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A fine day to ascend Drygarn

10th October 2021

Leader: Tim Gronow




We once more visited the scenic beauty of Drygarn.  We drove along a single track road through the very beautiful Irfon Valley to reach the start.  We then walked through forestry to the moorland.  The sun was out and we had clear visibilty for miles around so could see Pen y Fan in the far distance.

We walked the ridge between the two ancient cairns then retraced our way back to the forestry.  The autumn colours were more advanced than in Swansea.  We had a lovely walk of about 8 miles and well worth the journey to see it.

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Photographs



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Starting in the scenic valley


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A lovely start to the walk


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Old tree in front of an old house


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Ascending the forestry track


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The view back to the valley


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Passed some fungi on the way


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Photograph Copyright: Richard Beale


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The path leaves the forestry track


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Through young pine trees


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Out onto the moorland with the forestry far behind us


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Fine views all around


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The path we came up
Photograph Copyright: Richard Beale



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The two cairns ahead of us on Drygarn


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Still a bit of a climb onto Drygarn
Photograph Copyright: Richard Beale



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Nearly there


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Finally at the Trig Point on Drygarn Fawr


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The Cairn is slightly higher
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The Cairns are modern, built on the site of Bronze Age cairns
Photograph Copyright: Richard Beale



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Retracing our way back to the cairns


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Wonderful views all around


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Back to the Trig


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Descending back into the moorland


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Journey's end is in the valley in the distance


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Walking above the stream


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Autumn tints are earlier here


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There are the cars!


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A fine autumn day to see Drygarn!





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All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan (except where indicated) 2021
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