Llangollen

A slight variation on the usual Llangollen route. There is another route nearby that goes around and over Velvet Hill. There is a small track that goes between the two, past Valle Crucis Abbey, so we lumped in the hill as an optional extra, to bulk it up to more of a full day's walk.

Llangollen elevation

Llangollen route

Very sunny day but extremely windy on the hills.

Bracken on Velvet Hill

View from the southern end of Velvet Hill

View from the north end of Velvet Hill

Gill holding on to her hat in Castell Dinas Bran 

Castell Dinas Bran ruins

Castell Dinas Bran ruins

Castell Dinas Bran ruins

View from the Castell

Panorama from the Castell, with the Eglwyseg Rocks to the east, possibly Llantysilio mountains to the west