Camau Bach

Well it’s been a while! As anticipated, Anwen hit the “I’m too big to be carried but too small to walk far” stage. Mix in another dose of Covid and being flat out busy with work, horses, family, haymaking etc. I just haven’t managed to do much walking at all. We have been exploring Lôn Las Ogwen a little though so I’m hoping to make a post including that route sometime soon. It is now the summer holidays (hurrah) so hopefully we’ll get a few more treks in over the next few weeks. Today’s walk is a family favourite and an old go-to.  Nant Y Pandy (more commonly known as the Dingle) is a 43 acre Nature Reserve in Llangefni in the middle of Ynys Môn. It is a wooded valley which is bisected by the Afon Cefni  (River Cefni - Av-onn Kev-knee).  I used Strava to measure today’s route rather than OS Maps, so the distance may not be 100% accurate. Anwen walked halfway which is pretty good for wee legs! I did have the pushchair with me the whole way though so I can definitely say t...

  Today was a reminder that not all walks go to plan. I had heard about the Eigiau (Ayg ee ai) Dam from my Taid a few weeks ago and it instantly grabbed me. I researched, studied maps and satellite pictures and thought I had a circular route planned, with a shorter, back up circular route in the bag if I needed it. After it took us 1 hour to drive the first 15 mins of the way there (due to an accident on the A55), I knew that we would be going for the shorter route before we even found the car park. Unfortunately, that was not to be either, as I will explain later on.  Our bad luck really doesn’t take away from this walk as long as you are happy to do either a very long, hilly circular route or a shorter there-and-back. The walking is easy and flat in the section that we completed today (by the time you’ve parked you’ve covered all the height you need to and so you can enjoy a walk in the mountains with minimal effort!) The paths are wide and clear so easy and safe with small ...