03.10.18 Mynydd Penarfynydd (SH 220 265) and Mynydd y
Graig (SH 227 274)
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| Mynydd y Graig (SH 227 274) |
The south-western Llŷn
portrays a land that is apart, an end.
This is more so than a land that meets sea; as it portrays a differing life,
one seldom encountered further inland. This
aspect is enhanced by narrow lanes, few signposts, dotted farms joined by
earthen tracks, and tranquillity all of its own. There are few other places in Wales that can
compare.
Although I’d been on
this part of the Llŷn many times before, it still held hills that I had not
visited and today Aled and I wanted to investigate ones that we had both
neglected until now. Having visited
Mynydd Ystum (SH 187 284) we headed east and parked on a narrow lane at the
base of Mynydd y Graig, whose summit rose in castellated rock outcrops above.
To our south-west the Llŷn stretched
seaward where Maen Gwenonwy, Ynys Gwylan Fawr, Ynys Gwylan Fach and Ynys Enlli
were bathed in morning sunshine, all looking resplendent with only Maen
Gwenonwy attached to the mainland by a slither of tidal debris.
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| Like bejeweled rocks cast in to the sea; (L-R) Ynys Gwylan Fach, Ynys Gwylan Fawr, Ynys Enlli and Maen Gwenonwy |
The narrow track we were
on led toward the connecting bwlch between Mynydd Penarfynydd and Mynydd y
Graig, as it had been LIDARed we bi-passed it and joined the footpath leading
to the summit of Mynydd Penarfynydd.
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| Mynydd Penarfynydd (SH 220 265) |
The path led up at a gentle
gradient to the triangulation pillar on the summit and a few minutes later the
Trimble was set up and gathering data at the high point of the hill, during
this Aled headed further down the ridge to sit and admire the view, I soon
followed.
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| Gathering data at the summit of Mynydd Penarfynydd |
Mynydd Penarfynydd is a
part of a butting promontory where land meets the sea and although only
relatively small in height it none the less gives a marvellous sense of height
as it clings on above the sea, and today when bathed in early October sun it
was a wonderful place to be.
Once the Trimble had
gathered and stored its allotted data we retraced our route back down toward
the connecting bwlch as greying cloud massed inland over the higher peaks of
Eryri.
Ahead lay Mynydd y
Graig, a fine and apt name for the hill.
We followed the main path around the hills eastern slopes instead of its
narrow ridge path from the bwlch, this meant a steep ascent toward the ridge
but gave endless seascapes on the way.
The summit of Mynydd y
Graig is crowned by a number of large rocks, with two vying for the accolade of
highest point, both were Trimbled. Aled
arrived at the summit first, I soon joined him and then delicately positioned
the Trimble on the high point of the first large rock, aligning its internal
antenna to its highest point and for ease of placement this meant the equipment
was pointing west, resulting in it logging on to only one or two satellites,
therefore I repositioned it pointing north-eastward with the end of the
equipment only a centimetre or so from Trimble oblivion. Before activating the Trimble to gather data
I wedged it in place with three small rocks, then pressed ‘Log’ and hoped it
would still be in situ once the allotted data were gathered and stored.
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| Aled at the summit of Mynydd y Graig |
During this first summit
survey Aled visited the second large rock and looked back toward the first
where the Trimble was positioned, he thought both close in height and therefore
the second large boulder definitely needed Trimbling.
The second boulder
proved a little easier to position the Trimble on top of, and again I used the
same three small rocks to wedge it in place during data collection. As Aled waited near the first large boulder I
sat and savoured the view, and thought that these two hills when combined give
a marvellous small walk.
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| Gathering data at the second large boulder with Aled standing at the top of the first large boulder and what proved to be the summit of Mynydd y Graig |
Once the Trimble was
packed away I re-joined Aled and we headed down following a narrowing footpath
back to the small lane where the car had been left, next stop was a short
distance to our north with a visit to Clip y Gylfinhir for me and Mynydd y Rhiw
for Aled.
Survey Result:
Mynydd Penarfynydd
Summit Height: 177.4m (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 22008 26580 (Trimble GeoXH 6000
Bwlch Height: 142.0m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SH 22322 26725 (LIDAR)
Drop: 35.4m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Dominance: 19.93% (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Mynydd y Graig
Summit Height: 242.5m (converted to OSGM15, Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Summit Grid Reference: SH 22785 27433 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Bwlch Height: 186.0m (LIDAR)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SH 22762 27947 (LIDAR)
Drop: 56.5m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
Dominance: 23.31% (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR bwlch)
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