DATES
April 13th-15th
October 19th -21st
Walking the Golden Road is a stirring experience. This gently undulating route takes you along the Preseli ridge, across wild moorland and is said to date back to the Neolithic period, 5,000 years ago, linking ancient monuments and burial places, cairns and rocky tors. The views are breathtaking, and all along the way there are prehistoric remains to be seen.
We begin our walk in Crymych, our first climb is to the outcrop at the top of Foel Drygarn, you are rewarded with a 360 degree view of the county and beyond. You can see why there was an Iron Age hillfort here. Within the fort are a trio of cairns that are older than the fort and give the hill its name which means ‘three cairns hill’.
We continue on to the jagged form of Carn Menyn – like that of all the Preseli tors – is the result of many thousands of years of erosion by harsh weather on the dolerite or bluestone rock. Traditionally thought, it was the source of the stone used to build the inner ring of Stonehenge. As we walk to Carn Bica we can explore an arrangement of stones known as Beddarthur, an eye-shaped ring of stones said to be the last resting place of King Arthur. At Foel Feddau we can look at the stone cairns that date from the Bronze Age and mark burials, presumably of someone who was once a local VIP. We skirt the Pantmaenog Forest to Foel Eryr, which has a burial cairn at its summit.
From here we take the path down through the Gwaun valley and complete our walk at Bluestone Brewery. You will be collected and dropped back at MTH.
DATES
April 27th - 29th
October 12th - 14th
We begin our walk from Fordd Bedd Morris and make our way along the common to reach Carningli Mountain. One of the most striking hills in Pembrokeshire, rocky Carningli is a brooding presence over the town of Newport. Carningli translates as the Mountain of Angels and has been associated with the local Celtic St Brynach. Legend has it Brynach communed with angels, possibly at the top of Carningli.
Listen out for the song of skylarks as you enjoy the spectacular view over Newport and on a clear day as far as Snowdonia. From the summit we make our way down crossing the common in a different direction, heading for the coastline. We pass 4 beaches on the walk, Aber Rhigian the first followed by Aber Fforest. As we make our way along these beautiful sheltered coves and beaches we come to Cwm Y Eglwys. A sandy cove, with a stream running through the middle of the beach. This is a great spot if we have anyone in the group that fancies a dip! Next we walk Dinas Head, this has a steep ascent and descent but is definitely worth the extra push as it offers spectacular coastal scenery and wildlife.
We complete the walk in Pwllgwaleod at The Sailors Safety. You will be collected and dropped back at MTH.
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