Castle Bank, Howey

Bank Holiday and the sun was trying to break through. The forecast was for sun and light winds (which means it will be blowy!) so a shorter local walk was called for. I selected Castel Bank from the kittiwake book for Llandrindod Wells.

Wye Valley Trail, Llangurig take2

Overcast, but no rain forecast...  So off for another adventure. So far I have walked most of the Wye valley trail from its source to Builth Wells, with the exception of a small section of the bit between Rhayader and Llangurig. So today was the day to complete this section with a loop around from Llangurig.

Wye Valley Trail, Llangurig

The forecast had been changing all week, so when I woke and the sun was shining it offered an opportunity.
I decided on a walking the Wye Valley trail between Pont Rhydgaled and Llangurig - what I thought was just a wander down the river!
To make this a circular walk I came up with an outward trail up to Hafren Forest so I could park at Llangurig.

Camlo Hill, Abbey-cwm-hir

A day without rain in the current spell so we determined to go for a walk - this time to Abbey-cwm-hir - an old Cistercian monastery. I picked the walk out of a Kittiwake book, as it went around the slopes of this valley through the coniferous forests. Most of the route was also shown on the local council notice board map. We would combine the green and blue routes, joining over Cwmysgawen Common.

Pumlumon Fawr, Source of the river Wye

The weather was on the change... the sunny days of this week were changing with a colder northerly wind, bringing showers. To make the most of the better weather, Sue and I went for a walk to reach the source of the river Wye up at the border of Powys and Ceredigion.
My idea was to park at Eisteddfa Gurig, and walk up the trail to Pumlumon Fawr, then along the ridge line before dropping down the valley marked on the map as the source. Down through the mine workings (along the start of the Wye valley trail), before splitting off to return over the moors to the car park.