23.07.19
Y Gribyn (SN 924 918)
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| LIDAR image of Y Gribyn (SN 924 918) |
With predicted
temperatures in the 30s it wasn’t a day to spend hours on the hill multi-hill
bagging. Just one would suffice, ideally
relatively low in height, not far to walk, but a walk that had variety and gave
good views. Y Gribyn ticked all these
and as it was only a couple of miles from where I met Suzanne in Llanidloes it
proved an ideal hill for the day.
Prior to the walk I had LIDARed
the summit and connecting bwlch of this hill and with ten figure grid
references noted, I met Suzanne in Llanidloes at just past 9.00am. She arrived with a car full to busting for
her impending move in to her new flat, and with a 4.00pm appointment to pick
the keys up it meant we were in no rush, so a leisurely vegetarian breakfast in
the Great Oak café and a wander in to a charity shop and the Great Oak bookshop
could be enjoyed.
By the time we had found
a parking place up valley from the small community of Llawr-y-glyn the
temperature was roaring upward and blue skies pieced all around and a multitude
of hues of green cascaded from the summer growth. It was a good day to be out!
Our route took us a few
metres up the continuation of the paved lane where a public footpath entered Coed
y Gribyn on our right. The path through
the wood proved delightful with dappled sunshine swaying shaded patterns on
dead leaf foliage which lay on dried earth forming a soft blanket to our slow
uphill progress. It was a day not to be
rushed and any stop was welcome.
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| The initial path through Coed y Gribyn |
The path led diagonally
up through the wood gaining height at a steady gradient, before it emerged in
to the glare of heat where a fence led to a gate which gave access to the field
where the connecting bwlch of Y Gribyn is situated. As I headed toward the point to survey with
Trimble in hand directing me via the ten figure grid reference produced from
LIDAR analysis, Suzanne stood in the sun with her newly fashioned swishing
stick away from where the Trimble was soon to be placed.
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| On the higher part of the path through Coed y Gribyn |
As the Trimble beeped
away gathering bwlch data I joined Suzanne and waited whilst the equipment did
its stuff. Once the allotted data were
gathered and stored I switched it off, took a few photos and re-joined Suzanne
who was heading toward the gate which gave access toward a track that swung
around the western side of the upper section of the hill.
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| Gathering data at the bwlch of Y Gribyn |
Leaving the track the
summit rears up just beyond a small quarried area, its high point consists of
cropped grass and flinted rock and is a part of an attractive small ridge that
descends southward.
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| Suzanne heading toward the summit of Y Gribyn |
As the Trimble gathered
summit data we sat in the sunshine chatting and enjoying the extensive view
down the valley toward Trefeglwys, with Bryn y Fan prominent to our south. Once allotted data were stored the warm
conditions and view dictated another laze in the sunshine. It proved a struggle to get back up.
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| Gathering data at the summit of Y Gribyn |
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| Distant views of Bryn y Fan |
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| Contemplation |
Leaving the summit we
re-joined the gravelled track which soon joined the narrow paved lane leading
down toward the old, but now renovated, buildings of Y Gribyn, where I made
place-name enquiries and with the hill confirmed as the same as that of the old
farm, we continued on a public footpath re-claiming lost height to the corner
of a field where Coed y Gribyn plunged steeply down to the narrow lane where
the car was parked.
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| Summer grasses |
All that remained was to
find the continuation of the footpath as it entered the wood, which we did, and
down we happily walked on a narrow path that must seldom be used, but which was
beautiful as it tranquilly swept down through open deciduous trees with dappled
light swaying to the rhythm of breeze blown sunshine, twas good to be out.
Survey Result:
Y Gribyn
Summit Height: 347.8m (converted to OSGM15)
Summit Grid Reference: SN 92439 91802
Bwlch Height: 314.0m (converted to OSGM15)
Bwlch Grid Reference: SN 92376 91952
Drop: 33.7m
Dominance: 9.70%
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