15 Rhagfyr / December 2013 8m
Llangiwg - Ynysmeudwy Arweinydd / Leader Lyn Davies
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Traveller's Well, Rhydyfro
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tuag at Langiwg
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Eglwys Llangiwg
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Llangiwg Church
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Llwyn Meudwy Uchaf Farm
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new stile required
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footbridge at Cwm Sion
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cyrraedd Heol Las
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path to Ynysmeudwy
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Llwybr i Ynysmeudwy
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Ynysmeudwy
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Ynysmeudwy Arms
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Afon Cwmdu
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Swansea Canal
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Swansea Canal
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hwyaid ar y gamlas / ducks on the canal
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passing the bridge
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towards Upper Lock
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Loc Uchaf
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Upper Lock
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Upper Lock
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alaong the canal towards Pontardawe
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remains of a canal barge
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Lyn & Wyn enjoying the weather
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Merv
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Gareth at Pontardawe
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passing sun dial at Pontardawe
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inscription on sun dial
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Cwm Du & Afon Clydach Uchaf
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bridge crossing Upper Clydach River
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bwyd y boda / fungi
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Cwmdu
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sgwd
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waterfall
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swift torrent
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team photo
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small cluster of fungi
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approaching Rhydyfro
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bridge at Gelli Gron Mill (ruin)
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debriefing at Traveller's Well (Travs), Rhydyfro
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22 Rhagfyr / December 2013 8m
Bethlehem Arweinydd / Leader Helen Pryor
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Carn Goch, Bethlehem
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Cofeb i Gwynfor Evans
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Lyn at Ger y Nant
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above Ger y Nant
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Lyn, Frank, Eric
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towards Bwlch y Gors
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Frank, Mary, Mandy
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Mulled wine - not as good as Peter's (ha ha ha!!!)
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Pen y Bicws aka Trichrug
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approaching Bwlch y Gors
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fine views
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trig point on Pen y Bicws aka Trichrug
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golygfeydd ysblennydd
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looking down on Carn Goch, the Iron Age Fort
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fine view of the Tywi Valley
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Banc Celynnog
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seibiant
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fording Nant Celynnog
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cinio
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Frank, back for Xmas
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Gary & Brian
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towards Tanylan Woods
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Tanylan Woodland notice
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ruin in woods
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the stone rampart of Craig Goch and Tywi Valley
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the Bronze Age cairn within the Iron Age fort
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Gary ar ben y garn
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along the path
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Tywi flood plain
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debriefing at the White Horse Inn, Llandeilo
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26 Rhagfyr / December 2013 11m Graig Fawr
- Penllercastell - Mynydd Pysgodlyn Arweinydd / Leader Gary Richards
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view of Llwchwr Estuary from Graig Fawr
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Pontarddulais
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track leading up Graig Fawr
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old stone wall
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Graig Fawr Neolithic Burial Chamber - earliest man made structure in the Bont
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towards Trig Point
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Llwchwr Valley
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Graig Fawr Trig Point
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snow on Bannau Sir Gaer
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cinio ym Mhenllercastell
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Ann
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information plaque at Penllercastell
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upended trig point on Mynydd Pysgodlyn
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old path descending to Banc y Bo
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29 Rhagfyr / December 2013 8m
Pontardawe - Cilybebyll - Alltwen Arweinydd / Leader Lyn
Davies
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Pontardawe Inn (aka Gwachel)
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wooded path
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Afon Tawe
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crossing the A4067 and defying the sign
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towards Glyndolau
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up the tramline
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lan y tramffordd
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gather around for Lyn's spiel
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Lyn's spiel
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Merv sporting new head gear
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ancient way
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Lyn
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Alison & Merv tuag at Gilybebyll
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Cilybebyll Church
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llwydrew (llytrew)
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Chris
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crossing Nant Gelli Nedd
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towards Gelli Ceirios Farm
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Gelli Ceirios Farm
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towards Rhos
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Frank before returning to Oman
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in the long grass
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Terry & Owen
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Geraint
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Cefn Celfi Farm
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Jeff, Geraint, Peter at Cefn Celfi Farm
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lunch with Mynydd Marchywel in distance
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Merv & Terry
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towards Rhos
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footpath, formerly Primrose Colliery railway
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Wyn & Brian
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Pontardawe from Craig Alltwen
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St Peter's Church, Ponatrdawe
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on Craig Alltwen
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Alltwen
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Gelli Nudd
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Oblivious!
