Start: Pont Llogel, Llwydiarth SJ032155 Distance: 7 miles (11km) Notes: Suitable for the moderately fit. Sensible walking shoes and appropriate clothing recommended. Dogs must be kept under close control as livestock graze the land on most of the walk. Allow at least four hours for the journey. The Ann Griffiths Walk is distinguished by its 'open bible' logo on waymarks, as distinct from Glyndwr's Way with its 'red outline dragon'.

The Ann Griffiths Walk is a waymarked route which runs in harmony with a section of Glyndwr's Way giving walkers several options, including two circular walks. On this page, you'll find a description of the Pont-Llogel circular walk but if you fancy tackling a longer route, Powys County Council publishes a detailed booklet giving walkers four options, including a 16 mile figure-of-eight excursion from Pont-Llogel. You can buy the booklet at any local Tourist Information Centre.

The Pont-Llogel Circular Route

The walk embarks from the picnic site at Pont-Llogel, Llwydiarth. From this point a footway leads down the road below the church of St Mary, perched imposingly upon a hillock.

Entering the lower car park encounter the first waymarks for both the Ann Griffiths Walk and Glyndwr's Way. A loosely surfaced path, ideal for wheelchairs, runs downstream alongside the turbulent waters of the Vyrnwy.

This sunny bank is designated a site of special scientific interest, and visitors interested only in a short stroll can walk down to the picnic spot, returning by the higher path (colour-coded waymark posts)... Tables beside the river mark the end of the graded path, the footpath running on to a gate/stile to enter sheep pasture.

The footpath leads on to cross a gated footbridge over the Nant Llwydiarth. A key point. The Pont-Llogel circular walk will return to this spot, via the Glyndwr's Way path.

At this stage, however, go right along the Ann Griffiths Walk, fording the little stream. Follow what appears little more than a sheep path beside the river, via a stile and through an open larch grove into a long meadow, accompanying the river, which runs through several attractive rocky constrictions.

Cross a stile, with convenient sliding dog trap, below a charmingly sited cottage. Coming to the conclusion of the meadow, angle half left to a stile/gate. Ignore the cottage's access track, instead go right, crossing the plank and rail footbridge and subsequent stile/bridle-gate after 150 yards, embowed by oak.

Continue by gates to a stile then cross the sleeper footbridge, to enter woodland via a stile. The path begins to rise with steps, and overlooks a fine sweep of the river. Cross a stile part way up.

The route contours out of the woodland passing a sheep pen to a gate onto the farm road. Opposite stands the farmyard and half-timbered farmhouse of Plas Dolanog, a fine period vernacular structure, built by the Watkin Williams Wynne family in 1664.

Go left up to the road junction, a right turn would bring you quickly down into Dolanog, but hasten not! Allt Dolanog is one of the scenic high points of this walk and fully merits inclusion in anyone's itinerary.

The Ann Griffith's Walk turns left, following the B4382 northwards, until the white and black gateway of the lane to Dolwar Fach comes into view, the now combined waymarked routes leave the road right, at a stile/gate, onto the open common.

Should you wish to gain a glimpse of Ann Griffith's home, then make the short spur diversion down the metalled lane to Dolwar Fach. Now the home of the Jones family, who have been here since the Thomas' vacated the farm early in the l9th century. Although they will appreciate any genuine interest, do respect their privacy, especially if you glance into the old yard below the charming little farmhouse (rebuilt since her lifetime).

The Pont Llogel circular walk returns to the start by taking this metalled lane to Dolwar Fach, following Glyndwr's Way. At the left-bend, climb the stile up to the right and bisect the steep pasture to a corner beneath ash trees.

Keep ahead over the stile, tracing the hedge-line (left) up to a waymarked stile just beyond a field gate. Take this and keep the fence on your left, crossing another stile.

In a dip, pass through the gateway and continue uphill, an old hedge on your right, to climb a further stile.

Turn left within a gated green lane, revealing fine views north to the Berwyns from the crest. Meeting a minor road, go right, then left into a farmyard at Pentre Farm. Sweep right behind the timber and stone barn, passing through sheep pens. Look left for the waymarked Glyndwrs Way, running along a hazel-enclosed track and then below fir trees down to Llwynhir Farm.

Pass between the buildings and house and then along the approach lane. Cross directly over the minor road, continuing via stiles and a gated corner across a brook to rejoin the outward route at the Nant Llwydiarth footbridge. Cross this to return to the start, half-a-mile distant.