Our walk today started in Machynlleth,
a small town with a rather tall imposing gothic clock tower built in 1873. It
was wet and cold so before setting off on our walk we decided to stop and have
a very chai latte and dandelion coffee latte at a café called The Quarry.
Warmed up we headed out of town where the path took us up some Roman steps
which looked like they had witnessed over 2000 years of footsteps and would probably
last another 2000 years.
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| Gothic clock tower in Machynlleth |
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| Roman steps leading out of Machynlleth |
Our path took us through beautiful woods, past old slate mines, moss covered stone walls and alongside a clear bubbling stream where we stopped for lunch, sheltering from the drizzle under forest canopy.
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| Wooded valley |
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| Stream in Llyfnant Valley |
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| Old farm buildings near Garthgwynion |
Occasionally we caught tantalising glimpses of the Dyfi Estuary.
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| View of Dyfi Estuary |
In the afternoon we took a short detour from the path to visit the small village of Eglwys Fach where there is the well preserved mid-18th century furnace with a huge waterwheel that operated the bellows to make pig iron with charcoal as fuel. The stream was dammed to provide a water supply sufficient enough to drive the wheel.
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| Stone wall lined road to Eglwys Fach |
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| Old furnace and water wheel at Eglwys Fach |
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| Taking a break at The Old Furnace |
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| Waterfall at The Old Furnace, Eglwys Fach |
After visiting the furnace, we made our way back to the path and onwards towards to Tre-Taliesin through more beautiful woods. Considering the wet weather, this was a most enjoyable day inland and away from the coast and the views that we would normally experience.
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| Wooded valley near Foel Fawr |
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| Coast path sign with engraved logo |
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| View of Dyfi Estuary in far distance |
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