The Meirionnydd Ramblers are a friendly and welcoming group. We offer regular and varied walks in the wonderful countryside in and around southern Snowdonia.
The area above the coast above Tal-y-bont is steeped in history dating back over 5000 years. Today’s walk explores this area and visits some of the historic sites. We set off from Tal-y-bont, crossing the Afon Ysgethin and heading first for the remains of an Iron Age hillfort at Pen y Dinas, dating from some 2000 years ago. Our route continues past the Neolithic burial chamber of Carneddau Hengwm, built around 4000 BC. Although the cap stone has long since fallen from its supports, this remains an imposing monument. A little further on, grassy mounds mark the remains of a manganese mine, opened for five years in 1835 and another seven in 1917. As we make our way back to the start on footpaths and tracks we catch glimpses of Egryn Abbey, a beautifully restored medieval house, now owned by the National Trust and let out as a holiday cottage.
Group grade C
Car park at Tal-y-bont
