The Vale of Ewyas pics
Last February I did a couple of walks in this valley described here and here. These had been trips down memory lane for me as it was in this valley in the Black Mountains that I walked up my first mountain back in 1999. I came back to this valley on a number of occasions in the following years but hadn't been back since 2002 until the beginning of this year. Well, the day after I went over the Brecon Beacons I had planned on visiting Hay-on-Wye (a magical place for any bibliophile) but on the way there I drove through the Vale of Ewyas and took a load of pictures.
The first picture is of Llanthony Priory where the first of the two walks I did last February started. In the background is Cwm Bwchel leading to Bal-Bach, the route at the start of my walk.
The next picture was taken in the field below Pen-y-Maes overlooking the small hamlet of Capel-y-Ffin. The chapel that gives the hamlet its name can be seen at the bottom of the valley. The spectacualr glacial valley can be seen stretching away in the distance. Both walks undertook in February passed through Capel-y-Ffin while I stayed at the Capel-y-Ffin Youth Hostel not far from where this picture was taken.
This next picture was taken at the top of the valley at the Gospel Pass looking back down the beautiful valley. The road through the valley can be seen on the right leading up to the pass. The Gospel Pass tops 538m making it one of the highest roads in Britain, higher than any road in the Lake District. The second days walk last February passed this spot on my way between Twmpa and Hay Bluff.
The final picture is of Twmpa with Rhos Dirion behind shows the dramatic way the northern end of the Black Mountains ends suddenly falling steeply down into the Wye Valley. The second walk passed over both of these hills.
I have a great love of this valley and the whole of the Black Mountains because of the role they played in my developing experience of Hill walking. I will never tire of these mountains. They hold a special place in my heart.
The first picture is of Llanthony Priory where the first of the two walks I did last February started. In the background is Cwm Bwchel leading to Bal-Bach, the route at the start of my walk.The next picture was taken in the field below Pen-y-Maes overlooking the small hamlet of Capel-y-Ffin. The chapel that gives the hamlet its name can be seen at the bottom of the valley. The spectacualr glacial valley can be seen stretching away in the distance. Both walks undertook in February passed through Capel-y-Ffin while I stayed at the Capel-y-Ffin Youth Hostel not far from where this picture was taken.
This next picture was taken at the top of the valley at the Gospel Pass looking back down the beautiful valley. The road through the valley can be seen on the right leading up to the pass. The Gospel Pass tops 538m making it one of the highest roads in Britain, higher than any road in the Lake District. The second days walk last February passed this spot on my way between Twmpa and Hay Bluff.
The final picture is of Twmpa with Rhos Dirion behind shows the dramatic way the northern end of the Black Mountains ends suddenly falling steeply down into the Wye Valley. The second walk passed over both of these hills.I have a great love of this valley and the whole of the Black Mountains because of the role they played in my developing experience of Hill walking. I will never tire of these mountains. They hold a special place in my heart.
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