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Nant Gelli Nedd
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bridge across Nant Gelli Nedd
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debriefing at the Gwachel
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5 Ionawr / January 2014 10m
Baglan - Mynydd Dinas - Aberafan /Aberavon
Arweinydd / Leader Eric Hughes
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group photo
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over the bridge
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into woods at Baglan
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view of Swansea Bay
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a torrent
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seibiant
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sad ruin of Blaen Baglan
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fine view
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tuag at Fynydd Dinas
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view from Mynydd Dinas
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Mynydd Dinas
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Wales Coastal Path waymarker
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desending towards Aberafan
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bit of shelter
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Afon Afan
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Afan River
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he loves it!
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stumps of former bridge
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approaching docks
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pier
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along Aberafan sea front
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sea a bit quieter today!
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Baglan Burrows
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pipe line
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12 Ionawr / January 2014 8m
Southgate - Caswell - Langland Arweinydd / Leader Mandy Fancourt
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Southgate
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Deep Slade
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Wait for us!
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Merv, Paula, Helen
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towards Pwll Du
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Pwll Du
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Pwll Du
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Pwll Du
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Pwll Du
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Pwll Du
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Pwll Du
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Gareth & Wyn
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Geraint & Paula towards Caswell
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Coastal path
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seibiant
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Caswell
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Caswell Bay
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Caswell
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towards Langland
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along the golf course
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Langland
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cinio
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lunch
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Wyn & Merv
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bran y mor / cormorant
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back to Caswell along lower path
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coastal path
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Pioden y mor / oystercatcher
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group photo on path
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canoeists
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recent storm damage at Caswell
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debriefing at the joiners, Bishopston
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19 Ionawr / January 2014 8m Glyncorrwg -
Cymer - Abercregan
Arweinydd / Leader Caroline John
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Glyncorrwg Ponds Visitor Centre
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towards the ponds
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Glyncorrwg Ponds
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Afon Corrwg
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climbing up to the remains of Tyn y Pant Farm
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great view of the Corrwg Valley from Tyn y Pant Farm ruins.
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seibiant
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Cymer in the distance where the Corrwg joins the Afan River
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into the woods
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yn y coed
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mountain torrent
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Peregine Trail (arwydd Cymraeg?)
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cheeky sods. Notice Gareth with new footwear!
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towards Cefn Mawr
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cinio
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Cefn Mawr and Ffynnon Oer Wind Factory
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on Cefn Fordd , an ancient ridgway (Hey, there's two missing!)
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mwswg / moss
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wind turbine towering over wood
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bit of sunshine
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nice clearing
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Are you sure its this way?
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Corrwg Fechan?
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back at the visitor centre
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Glyncorrwg Workmen's Institute
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Gareth's lounge shoes!
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I say its this way!
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26 Ionawr / January 2014 8m Clydach -
Gellionnen - Trebannws / Trebanos Arweinydd /
Leader Lyn Davies
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Clydach
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along the Swansea Canal
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crossing the canal
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Sgwt Clydach
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towards Craig Cefn Parc
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old railway line to Craig Cefn Parc
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New Inn, Craig Cefn Parc
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Cwm Clydach
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Cathelyd Ganol Farm
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Gareth
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Craig yr Allt (aka Plum Pudding)
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Lyn
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below Craig yr Allt
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Merv yn dringo Craig yr Allt
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enjoying the view
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merlod bach
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towards Gellionnen Chapel
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sticil
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Capel Gellionnen
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chapel interior
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Mynydd Gellionnen
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Mynydd Gellionnen
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ar yr hewl
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bridleway from Gellionnen Uchaf to Trebanos.
