We Must Be Mad: Day 48: Tre-Taliesin to Aberystwyth

Having caught a double decker bus to Tre-Taliesen we made our way via some narrow back streets to the start of a path through Cors Fochno, a significant nature reserve and one of the finest examples of raised peatbog in Britain. The path started off as a nice wide shingle path, which then evolved into a track across some short grazed pasture before turning into a narrow track through very long, wet, seed covered grass. Needless to say, that my feet were soaking wet in no time with grass seed getting stuck in my socks and falling into my boots.

Nice wide shingled path through along marsh

Track through paddock alongside marsh

Walking through long, wet grass alongside peat bog

Peat bog at Cors Fochno

Selfie at Cors Fochno

We eventually made our way out of the peatbog and arrived at the coastal town of Borth. Unfortunately, we arrived at high tide and as such missed seeing the stumps of an old submerged forest that is visible on the beach at low tide. This was also our return to the coast after two and a half days circuiting the Afon Dyfi estuary.

Looking out towards marsh

Beachfront along Borth

After eating our lunch on a park bench at the beach we commenced the first of a few heart rate raising climbs along the coastal cliffs. By now the skies had cleared somewhat so we had some stunning views up and down the coast along with viewing interesting geological formations on the steep cliffs.