Pen Y Garn 610m nr Aberystwyth.MidWales (Nuttall)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 7.29 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,020 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,020 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,995 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- 936 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- one hour 52 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2134
- Uploaded
- January 14, 2018
- Recorded
- January 2018
near Pentre-briwnant, Wales (United Kingdom)
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Pen Y Garn
The walk: Anyway, the hike is basically following the forest trails as outlined by this route for around 5kms north east until you hit the wind farm. Check your map to make sure you don't take the wrong trail but basically keep heading NE. You will then get to the first windmill and turn right (south) right behind it onto the wide track that leads up to it and then carry on past the 2nd windmill. Keep on this track for about one km and you will see what appears to be a cairn on top of the hill on your right. There is a dilapidated style leading up through a rough field, you go over a 2nd style and then you are at the trig point (beside the cairn). I say cairn but in essence it is really a very robust roofless shelter.
After the trig point you can either go back down to the track and follow it south or follow the track that abuts the trig point (not marked on the map) which heads in the same direction and eventually meets up with the lower track about a km further on at a junction...here I had a good look round and decided to go on the track that heads north (it turns south after a few hundred meters) and I then had a bit of downhill run for about 2k until I hit the forest and then ran through the forest for another 2k until I hit the road. I then turned right and walked the remaining 1.5km on the road. You can turn off through the forest to stay off the road but the choice is yours.
Parking and access: After taking a bit of a detour to get here I was a bit perturbed to see an erected sign by the forestry commission that stated the car park and trails were closed. To cut a long story short I decided to ignore them. Even though the car park is actually fenced off you are able to park your car in a nearby small lay-by (50 metres away) and on the forestry road itself but both of these might not be available in the week. I don't know how long the work is going on in the forest but on the weekend (this was a Sunday) there was nothing on the trail to impede any walkers.
Route Summary: Not the prettiest of hikes up through the forest but the down route is okay and quite scenic. Not the best Nuttall out there but it did me for a good workout as I picked up the pace a bit.
Route Statistics: 11.5km. 1hr 52min. 365m height gain.
The walk: Anyway, the hike is basically following the forest trails as outlined by this route for around 5kms north east until you hit the wind farm. Check your map to make sure you don't take the wrong trail but basically keep heading NE. You will then get to the first windmill and turn right (south) right behind it onto the wide track that leads up to it and then carry on past the 2nd windmill. Keep on this track for about one km and you will see what appears to be a cairn on top of the hill on your right. There is a dilapidated style leading up through a rough field, you go over a 2nd style and then you are at the trig point (beside the cairn). I say cairn but in essence it is really a very robust roofless shelter.
After the trig point you can either go back down to the track and follow it south or follow the track that abuts the trig point (not marked on the map) which heads in the same direction and eventually meets up with the lower track about a km further on at a junction...here I had a good look round and decided to go on the track that heads north (it turns south after a few hundred meters) and I then had a bit of downhill run for about 2k until I hit the forest and then ran through the forest for another 2k until I hit the road. I then turned right and walked the remaining 1.5km on the road. You can turn off through the forest to stay off the road but the choice is yours.
Parking and access: After taking a bit of a detour to get here I was a bit perturbed to see an erected sign by the forestry commission that stated the car park and trails were closed. To cut a long story short I decided to ignore them. Even though the car park is actually fenced off you are able to park your car in a nearby small lay-by (50 metres away) and on the forestry road itself but both of these might not be available in the week. I don't know how long the work is going on in the forest but on the weekend (this was a Sunday) there was nothing on the trail to impede any walkers.
Route Summary: Not the prettiest of hikes up through the forest but the down route is okay and quite scenic. Not the best Nuttall out there but it did me for a good workout as I picked up the pace a bit.
Route Statistics: 11.5km. 1hr 52min. 365m height gain.
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