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Title: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: vghikers on 19:22:33, 27/02/19

A continuation trip to our Southern Mawddach Way backpack of September 2018 to complete the trail.

The weather was far superior to the cautious forecast, clear skies and unbroken sunshine throughout, surpassing even the very warm and highly unusual conditions on our Langdale Fells backpack of February 2008. On this trip it was decidely hot in the middle of the day and we were occasionally praying for a breeze to kick in. Our previous record of 29th. February 2004 for the earliest butterfly was also broken, we saw several peacocks and other unidentified specimens.

Full report & photos (http://v-g.me.uk/Trips/T1011/T1011.htm)

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: phil1960 on 19:42:30, 27/02/19

Really good that, thanks for posting  O0

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: April on 23:09:30, 27/02/19

Nice pics vghikers  O0

Lovely views and the terrain looks interesting  :)

One for the to do list....when they get the waymarking sorted  :)

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: pdstsp on 08:17:53, 28/02/19

That looks a lovely route - great photos, and I bet is was quiet!

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: richardh1905 on 08:52:31, 28/02/19

Beautiful rough country. Thanks for posting.

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: vghikers on 19:06:54, 28/02/19

Thanks all.
It certainly was quiet, once past the viewpoint above Barmouth there was hardly a soul to be seen, it's a little walked area but attractive.

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: clyoung on 23:32:06, 28/02/19

Fantastic pictures. Don't envy you walking on all those tussochs though!

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: vghikers on 11:56:41, 01/03/19

Thanks again, superb conditions.
Those tussocks were very mild compared to many Welsh monsters we have fought over the years!.

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: astaman on 12:21:32, 01/03/19

Terrific report and great photos. Thanks for letting us share them.

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: fernman on 10:35:47, 02/03/19

That looks very tempting! The whole way is on my to-do list now.

As a matter of interest, did you buy the guide book?

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: vghikers on 19:59:44, 02/03/19

@astaman - thanks very much.
@fernman - It's a good low-to-mid level walk, I'm sure you'll enjoy it if forearmed with the guide book. I wish we'd bought it beforehand, after so many years in god-forsaken parts of Wales we should know better!.

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: adalard on 09:28:29, 03/03/19

Very interesting and enjoyable trip report, vghikers.  O0  You got some fantastic photos and it looks like the "difficulties" were well worth it for the views alone. It's a shame to hear that the route is so poorly waymarked, I'd always imagined it to be a well-managed trail for some reason.

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: vghikers on 13:44:00, 03/03/19

@adalard - thanks, the views were crystal clear this time and there is much of local interest along the way including old mine sites. I think it's often confused with the Mawddach Trail, a low-level multi-use route along the southern side of the estuary.

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: redeye on 16:33:01, 03/03/19

Excellent stuff again, enjoyed that. Great photos of a great summer's day or two  O0  Here's hoping we get some more of that fine weather before the years out  O0

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: vghikers on 19:34:42, 03/03/19

Thanks redeye, superlative conditions. We're hoping for more as we do every year, but maybe that was this year's summer.

Title: Re: TR - Northern Mawddach Way 2-day backpack
Post by: adalard on 07:29:19, 04/03/19

Quote from: vghikers on 13:44:00, 03/03/19

I think it's often confused with the Mawddach Trail, a low-level multi-use route along the southern side of the estuary.

Doh! That's exactly what I did.  ::)