Our walk is on the lower hills of the Llantisilio Mountains and the starting point was at Carrog near Corwen today. The sun was out for a change, however still cold in the shade. The weather was not going to last so we set off uphill.
The village of Carrog is well worth a visit on a sunny day as it always looks idyllic place to live with the Grouse Inn serving meals and refreshments, apparently the only one left out of the original four inns in the village! A real treat is to see a steam train from Llangollen coming into the Carrog Station. Your walk could even start in Llangollen with a train ride to get there.
My first picture was taken as we walked uphill through a very attractive area of woodland, with great views of the river and the Dee Valley to our right.
The village of Carrog is well worth a visit on a sunny day as it always looks idyllic place to live with the Grouse Inn serving meals and refreshments, apparently the only one left out of the original four inns in the village! A real treat is to see a steam train from Llangollen coming into the Carrog Station. Your walk could even start in Llangollen with a train ride to get there.
My first picture was taken as we walked uphill through a very attractive area of woodland, with great views of the river and the Dee Valley to our right.
When we finally reached the top we took our time as there were many buzzards flying above. Below is one that Bryn photographed today.
From green lanes to moorland it was a pleasure walking in such varied countryside with views of distant hills and vistas of Hiraethog, Clwydian and west towards Snowdonia.
We then walked on the bridleway for a mile or so and passed this gnarled tree, ancient gate ports and the wall again built differently to the other walls that we have seen over the last few weeks.
The Moorland walk with a view of Moel Morfydd in the distance
On the way down the lanscape changed again to rolling green hills, but the weather was by now changing, you cannot tell from this picture on how windy and cold it became. But before we entered the woods further down we found a sheltered spot that we managed to eat out lunch at.
You can see that the weather has changed and rain was on its way. This is the bridge at Carrog it was built in 1660 when Charles the 11 was restored to the throne. The church in the village was built before that in 1615 on the spot it is on now to replace the one standing on the banks of the river that was washed away in the floods of 1601.
The village was named 'Carrog' when the railway arrived there in 1860 it was originally called Llansantffraidd Glyn Dyfrdwy.
Well thats all for now
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