Looking down the dam of Llyn Brianne, spillway on the left, power station at the bottom.
The crown of the dam.
Southwestern branch, towards Allt y Fedw.
Small waterfall created when the maintenance track was built.
Southwestern tip of Llyn Brianne.
Dalarwen forest track.
Meadow on Allt y Fedw.
<<= Nant Brianne.
Fungi by the trackside.
On Allt yr Hwch.
Looking across the Nant Llety Gleision.
Rocky outcrops at Dalarwen.
The Llety Gleision bay of Llyn Brianne.
Felled area at the top of Dalarwen.
A glimpse of the Camddwr branch of the reservoir. ->
The valley of the Nant Hendre'r Dail, with a noisy waterfall in it.
Near the northern edge of Dalarwen forest. -> =>>
Banc Hendre'r Dail, above the Camddwr branch.
Sheep trying to hide amongst thistles.
Source bog of the Nant Hendre'r Dail.
Moorland plateau of Pen y Gurnos. Summit anf trigpoint on the horizon.
Nant Llwyd farm to the east of the bwlch.
Trackless embankment on the side of Pen y Gurnos. An ancient trackway?
At the top of the Nant Lluest Fach...
...high above Cwm Doethie. ->
Bird's eye view of Cwm Doethie.
Track snaking down to the valley bottom. ->
The Nant Lluest Fach, two thirds down the hillside. =>>
Bracken ensures a very humid micro-climate.
Boulder marking the start of the bridleway to Soar y Mynydd.
Close-up of the same sedimentary boulder.
A row of pictures of the lovely rough meadow at the confluence of the Nant Lluest Fach and the Afon Doethie. Plenty of butterflies round here.
Stream cascading off Esgair Gwair.
The Afon Doethie...
...entering its gorge.
The valley widens towards the south.
<<= Rocky outcrop above the gorge.
<- A peek into the overgrown gorge.
Traffic jam in Cwm Doethie.
<- Rapids and a log across the river.
Woodland at the valley bottom.
Track through woods in Cwm Doethie.
<- Nant Cnwch Glas
A thin path through thistles, the only way into Cwm Doethie.
Rhiw Cymmer, the southeastern corner of the moorland plateau opposite.
Craig Ddu high above the path.
Dead beauty. ->
The start of the 8km bridleway to Ty'n y Cornel, all along the Afon Doethie.
Troed Rhiw Ruddwen, the farm at the end of the road. ->
Track up Rhiw Ruddwen, giving access to Dalarwen forest. =>>
Blaen Cwm Ruddwen.
Damp ditch at the edge of Dalarwen forest.
Shrouded in trees once more.
Bridge over the spillway.
<<= Mossy stream inside Dalarwen forest.
<- Llyn Brianne's dam. The spillway can be seen on the right, with the access bridge across it.