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bridleway
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approaching Trebanos
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Cwm Tawe
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former railway bridge
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Colliers Arms, Trebanos
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back along the canal
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Alan
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y gamlas
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Ludwig Mond 1839-1909, chemist and industrialist
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Lyn & Gareth
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St John's, Clydach
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2 Chwefor 2014 9m Traeth Cynffig / Kenfig
Sands Arweinydd / Leader Alan Richards
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Kenfig Nature Reserve
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Kenfig Pool
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gwyddau / geese
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building on lake
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ar lan y llyn
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towards Mawdlam
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Mawdlam Church
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Angel Inn
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tuag at Gastell Cynffig
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remains of Kenfig Castle
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Eric, Chris & Wyn
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Kenfig Castle
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one of many pools
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Chris & Illtyd
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solitary scotch pine
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Afon Cynffig
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towards the sea
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washed up buoy
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flooded grassland
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reaching old haulage road
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Wales Coastal Path footbridge - lucky for us we wern't crossing the river
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following the river to the sea
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looking for a lunch stop
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cinio
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sillouette
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Port Talbot steel works in distance
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group at the wreck
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remains of a wreck
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towards Sker Point
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beach bums!
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Jeff finds a port hole
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recent storms have exposed ancient peat
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ancient footprint?
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where's the sand gone?
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boulders tossed onto the land by the raging sea
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Samtampa distaster memorial
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Santampa disaster memorial
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Sker House and flooded pasture
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Sker House
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debriefing at the Prince of Wales, Kenfig
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10 Chwefror / February 2014 9m
Reynoldston - Penrhys / Penrice - Oxwich - Cefn Bryn
Arweinydd / Leader Mervyn Read
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King Arthur Hotel, Reynoldston
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Reynoldstone Police Station
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tuag at Eynon's Ford
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Millwood
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Merv & Wyn at Millwood
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Penrhys / Penrice
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Penrice Church
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murder stone
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Gary & Wyn
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Lilis gwynion bach
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drink stop at the ruined Moor Cottage
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towards Oxwich
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Margaret's Cottage
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Bae Oxwich
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Oxwich Bay
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towards Torbay
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mor garw / rough seas
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Cefn Bryn in distnce
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wind surfing at Oxwich
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towards the footbridge
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y bompren
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river approaches the sea
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towards Torbay
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Great Tor
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Oxwich Bay
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coastal path
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Wyn
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Merv & Gary
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ascending Cefn Bryn
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Three Cliffs
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Paula
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Gary ar Gefn Bryn
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Cefn Bryn
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Cefn Bryn
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Alan
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Cefn Bryn
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topographic disc
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onwards to Reynoldston
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Reynodlston
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debriefing at King Arthur
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16 Chwefror / February 2014 8m
Llyn Pen y Fan Pond - Manmoel
Arweinydd / Leader Gareth Rees
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Llyn Pen y Fan Pond
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Penyfan Pond
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Glenda & Christine
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near Ty'r Sais Farm
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ger Ffram Ty'r Sais
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Markham Village
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Longbarn!
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Twyn Simon Farm
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Geraint
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along former railway line
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ar hyd yr hen reilffordd
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the leader
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Glenda & Christine
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towards Twyn Gwyn Farm
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Kevin & Chris
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tuag at Fanmoel
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towards Manmoel
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cinio near Manmoel
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Lunch near Manmoel
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Manmoel Village
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Capel y Parran, Manmoel
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Manmoel
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Highland cow
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joining the road
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old tree stump
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Merv & Curon
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fine view from Manmoel Common
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Gary & Gareth
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gnarled beech trees
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Alan
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towards Tonypandy Farm
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following old ridgeway
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hen heol
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Christine & Helen
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view of Ebbw Vale
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Chris & Wyn
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Pen y Fan Pond
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Llyn Pen y Fan
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bran y mor / cormorant
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back to cars
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23 Chwefror / February 1014 8m
Glanaman - Pontaman - Mynydd Betws Arweinydd /
Leader Illtyd Lloyd
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Glanaman
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Glanaman Square
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Afon Aman
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trac seiclo ar lan Afon Aman
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Christine, Brian & Wyn
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Alan, Eric & Merv
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hen bont Pontaman
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Christine's Guiness cake- yummy!
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Brian & Christine
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Merv on his third helping!
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Mary & Eloise
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Betws
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bridge spanning Nantyffin stream and gorge
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towards Tir Eleanor Morgan Farm
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Tir Eleanor Morgan Farm
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above Llethrlan Fawr Farm
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Christine
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towards Mynydd Betws picnic site
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information board
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Eric & Illtyd
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Waun Hir Ffarm access road
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Brian, Gary, Merv
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tuag at y mast delathrebu ar Fynydd Betws
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cinio
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Illtyd & Eloise
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looking back at telecommunication mast and wind turbine
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Mynydd Betws
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Waun Hir Farm
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rhwng y brwyn!
