Pontfadog Walk 'B' - Around Nant Gwryd - A beautiful valley with fine views. - 4.5km. (3½ miles); height gain 150m. (500 ft.) -About 1½ hours.

Woodland walks, stony tracks, grassy ways and country lanes. Six minutes along the main road towards Glyn Ceiriog, take the lane on the L. signposted Llwynmawr. Cross the river, and 1 minute later, by Felyn Lyn turn L. uphill for 1 minute then go sharp R. onto a driveway/footpath. Pass below
the cottage garden onto path 36 for about 10 minutes. You walk with lovely oak woods on your L. and views across open meadowland below. Emerging onto a track, cross it through a gate into a field. You are now on path 28 which keeps uphill, close to the fence for 5 minutes. The forest edge now briefly descends to your path. From here follow a line of mixed old trees diagonally across a sloping meadow heading for a group of 5 old birch trees. Pass them, and ahead to 'Siamese twins' of Ash and Oak which cunningly conceal a stile! Again ahead and slightly upwards for 80 metres to a stile onto a track. Take this downhill but only for 1 minute before taking a contouring path on L. above the cottage and buildings. Cross a couple of fields, then the path drops steeply for 10 yards down a wooded bank between fields. Follow the lower fence towards the old farmstead of Cilnant.
The formal right of way passes through the farmyard but the owner asks walkers to use his signposted alternative. Once beyond the buildings, walk uphill on the farm driveway (ignore fork to the right) to a tarmac lane. At 275m. (900ft.) above sea level, this is the highest point of the walk.
Go downhill, on the lane, turning a sharp bend by Craig-y-oryn and down to a lovely old house and barns. Here take the R. fork (or L. if you fancy refreshment from the Golden Pheasant Hotel!). Continue for 18 minutes to a junction of lanes. Go R. and in 6 minutes you are back at Felyn Lyn. Fork L. over the river, then R. onto the main road and into the village.