Meirionnydd Round.

[gafrymynydd]

Hi guys.
I've managed a few runs of the dyfi, cader, dduallt, rhobell and aran sections. Even though I live close to the whole round I still havent got out on to the rhinogs, arenigs yet. Its amazing reading about the recces youve done of the sections and the photos are awsome.
It's time I started getting things organised now. I was thinking of dates around june 19th/20th, 26th/27th. May dates are busy with wfra N wales series races and cader. I also need a team put together.

What would be your advice on time of the year, team etc etc.
Even though I'm local to the round (dont know if it's a good thing??) I found often that people not from a certain area know more than the localls :-) so if any of you guys are interested?? I could maybe be of some help for anyone else who is going to attempt the round.
Thanks.

[gafrymynydd]

Yannis
Was just wondering which route you took off the Rhobell to get to Pont Fronwydd??
Did you go back through the forest around Ty Newydd y Mynydd and direct over Craig y Benglog or some Tarmaced lanes and footpaths?? It's a bit of a maze round there.

[RobW]

Bill - belated thanks for the kmz. Makes sense now - Benllyn line is ascent, thought you were talking about descent . Useful lines.

Moley - nice work, we'll take a look on the 27th

Rob

[RobW]

Yannis
Was just wondering which route you took off the Rhobell to get to Pont Fronwydd??
Did you go back through the forest around Ty Newydd y Mynydd and direct over Craig y Benglog or some Tarmaced lanes and footpaths?? It's a bit of a maze round there.

Yiannis is a Master of the Beeline. Descent to Ty-newydd as you say, then follow the boundary between tree plantations (pruned by LawrieJ and I a month ago), then an approx beeline to the mapped path, keeping a bit L staying on the foot of the slope where there's better grass rather than straight across the tussocks. We're planning a recce of that bit (last half of Sec 4, from the minor road crossing) on 27 March. Welcome to join us if you're free.

[RobW]

What would be your advice on time of the year, team etc etc.
Even though I'm local to the round (dont know if it's a good thing??) I found often that people not from a certain area know more than the localls :-) so if any of you guys are interested?? I could maybe be of some help for anyone else who is going to attempt the round.
Thanks.

Time of year: May is best (I'm planning 7/8 or 21/22 depending on the weather). July is too late - too much veg (rushes, deeper grass, especially bracken) - I tried last year having been injured in May. A good half hour longer that time of year and it's hard enough anyway, for me . June would I guess be better than July but bracken would be up by then? I'm away over the period you mention, but all the best - keep us posted.

[ydt]

R Fawr to Pont Fronwydd:
As Rob said follow faint path along small stream, skirt foot of hills, cross a couple of fences, then over gate, down very rough heather to path by stream, to gate into fenced fields, path...
Yiannis

[ydt]

And in Google Earth.

[RobW]

Hi guys.
I've managed a few runs of the dyfi, cader, dduallt, rhobell and aran sections. Even though I live close to the whole round I still havent got out on to the rhinogs, arenigs yet.

Just thought, it wasn't you we saw on the forest road at Graigddu-isaf by any chance? Sun a.m. 21 Feb. We saw a set of studmarks in the snow appear partway along the road in from the A470 and we saw their owner near the farm just as we were emerging from the shortcut path from the car park. A local, we reckoned from the lack of car.

[molehill]

Hi guys.
I've managed a few runs of the dyfi, cader, dduallt, rhobell and aran sections. Even though I live close to the whole round I still havent got out on to the rhinogs, arenigs yet. Its amazing reading about the recces youve done of the sections and the photos are awsome.
It's time I started getting things organised now. I was thinking of dates around june 19th/20th, 26th/27th. May dates are busy with wfra N wales series races and cader. I also need a team put together.

What would be your advice on time of the year, team etc etc.
Even though I'm local to the round (dont know if it's a good thing??) I found often that people not from a certain area know more than the localls :-) so if any of you guys are interested?? I could maybe be of some help for anyone else who is going to attempt the round.
Thanks.

May be able to help, but unable to book any certain dates - it's that sort of year ahead . If available I'll help (and fit by then?) but won't know till nearer the time. Quite a lot happening May/June, Carwyn has his PB to do sometime around then as well, if that's out the way he may even be available. See what we can do. Moley.

[gafrymynydd]

Thanks for the maps Yannis, I know of the footpath on the map, just wondered which way you guys took through the forest. Thanks.
No it was'nt me you saw. If there was snow about then you would of seen me gritting and ploughing on Bwlch yr Oerddrws and Bwlch Talyllyn, unfortunately for me snow= work= no running, hopefully weve seen the last of it.
It would be really good to meet up with you guys to do some recees.