Hartra two

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This route is based on reviews of Harta1. The aim of this route is to maximise country lanes and robust paths to reduce the amount of time wading through bog and bracken.

However this is the Rhinogs. Its a challenging place to walk whatever : hills, mountains, rocks, heather, bracken, holes, puddles, bog. Never mind the weather. The "Rhinog mile" is a way of measuring progress through the Rhinogs - i.e. much slower than an average walked mile ! No one will trim back bracken, build boardwalks etc here - its a remote area and you will have to embrace its roughness.

Saying all that this route will hopefully minimise this but with bit of a detour through a forest.

The bridge near Trawsfynydd is now closed. The land from Afon Crawcwellt to the forest is slow going but passable - use the fence as a guide any signs of a path constantly disappear and then appear again - but it is bracken free. The second tricky spot is at the top where there is a large beautiful area of heather that covers the entire area. There are no sign posts here. Also the path seems to have been moved slightly east compared to the OS map. You need to look for a ruined stone cottage and tall yellow topped posts to pick up the path through the forest. I have estimated the redirected route.

After that the route is very easy to follow. There is a path past a beautiful waterfall in the forest to the start of the Roman Steps. The Roman Steps are very easy to follow. However when wet the steps can be slippy - so take care. You follow a narrow road around the lake and past another waterfall through a lovely wood and piece of open access land to pick up the road. Its then country lanes all the way to Harlech. I saw just two cars the whole time on these country lanes they are very quiet due to the remoteness, gates and narrowness. The road up from the lake is particularly steep !

This route is based on reviews of Harta1. The aim of this route is to maximise country lanes and robust paths to reduce the amount of time wading through bog and bracken.

However this is the Rhinogs. Its a challenging place to walk whatever : hills, mountains, rocks, heather, bracken, holes, puddles, bog. Never mind the weather. The "Rhinog mile" is a way of measuring progress through the Rhinogs - i.e. much slower than an average walked mile ! No one will trim back bracken, build boardwalks etc here - its a remote area and you will have to embrace its roughness.

Saying all that this route will hopefully minimise this but with bit of a detour through a forest.

The bridge near Trawsfynydd is now closed. The land from Afon Crawcwellt to the forest is slow going but passable - use the fence as a guide any signs of a path constantly disappear and then appear again - but it is bracken free. The second tricky spot is at the top where there is a large beautiful area of heather that covers the entire area. There are no sign posts here. Also the path seems to have been moved slightly east compared to the OS map. You need to look for a ruined stone cottage and tall yellow topped posts to pick up the path through the forest. I have estimated the redirected route.

After that the route is very easy to follow. There is a path past a beautiful waterfall in the forest to the start of the Roman Steps. The Roman Steps are very easy to follow. However when wet the steps can be slippy - so take care. You follow a narrow road around the lake and past another waterfall through a lovely wood and piece of open access land to pick up the road. Its then country lanes all the way to Harlech. I saw just two cars the whole time on these country lanes they are very quiet due to the remoteness, gates and narrowness. The road up from the lake is particularly steep !