the journey of the River Towy

and peep into Twm’s cave

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⑨Mynydd

Mallaen Walk

Difficulty Strenuous

Walking 'me 5-6 hrs

Distance 10 miles

Height gained 565 m



Incredible wilderness walk from start to

finish. Challenging in places but on a good

day, great views reward the walker’s effort.

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Also available: cambrian:bike ’n’ hike (with landowners' permission-Tregaron only)

Join Dafydd, who is a trained Mountain Bike Leader, on

his favourite route out of Tregaron.

The route will involve a cycle out of Tregaron, joining

the Ystwyth Trail along Cors Caron Na.onal Nature

Reserve for a short while and then heading east over to

the small village with a long name, Pontrhydfendigaid.

From there is an opportunity to follow a tarmaced track

up to the summit of Pen Y Bannau(352m), an Iron Age

hill fort, where the views really are spectacular (see

above). A short but spectacular free wheel back down to

the village will allow a visit to the Cistercian Abbey of

Strata Florida. Those with energy le( in the legs can

walk to the Pilgrim wood structure that looks over the

Ystrad Fflur valley below. Back to Pontrhydfendigaid,

visit a pub and return to Tregaron.

Strenuous 16 miles Up to 4 hours Maximum 4 people

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For all your camping equipment and walking clothing and

accessories try Mountain Warehouse.

Shop open now in Aberystwyth, 18 miles from Tregaron

www.mountainwarehouse.com

01970 639278

Also available: cambrian:camping (with landowners' permission-Tregaron only)

Watch the last few minutes of the day disappear in a blaze of glory as the sun sets over Cardigan Bay.

Get up early the following morning and stand in awe as the sunrises over the Cambrian Mountains.

Maximum of 10 people .

Whilst it is close to the town of Tregaron, it really feels like a ‘wild camp’.

No facili.es on site - just a night with nature on a flat piece of land (bring your own tent).

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The Cambrian Mountains, Wales � your next walking destination.

www.walkcambrianmountains.co.uk The Tregaron Alpine Hut

Werndeg, Lón Groes Tregaron

Ceredigion SY25 6JB

[email protected] / www.walkcambrianmountains.co.uk

01974 298150 or 07748 675798

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