BSC2022: Gwydir Forest Afternoon Walk (Saturday 12.00noon)

big-multi-event-icon-jewel Created with Sketch.
BIG Spring Camp 2022
Jun 04
2022

31 people attending

0 places left

3 people waitlisted

Your price
£0.00
Event difficulty background shape EventDifficulty
Easy Moderate Very Hard
A short but challenging walk with 400 metres ascent.

This is one of the events organised as part of Big Spring Camp 2022.

If you want a shorter walk on the Saturday afternoon of BSC, with a start time of 12:00 midday to enable you to do the Conwy parkrun at 09:00 (another scheduled BSC event), this may be the walk for you.  Or you might just want a lie-in on Saturday!  Start time allows for return from Conwy and brunch at the campsite before we set off on the walk.  Note that this is not a stroll in the park: it’s a serious forest walk with significant ascent at the start as we climb from the Afon Conwy valley up into the forest (ascent is approx 400 metres).

The walk passes the Grey Mare’s Tail Waterfall on the edge of the forest, before we head south along forest tracks to the Hafna Mine.  This area has significant remains of lead, zinc and iron mines in the forest landscape, which date from the 1800s and finally closed in the 1940s.  The Hafna Mine is the most extensive and best preserved of the mines in the Gwydyr estate, which was once one of the most important lead mining areas in the UK.  The remains still visible include a stepped mill, incline, smelting house and circular chimney.

We climb the small hill above the mine and descend into the next small valley, passing by Llyn Glangors to the much larger Llyn Geirionydd.  We’ll follow the shoreline of this lake north before turning east and returning, via country lanes, footpaths and forest tracks to the BSC campsite.  The last length of the walk is a steep descent back into the Afon Conwy valley.

This event is a circular walk starting from the BSC campsite.  The walk is around 6 miles/10 kilometres, with ascent of 400 metres, mainly at the start of the walk, and a similar descent at the end of the walk.  You’ll need a sandwich, or something similar, for later in the day, some snacks and plenty of fluid to drink.  Good footwear, ideally walking boots, is required as the ground is rough and rocky in places and may be wet and muddy, depending on the weather.

 

IMPORTANT! - Participation Statement

You MUST complete a Participation Statementin addition to booking your event space before attending an OutdoorLads event. You only need to complete this Participation Statement once, not for each event you attend. 

Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms, even if they are extremely mild, or who has recently tested positive for Covid-19, is asked not to attend.

 

Photo credits: all photos by ODL members, with permission granted to ODL for their use.