Pontfadog Walk 'F' - The one for Luck! - A lovely walk to the north east of the village, but quite a strenuous one with steep gradients. - 5km. (31/2 miles); height gain 286m. (950 ft.) - 1 hour 45 minutes.

From the Post Office follow the lane uphill past the Swan Inn. Just beyond the Chapel, take the lane forking right. You will pass the attractive buildings of Tan-y-garth farm on your right and just beyond it bear right at another fork. Straight ahead now, still on the lane, through delightful native woodland. Ignore the first track forking off to the R. but keep climbing more steeply on the tarmac! A second track on R. is signed as a bridleway (you are now some 20 minutes from the start). Walk (thankfully) downhill through this spruce wood then along a clear track, passing through 3 bridle gates (with their no dismount gate catches). Cross the stream and up to the fence line ahead. The main track swings R. here but we go L. up the side of the gorge. Keep close to the fence until a stile gives access to a clear firm track, take this uphill, passing R. of Ty-nant. 3 minutes beyond this, take the L. fork of tracks and continue ahead to the recently renovated old farmhouse of Pennant.
Take the lane L. and after 100 metres (unless you are weary!) take the R. fork. This soon becomes quite a steep pull up past the modern Winlle farm. The long hill is rewarded by fine views across the valley
and out to the N.Shropshire and Cheshire plain. As the lane passes young woodland on R. the slope eases and at a mono-pitch stone barn ahead you have reached your highest point at almost 670m (1,200 ft) above sea level. Its probably about 1 hour and 10 minutes from the start and time to return! By this barn, turn sharp L. down a lane for 4 minutes. On a R-hand bend, a green lane forks R. Make a choice here, for the green lane is more direct, but is steep, eroded and a bit awkward in places. A more gentle way is to keep on the tarmac and take the R. option at the hairpin which will take you home. However, the green lane is more attractive, dropping with the valley to a farm, then ahead on a steep tarmac lane to rejoin the outward route at Tan-y-graig. Go R. here back to the start.