The plan today was to meet up with a friend of Vince’s and do a couple of summits in the Pumlumon range. We checked out of the Wynnstay Arms and made the 45 minute journey to the little car park at Eisteddfa Gurig where we rendezvoused with Laura. The weather was dry and sunny, in contrast to the deluge we endured in 2016 when we first did all five Nuttalls in this range.
We set off at 09:40 and followed the track/path beside the Afon Tarennig passed some disused mine workings, and then continued more steeply to the summit of Pumlumen Fawr. Some nice clear views from the top.
The next summit, Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan, was only a kilometre away. It was simply a matter of following a fence in an ENE direction down to a col and then on to the summit.
These were the only two tops we intended to do today, so we now began the return journey by retracing our steps back to Pumlumon Fawr. Rather than return by exactly the same route we now followed the fence over Pen y Drawsallt, skirted around the forest and then on a track that led us back to the car park.
As this is being written up nearly two years after the event, my memory of this walk is very sketchy, so I have not put as much detail as I would normally. I cannot remember where we stopped for food breaks for example. I do remember (with Vince’s prompting) that at some point on the walk Laura produced a cake form her rucksack which went down very well.
| Summit | Height (m) | Status | ||
| Pumlumon Fawr | 752 | Hewitt, Marilyn, Nuttall | ||
| Pen Pumlumon Llygad-bychan | 727 | Hewitt, Nuttall |
Photos of both day’s walks here
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