A Walk from Tal Y Bont.

It was a lot fresher this morning with the occasional spit of rain. Later it started to turn hazy and cooler. It wasn't so bad up in the hills but by the time I returned from the walk it was distinctly clammy in Borth.

Our walk today began in Tal Y Bont. From the village green we walked up the lane past fields of sheep and lambs before crossing the River Leri on a well maintained footbridge.

Our route mainly consisted of short uphill stretches that went directly up the steep sided hill and more gently sloping farm tracks that went along the side of the hill. 

From the first bend (photo above) we could see inland to Mynedd Gorddu, (left of centre) at the top of which was the hillfort we visited the other week. Our goal today was to visit the hillfort of Caer Llety Lwyd but our walk leader had been unable to contact the owners of the land to ask if we could go up there. It was right next to the farm house which we passed but the people were out (their three dogs weren't) and the majority of us decided that we were not going to walk on private land without permission.

The first sharp bend brought us onto a grassy bridle path which led ever onwards and upwards Just beyond the grass the track used to be very muddy but had recently been filled with stones making it easy to walk on.

Back on grass we came to the first of several abandoned cottages which was partially built into the hillside. One of our group used to be a community nurse and remembers visiting an elderly lady who lived in the cottage.

From the track we had great views down to Tal Y Bont with the sea visible beyond and Aberdyfi on the far side of the bay.

Next came a muddy section before we headed straight up the hill again. This brought us to a much drier track. We stopped to eat our lunch in a large enclosure bounded by corrugated metal fences that must be used for stock gathering and things like sheep shearing. It was fairly tidy but the large muck (cow) heap and the usual black plastic  didn't make for a good photo. 

The next track was bounded by flowering gorse and naturally we stopped to take in the coconutty smell of the bright yellow flowers. This led us down to the farm by the fort and from there we followed narrow lanes back to Tal Y Bont.