We were at Steph's house for the New Year weekend, so Bertie and I went
out for a walk to reach 900 kms for the calendar year.
Walking back through the village to come out on the South (Builth Wells) end. Up
past the church, and to the junction with the old road.
The old road was very quiet, with all the traffic now using the big new bypass
road.
We followed the road as it undulated south.
At a junction marked for a garage, we took the singe track road heading in the
direction of the lake, and after a confusing farm yard that straddled the
road, we continued down the track until it turned right by 90 degrees with a
parking area to the left.
Straight ahead was the gate into the nature reserve, with a map of the
area.
The initial approach was down a leaf strewn lane before it ended at the
lake
Through another gate, the boardwalks started, and the covid signs showed a one
way circuit. After going around part of the lake the boardwalk turned away
into a heathland/ wetland area.
As the boardwalk circled around it was occasionally submerged after the recent
rain. Further into the reserve was a mixture of scrub and occasional trees.
At the furthest point on the boardwalk trail there was a circular seating
area, and views back across the heathland towards the lake.
We circled around the boardwalk until we reached a track heading to the
western edge of the reserve. We took this and exited through a gate into the
field beyond. Picking up the footpath that circled the reserver we returned
towards the south.
After circling the reserve to the opposite side of it, we picked up a path
that headed back to the road though more fields. We walked back along the old
road towards Newbridge, meeting up with out outward bound trail just after a
junction onto the new road.
Looking towards the hills to the north of Newbridge as we followed the road
back along the way we had gone out.
Back through the village to Steph's house. and some refreshment.
We had more than enough kilometers now to pass my target for this year.