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Ffarm Bodyst Uchaf
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towards Brunant Farm
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Alan
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seibiant
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Brunant Farm ruin
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interior of Brunant
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Brian at another ruined farm
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Illtyd on ancient track descending the hill
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Wyn & Gareth
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path back to the car park
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debriefing at Cross Keys, Glanaman
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8 Mawth / March 2014 10m Pontarddulais - Cwmcerdinen
- Felindre Arweinydd / Leader Ann Chalke
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Bont Car Park
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Caecerrig Road
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waterfall at Upper Mill (Cwmfelin)
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Jeff, Gareth & Brian ar Heol Wyllt
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Curon & Brian on Cefn Drum
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Ann
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towards Peter's Cairn
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agosau at y garn
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Peter's Cairn
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Graig Fawr Walk post
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gadael y garn
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towards Twyn Tyle (Blaen Trwyn)
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heulwen hyfryd
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Twyn Tyle (Blaen Trwyn) in distance
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Alan at the prehistoric henge
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Cwmcerdinen Walk waymarker
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tuag at Gapel Gerasim
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Merv & Ann
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Jeff & Mandy at Cwmcerdinen
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near Tyle Coch Farm
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Its Eric!
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Rhyd y Coynant Ford
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infant Dulais River
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at Rhyd y Coynant Ford
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Brian towards Mynydd y Garn Fach
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march or die!
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Mynydd y Gwair beyond
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near Upper Lliw Reservoir
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Upper Lliw Reservoir
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Pownd Top
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Upper Lliw Valley
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Gary & Merv
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Darren Fawr
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Paula & Eric
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Gareth
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picnic site
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Mandy
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Lower Lliw Reservoir
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old tree
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Merv
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16 Mawrth / March 2014 8m Pentywyn
/ Pendine - Marchros / Marros
Arweinydd / Leader Margaret Thomas
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Pendine
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this way folks!
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Pendine
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view from Dolwen Point
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Ynys Weryn / Worms Head
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seibiant
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tuag at Mofa Bychan
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Caldey Island (Ynys Byr) in distance
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last years bracken (& stragglers!)
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seibiant arall
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Brian
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towards Marros Sands
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old waymarker
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hen ffarm
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walkway
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seren fōr / starfish
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wreck of the 'Rover'
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ancient peat beds
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petrified tree stump
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petrified tree stump
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Margaret, Helen, Mary
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ancient peat beds
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ar y traeth
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on the shingle
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cinio ar Draeth Marchros
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shingle beach
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Dinbych y Pysgod / Tenby
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Marros Mill
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towards Marros Village
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tuag at Bentre Marchros
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Marros Church
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steps to churchyard
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group photo at Marros
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Pwll Farm
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through fields
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near Green Bridge
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Paula & Margaret
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garlleg gwyllt / wild ramsons
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old road to Pendine
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debriefing at Springwell Inn, Pendine
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23 Mawrth / March 2014 10m
Caerffili / Caerphilly - Castell Coch Arweinydd / Leader
Kevin Anderson
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Caerffili
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gorsedd & castle
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Kevin, Terry, & Brian at Caerphilly
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Caerphilly Church
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golf course
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tuag at Fynydd Caerffili
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Mynydd Caerffili
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Castell Caerffili
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Craig yr Allt & Mynydd y Garth
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on we go
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Caerphilly Mountain
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Craig yr Allt
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Caerphilly Common
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Christine & Terry
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Taff Trail
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former bridge abutments
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Ann
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dan y bont
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towards Castell Coch
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Blodyn y Gwynt / Wind Anemone
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Castell Coch
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path leading fron castle
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Kevin, Terry, Ann
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towards Thre Bears Cave (Ogof y tri Arth)
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Ogof y Tri Arth / Three Bears Cave
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Yr ogof / The Cave
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sculputure
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Brian
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Merv at Cefn Carnau Farm (ruin)
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crossing brook
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nol i Gaerffili
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Terry next to his hero, Tommy Cooper
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Castell Caerffili
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figure in castle
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y castell
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castle moat
