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	Glyndwr's Highway Dolfor to Llanidloes Sunday 25th April 2004 ...............Walk No. 578
	Midland Hillwalkers No. 65 Total 796.5 miles 'B' Walk led by Brian Smith Time Taken: 6.00 hrs Distance: Enjoyment: Weather: Sunny & Warm 9:45 am - 3:45 pm 10.5 miles 80% Excellent walking conditions Temp: Cloud: Rain: Visibility: Ground Conditions: Wild Life: 18^oC 35% 0% Good Wet in places Goose, Sheep Total AA: Total MH: Total LD: Total AW: Other: Total Distance: 762 mls 796.5 mls 1700.5 mls 121 mls 898 mls 4278 miles Companions: (Derek) John, Ken, Lynn and the contents of Trevor's coach. Points of Interest: Dolfor Garth Heilyn Old Neuadd Penthryn Yr Allt Giant's Grave Wind Farm Foel Fawr Glynfach Coed v gaer River Severn Llanidloes Wind Farm : 1755 feet (535 metres) General: Second section of Glyndwr's Highway. 15 miles to 25.5 miles. Llanbadarn Fynydd to Llanidloes is the official Midland Hillwalkers Glyndwr's Highway route taken by the 'A' group. The 'B' group walked a shorter walk from Dolfor to the A470 trunk road on the banks of the River Severn. Started at 9:45am from a layby on the A483 near Dolfor, walked along the main road for a few yards to a quiet lane and into the Welsh countryside. As we passed the first farmhouse in the sunshine a farmer ran out the house saying there wasn't any right of way. The leaders consulted their maps and explained that there was plenty of footpaths shown on the map. The conversation from the farmer became very heated with plenty of finger pointing. The leaders rang the police and were advised to retrace our tracks, continuing down the first lane and bypassing the farm. The farmer on the surface had won, but the leaders were determined to pursue this matter with the police. We continued the pleasant sunny Sunday morning walk along the lane past a small chapel to Penre. We passed another farm with an unusual looking goose. See photo. After Penthryn Farm we ascended Yr Allt to lunch at the head of the valley and a wonderful view down the valley towards Newtown. After lunch we continued near the top of the ridge past the 'Giant's Grave' to the wind farm. The views to the east and south were stunning. Some of the generator propellors were turning normally but many looked as if they were stationary. As we walked towards the stationary generators we noticed that they were turning very slowly and that the propellor blades were turned edge on to the wind. The slight breeze of the beautiful day was providing very little turning force to the propellors of these generators. We could not understand why this was so. Perhaps these generators were scheduled for a service, or the slight breeze contained too little energy to turn the higher geared generators. From the wind farm we walked down a gravel lane with excellant views to the west and north, including the summits of Allt y Moch, Foel-fawr & Coed v gaer, and the village of Llanidloes. The lanes down to the River Severn and the coach were beautifully decorated with primroses and bluebells. An excellent finish to another good walk led by Brian and assisted by Bill and Chris. Trevor drove us into Llanidloes where we teamed up with the 'A' group for a well earned excellent pint in The Mount pulic house. www.streepmap.co.uk start 309385/287730, finish 299665/285115, via 305005/286110 Hazards: Always study the map well before and during the walk. Keep to the way marked routes, especially in bad weather. Respect the farmers land and fences. Someone will want to follow your route in the future. Good luck to the leaders we hope they win their battle for us to use the rights of way at all times.

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