1. Heritage Centre - Turn right & then right
again into a small lane & along this for a few meters into St Dogmaels
Rd (B4546). Turn left & cross road, heading for bend in road with
bridelway sign. Go up this lovely leafy green for about 500m to Parc Yr
Eithin Farm. Go through two bridelgates, & then over stile after house
. Carry on up this muddy lane to where the track bends slightly to left.
Go over stile & follow track till you reach quiet Rd
2. Earthworks - Turn left and follow road uphill to reach
main Cardigan to Fishguard Rd. Cross this to the two gates ahead. Go through
left hand gate & follow right hand edge of this long field. As you
go up the hill will have a lovely view of the Preselis & the estuary.
On approaching big gate, don't go through it, take the path to right gate.
Carry on past slurry pit & then through waymarked gate & down
right hand side of next two fields. Cross third field following left hand
edge downhill to gate at end, passing waymarker on left just before reaching
gate. Follow right hand side of next filed around to reach gateway on
right into rocky lane. Enter lane & follow it down for just over 100m.
When you see farm gate ahead look right to find leafy path going sharply
right about 20m from gate.
3. - Follow this above edge of long filed for about 200m, at fork
in path go to left slightly downhill. Go through metal gate & turn
right, following right hand edge of field to reach stile ahead of you.
Cross stile & go across next field until filed edge turns sharply
right uphill, don't follow this but carry on ahead & after about 20m
note fence with stile in it. Cross stile & path goes into wooden section
& then pat 3 ponds on left, (see Dragonflies). Now follow this track
uphill for about 900m to reach the main Rd again.
4. Blaenwaun Chapel - Cross road, go straight through yard
of cement works & follow path ahead. Where the path forks, bear right
downhill & carry on until you emerge opposite cemetery of Bleanwaun
Chapel.
You now have a choice of routes. For shorter route
1 turn right here & follow bridelway past chapel or for slightly longer
route 2 take small road which goes left & then right round edge of
graveyard.
Route 1 - Follow Bridelway for
just over 1/2 mile onto road opposite large house , Plas Newydd. Turn
right & follow this quiet road along for about 700m until you see
bridleway on left which takes you to Parc Yr Eithin farm & start of
walk.
Route 2 - Follow this quiet Rd down for about 450m. On
reaching T-junction turn left & after few meters note footpath sign
on right. Turn up here & after couple of meters come onto beautiful
track which winds along top of valley. When reaching end of track after
passing a few houses, you come out onto small road opposite metal gate.
5. Parc yr Eithin Farm - Turn sharp right here & head
downhill. When road ahead curves left, take short cut over little bridge
on left & go straight ahead to emerge opposite house called Arwel.
Turn left & walk down hill for about 80m to turning on right, signed
'Mwtshwr) high up on wall behind you. Go down here past green kissing
gate & sign to Hendy & Parc y Pratt on left, keeping straight
on to clearly waymarked gate ahead. Go through gate & across a third
field, head towards next stile which enters a little wood. Follow stone
path upwards to come to waymaker & continue to reach gate ahead. Turn
left onto small road & after few meters reach bridleway on left which
goes past Parc yr Eithin Farm & back to river & start of the walk
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