1. Cwm Degwel - Turn left out of car park &
after road with care , turn right after post office & head up to Mill
& Abbey. Follow road round past millpond & Garage & turn right
at T-junction. After few meters bear right into Cwm Degwel. After about
100m at fork in road, turn right in front of house called Abbey Forge
to go down grassy track, over small bridge. Turn right & head uphill.
After about 250m small road bears sharply left, just before metal gate
on right. Go down here few meters to no through road sign& then footpath
sign. Go down here few meters to no through road sign & then footpath
sign go down this beautiful green lane. After about 750m look for waymarker
post & turn right through kissing gate. Follow right hand side of
filed to enter green lane another gate. At end of lane go through another
gate & follow right hand side of filed past front of house through
metal gate to turn left along track after 300m at minor road turn left.
2. - Follow road for 150m to waymarker on
right. Turn right & follow left hand edge of field for about 40m to
cross a stile . Follow field edge to corner. Cross stile & go down
left hand side of 2 fields & then through metal gate by farm buildings.
Turn right & go through farm yard and down track. After 250m turn
left at minor road & then after 300m , at fork in the road, bear right
down muddy track. Ignore track on left & carry on ahead . Before farm
buildings road forks , take left hand fork. After another 300m road forks
again, take a right hand fork & head downhill to pass another farm
on right, go through metal gate at farmhouse into green lane . Go down
lane to cross stream, then go up left hand side of field & through
gate in filed corner. Go through another gate on right & follow wide
green lane through several gateways until you come to 2 gates. Go through
right hand gate & follow left hand field edge to gate opposite Chapel.
3. - Cross minor road to bridleway sign opposite. Go through gate
& turn left at farm track to ruined chapel, through gate & then
turn right immediately after chapel. Go through gate follow path to bridleway
sign by clear track farm. Follow this track to front of buildings, go
through gate & bear round to right. Go over cattle grid & then,
where bridleway points left, follow footpath sign ahead down right hand
side to 2 fields. At junction in paths go over stile following bridleway,
to left. Follow lane turning right after about 100m & then go straight
ahead for 400m heading towards disused coast guard lookout hut.
4. - Go over waymarked stile & then almost immediately cross
another stile on right after which turn left. Follow this path steeply
down hill. Go past ruined lookout hut & over stile. Follow path over
several stiles for about 3/4 of mile to reach farm yard. Follow track
past campsite & carpark. Now follow road for just over 1/2 a mile
to a house with a lantern on a white pillar called Cnwcau, on right. Turn
left in front of house, down muddy bridleway to field gate ahead &
turn left over stile. Go down right hand side of field heading for yellow
marker post. Go up little steps in wall & over stile. Carry on ahead
across 2 more fields& over stiles, turn right into lane. Now follow
bridleway, back to ruined chapel & the down farm track.
5. - Turn right into road. After few meters there is rather hidden
shady lane on left with red no entry road sign at top. Turn left into
lane & follow it ahead for about 250m to farm buildings. Just before
buildings turn right to cross stile & follow left hand side of field.
Bear left after few meters & head towards & through metal gate.
Follow right hand side of field until end of fencing, cross stream &
go uphill to gate on your right, don't go through gate, but turn left
& follow track for about 300m. After passing caravan park on left
cross little stream & head uphill. Pass kissing gate on left &
bear round right. Ignore green lane on left & go right to cross stile
. Turn left & head straight along track for nearly 1/2 mile. Turn
right & there is now a stretch of 3/4 mile on main road.
6. Albro Castle - Turn right opposite house called
Glanteifi & follow pleasant track uphill for 400m. Cross waymarked
stile on left & head diagonally across filed corner to another stile,
just to right of bungalow. Cross stile & go along in front of imposing
Victorian buildings of Albro Castle. At end of building turn left &
head downhill for few meters to footpath sign on right . Turn right &
follow this wooded track for about 150m to stone stile . Cross stile and
go down this little terrace, turning left at T-junction. Go down to main
Rd again turn right , after about 100m note footpath sign on left, cross
road with care & follow sign to left . Follow shady tree-lined path
along edge of river, continue to wide expanse of grass in front of pub,
carry on ahead & cross playing field to car park.
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