Cerdded Cymru - The Welsh Walks Guide

Aberystwyth Edition


Walks Menu    Tre'r ddol Walks   Tre''r-ddol: Cwm Cletwr and the Cwm Cletwr Nature Reserve (2 miles)

Summary 
Distance:  Grade: C+
Starting place: 
Cletwr Community Cafe.
Starting place map reference:  SN660923
Parking place: 
Anywhere in Tre'r-ddol. Do not park for the walk intself at the Clettwr Community Cafe
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250 feet
100 m
Image courtesy of Ordnance Survey, © 2024 Microsoft Corporation


Leg 1:  Leg distance 0.1 mile(s)   Start of leg GR: SN660350
From the the Cletwr Community Cafe walk 200 yards along the village road in the direction of Aberystwyth, go over the stream bridge, to a point just short of an old chapel now converted into a dwelling.

Leg 2:  Leg distance 0.4 mile(s)   Start of leg GR: SN659922
Turn left just before the disused Wesleyan Chapel then walk up and around the back of the chapel up the hill to where the path diverges keep left d(o not go through the gate) and walk up into the Clwm Cletwr to a footbridge over the stream, after about 700 yards, (map and leg end positions in Nature Reserve are diagrammatic owing to lack of formal survey data) At various points on your left you will see a deep ditch or �leet�. This led water to a generator which up until about 1953 supplied electricity to the village of Tre'''r-dd�l.

Leg 3:  Leg distance .0.7 mile(s)   Start of leg GR: SN664920
Cross the footbridge and turn right to walk pleasantly upstream for about 15 minutes, passing a wooden pedestrian gate on your left, until you come to a narrow path signposted �Llwybr serth - Steep path�.(map and leg end positions in Nature Reserve are diagrammatic owing to lack of formal survey data)

Leg 4:     Start of leg GR: SN669920
Proceed up the signposted path for about ten minutes, approximately 200 yards. The path follows a zig sag course and it is not particularly steep except at the turning points where the surface can also be loose. The main test with the constructed path is the number of tree roots across it, tending to trip the unwary. Though the surface is well below the standard of the previous part of the walk it should not be much of a problem to a normal as distinct from a casual walker who is not well shod.. After a short while you will emerge onto an old track.(map and leg end positions in Nature Reserve are diagrammatic owing to lack of formal survey data)

Leg 5:     Start of leg GR: SN669921
Turn left onto track walk along the track the short distance to cross the footbridge keep straight along the path ignoring the public right of way which comes in on your right, until you arrive at a car park adjoining a lane. *At this point you can if you so wish walk down the lane the 800 half mile to Tre�rddol�s turning right at the bottom to walk through the village for refreshment at the Cletwr caf� or the Wildfowler. Alternatively retrace your steps for about 30 yards to find a downhill footpath for the three quarter mile return route described.

Leg 6:     Start of leg GR: SN667922
Turn right on to the downhill path and after five minutes you will arrive at a T junction with another path. (map and leg end positions in Nature Reserve are diagrammatic owing to lack of formal survey data)

Leg 7:     Start of leg GR: SN667921
Turn right at the path T junction and follow it down for 4 or 5 minutes until you see a path leaving sharp left. Follow this path the short distance down to the wooden pedestrian gate you passed earlier on the walk. (Map and leg end positions in Nature Reserve are diagrammatic owing to lack of formal survey data)

Leg 8:     Start of leg GR: SN666920
Turn right at the gate and follow your outward route in the reverse direction, over the footbridge and back down to the village.

Leg 9:
Enjoy refreshments at the Cletwr Community Cafe or The Wildfowler









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