The forecast was for sunny intervals but very windy, so no high hills today either! But first some admin – the farm shop up the road looks like a garden shed, but provided us with some excellent meats.

We actually started in Tal-y-bont, so we would end next to the pub – planning ahead! We walked through woods & farmland, past Cors y Gedol Hall, and across the lower slopes of Moelfre, where we found an extremely convenient rock to spread our picnic on.

We had views in all directions, although it was a bit hazy in the distance

… and East to the Rhinogs, south to Pembrokeshire…

We came round the back of a craig and into the top of the Ysgethin valley, and along an old drovers’ road to Pont Scethin, a pack bridge. It allegedly also serviced the London/Harlech mail coach, but we have our doubts – it was very narrow!

The route got very boggy, but flags had been laid across the worst of it – although it was definitely more stream than path in places. It got better as we approached Llyn Erddyn, an austere but beautiful mountain lake

Further down the valley, we crossed a slightly larger pack bridge, then followed the river down through the woods, all the way back to the pub.

Home for a very nice piece of steak for supper!

9 miles

25,000 steps

Only 1 geocache, in all that glorious countryside