23/09/14 Wednesday , Sarn Helen from Dolwyddelan to Betws y Coed

 The weather was looking changeable with a mix of blue skies, clouds but there was a lot of grey clouds looming on high ground too, so we decided to do a low level walk called Sarn Helen is an old Roman road from Caurhun to Camardden but we would be doing a 5 mile stretch of it from Dolwyddelan to Betws y Coed. 

We parked our car on a side street in Betws y Coed and caught the X1 bus to Festiniog , we dropped off in Dolwyddelan . We had a pleasant walk back down the road to where we were due to start the walk. This too a bit longer as on the way we could not help ourselves blackberrying on the way , there were loads of plump fruit waiting to be eaten, yum yum.  

The walk initially followed a small narrow road uphill, on the way we could see a buzzard perched on a rock in the field.  It didn't take long until we reached the mountain gate, the views changed here, we left the fields behind us and the views opened up to reveal the moorland and hills beyond.

This sheep certainly has a fantastic set of horns 

Ruins of bygone days

Old walls being restored 

The lane continued 

We reached Bettws y Coed not long after this bridge to end our very pleasant walk. 

Bye for now Hef