Old Uncle Albert had seen a walk advertised in a N Wales magazine and thought that it would be a good one for us to do. Because of a time factor we decided to do the second part of the walk and met up in the small village of Llandecwyn to start it.
It's a circular walk going up to Llyn Tecwyn Uchaf and returning via a tarmac lane passing the old Church of Llandecwyn and then past Llyn Tecwyn Isaf and continuing on the lane until we come back to our vehicle.
We started the walk on the footpath signed in blue circular route and made our way uphill . The wide track is pleasant and steep but we took our time and stopped quite often for a breather and to admire the views across the River Dwyryd to the Powder Works and beyond, After a while the valley narrows and eventually brings you up to Llyn Tecwyn Uchaf reservoir,
That's where we stopped to have our refreshments. Kestrels breed on the cliffs and red breasted Mergansers can be seen on the lake, but they were not there yesterday unfortunately,.much to Tellytubbys disappointment
Soon it was time to move on and the next part of the walk was a very steep tarmac path but at the top we were rewarded with stunning panoramic views. We could see the Church of St Tecwyn perched on the hilltop with views of Portmeirion, Porthmadog and all of Snowdonia with a distant view of Harlech Castle
We stopped to have a look inside this isolated Church and then continued down the narrow winding lane until we came to Llyn Tecwyn Isaf, a private but beautiful lake with masses of Water Lilies around the edges. The narrow lane continued and we turned right when the lane split and went down another long stretch of a very steep lane to get back to our car.
A really great walk and we never met a single person on the way so our walks are as safe as they could possibly be.
We haven't walked as often as we normally do because the three of us have all had various health issues that have prevented walks, but as friends we have all kept in touch with each other by phone or e-mail to make sure that we are all ok All being well it won't be long before we arrange another walk
If anyone wants to do that walk then the only advise I would give is to follow the directions we went on. It's much easier than the other way round.