Cerdded Cymru - The Welsh Walks Guide

Aberystwyth Edition


Walks Menu    Bow Street Walks   Bow Street: a walk in the countryside around Bow Street (4.5 miles)

Summary 
Distance: 4 miles Grade: C
Starting place: 
The chapel known as Capel-y-garn more or less in the centre of Bow Street.
Starting place map reference:  SN626853
Parking place: 
park in the vicinity of the chapel.
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Image courtesy of Ordnance Survey, © 2024 Microsoft Corporation

Route description

Leg 1:     Start of leg GR: SN627398 
Take far right hand estate road of Maes Ceiro and walk down to stile on right. Cross footbridge then walk to the railway crossing.

Leg 2:     Start of leg GR: SN624856 
Very carefully cross the railway. Go up two fields with hedge to your right to reach stile; cross and go left to Ruel Uchaf farm.

Leg 3:     Start of leg GR: SN621857 
At Ruel Uchaf farm yard turn right after house and follow track to junction with another farm track,

Leg 4:     Start of leg GR: SN621858 
Turn left along the track to farm of Ruel Isaf following track just below farm buildings. Look for finger post at end of buildings and a track going right up the hill.

Leg 5:     Start of leg GR: SN619856 
Turn right to follow the track veering right up the hill. Pass through two more gates and at second gate the track ends.

Leg 6:     Start of leg GR: SN618860 
Turning half right and keeping the hedge or fence on your right, walk along to a stile.

Leg 7:     Start of leg GR: SN618860 
Cross the stile and continue up across field to a way mark on the fence line near two gates; do not go through but turn right with fence on your left to a gap then a gate with way mark. Ahead is a recently enlarged building marked as Brynhir on OS map

Leg 8:     Start of leg GR: SN621864 
Keeping building and fence on your left, pick up track beyond the site which soon veers right with hedge on left. Go down to a stile on your left, cross the stile.

Leg 9:  Leg distance 0.2 mile(s)   Start of leg GR: SN622866 
After the stile walk into the field keeping to the boundary hedge on your right hand for about 100 yards then make for the left-hand corner of the field boundary hedge in front of you. Cross 10 yards or so of wet area to reach the right-of-way which goes along the hedge. Turn left at the hedge walk up the right-of-way and in a few yards it broadens out under an avenue of old trees (Castell Gwalllter is on private land to your right). Walk straight ahead to the hedge in another field in front of you (do not go right) and keeping the hedge to your right walk along the remaining 100 yards or so until you reach a stile leading on to a tarmacced lane.

Leg 10:  Leg distance 0.4 mile(s)   Start of leg GR: SN620868 
Turn right for 10 yards along lane then immediately left at junction.Follow this lane for just under half a mile to another junction.
If you wish to shorten the walk do not turn left at the junction but proceed downhill to Llandre Church and continute from Leg 14 of this walk. This reduces the walk length by just under 1.5 miles. You will miss the scenic track which is Leg 13.

Leg 11:     Start of leg GR: SN615872 
Turn right at junction and after Proceed for just under half a mile to a crossroads. At this point turn right on to the track signed Cilolwg.

Leg 12:     Start of leg GR: SN616879 
Pass entrance to Cilolwg farm on left and then follow a green lane to a pair of gates across the track . Go through the gate on the right and follow the track as it descends, with its good views, keeping hedges or fences on your left. After two further gates on the descending track reach a junction at the hairpin bend of a tarmacced lane.

Leg 13:     Start of leg GR: SN623871 
Follow the lane downhill to reach Llandre Church on your right.

Leg 14:  Leg distance 0.42 mile(s)   Start of leg GR: SN623869 
Go right at junction and immediately left to follow lane to next junction and then, do not go down the hill, but follow the tarmacced lane in front of you for just under half a mile, turning left to go downhill under the railway and arriving at the road B4353

Leg 15:  Leg distance 1.3 mile(s)   Start of leg GR: SN627865 
Turn right onto the road to reach the A487 after 700 yards,. Turn right to walk the last mile approx. on the pavement to the finish at the Capel y Garn start point.










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