To the summit of Pumlumon
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"From Nant-y-moch Reservoir to Pen Pumlumon Fawr, returning via Llyn Llygad Rheidol"
Walk directions
From the parking area by Nant-y-moch Reservoir, walk up the road away from the dam. At the top of the climb, the road curves south and passes to the right of a forestry plantation. Just past Lle’r-neuaddau farm, take the wide gravel track on the left. Climb along the right-hand side of a valley towards the forest of Dyll Faen.
Continue along the wide gravel track climbing through the forest. Where the track ends at a second turning area, bear slightly left to pick up a rough and boggy path. Climb through a wide swathe of cleared forest below electricity wires.
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Additional information
Terrain
- Lanes and tracks, clear mountain paths, sections where route is unclear/undefined
Landscape
- Wild moorland, some forest, large reservoir
Dog friendliness
- Wild, open country; dogs can run free if no sheep present
Parking
- Large free parking area next to the Nant-y-moch Reservoir dam
Toilets en route
- None on route
About the walk
Pumlumon may not be the highest of Wales’s peaks, but there is probably no other summit in Wales from which so much of the country is visible. Certainly, on a fine day the views are memorable. To the west, beyond Nant-y-moch Reservoir, brown hills and inky forests slide away into the distance,...
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About the area
The name ‘Ceredigion’ takes a bit of explanation. The town of Cardigan gives its name to the surrounding bay, but the county now uses the Welsh word for Cardiganshire – Ceredigion, pronounced with a ‘dig’.
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