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Ann, Brian, Christine
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Alan
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debriefing at Courtroom / Tafarn y Cwrt
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Tafarn y Cwrt / The Courtroom
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30 Mawrth / March 2014 10m
Groeswen - Clawdd Senghennydd Dyke Arweinydd / Leader
Gary Richards
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White Cross Inn, Groeswen
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Capel Groeswen
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Terry, Christine & Merv towards Hendredenny
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Penyrheol
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Gary & Helen yn dringo lan at yr ucheldir
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Eglwysilan Common
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Comin Eglwysilan
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Gary's spiel on the C13 Senghennydd Dyke
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olion y clawdd / dyke remains
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Alison, Gary & Peter
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Mynydd Eglwysilan
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Margaret & Christine
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Brian & Peter with Llanbradach tips in distance
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Chris
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Ann, Terry & Alison on summit of Mynydd Eglwysilan
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gadael y piler triongli
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towards Carneddi Llwydion
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cinio
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Margaret & Merv
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one of two Bronze Age cairns known as Carneddi Llwydion
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towards Eglwysilan hamlet
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dry stone wall
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Senghennydd
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Merv & Gary
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leaving Eglwysilan Common
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Eglwysilan Church
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Eglwysilan
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Rose & Crown, Eglwysilan
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Pentre Eglwysilan
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Helen
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hamlet of Eglwysilan
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Alison & Peter above Taff Vale
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seibiant ar Fynydd Meio
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trig point on Mynydd Meio
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Mynydd Meio
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Christine, Brian & Helen
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Caerphilly
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Chris
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Alan
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debriefing at White Cross Inn, Groeswen
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6 Ebrill / April 2014 8m Talsarn -
Llanddeusant - Arhosfa'r Garreg-lwyd
Arweinydd / Leader Alan Richards
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Talsarn
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Merv towards Afon Llechach
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old road
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Diolch Merv
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tuag at y pompren
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wyn / lambs
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appoaching the river
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Afon Llechach
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footbridge spanning Afon Llechach
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Gareth tuag at Ffarm Aberdyfnant
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ruins of Gelli Ddu Farm
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towards Llanddeusant YHA
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Llanddeusant YHA
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Eglwys Llanddeusant
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church interior
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leaving the village
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old track
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up towards the lower slopes of Mynydd y Llan
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lower path
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nant y mynydd
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mountain perimeter
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Gary & Helen
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lower slopes of Bryn Cedni
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tuag at Afon Llechach a Heol Trecastell
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towards Afon Llechach and Trecastle Road
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brwyn / rushes
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Arhosfa'r Garreg-lwyd ahead
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Afon Llechach and sheepfold
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crossing Afon Llechach
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Afon Llechach
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on the rampart of the Roman marching camp at Arhosfa'r Garreg-lwyd
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Merv on old road below Fedw Fawr
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towards Pentregronw
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descending Cwm Clydach
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cinio mewn lloc ar lan Afon Clydach
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Mary, Christine & Helen
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crossing Afon Clydach and along Myddfai Road
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back towards Talsarn
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hen gapel Talsarn (ty preifat bellach)
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Talsarn Row
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13 Ebrill / April 2014 12m
Pedol Penyfan Horseshoe Arweinydd /
Leader Ann Chalke
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Storey Arms
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Corn Du ahead
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crossing the infant Taf river
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lan at Gorn Du
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Eric & Ann
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Llyn Cwm Llwch below
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Glynis & Eric on Corn Du
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Corn Du
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Corn Du
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Glynis & Helen
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Craig Gwaun Taf
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Neuadd Reservoir
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seibiant
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Rhiw Ysgyfarnog
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Rhiw yr Ysgyfarnog
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Merv
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descending towards Neuadd Reservoir
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Cronfa Ddwr Neuadd
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Corn Du & Pen y Fan from Neuadd Reservoir
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following the old Roman Road
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Pen y Fan & Cribyn
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towards Fan y Bīg
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Merlen a'i hebol
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Brecon from Fan y Bīg
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lunch on Fan y Bīg
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Ann ar Fan y Bīg
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Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Cribyn from Fan y Bīg
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Merv on the diving board
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tuag at Gribyn
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Descending
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towards Pen y Fan
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Eric
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Cribyn
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dringo lan i Ben y Fan
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Cribyn from Pen y Fan
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summit of Pen y Fan (formerly Cadair Arthur)
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descending
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Debriefing at Ancient Briton
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