THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAMPSITE WE FOUND. . THE ENTRANCE TO THE SITE IS LITERALLY 50yds FROM THE END OF THE WAYFARERS ROUTE. THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THE SITE HAVE PROMISED TO TRY TO GIVE US OUR OWN FIELD AND WE STILL HAVE USE OF THE SHOWERS AND CAMP SHOP THAT ARE ON SITE. AS LONG AS WE GIVE A BIT OF NOTICE THEY WILL ALSO ORDER IN EXTRA PROVISIONS FOR US ... MILK, BREAD ETC.
ONCE WE HAD SORTED THE CAMPSITE, WE HEADED TOWARDS THE A5 TO TRY TO FIND A WAY ONTO THE WELSH NATIONAL TRAIL WHICH IS ACROSS THE CONWY MOUNTAINS AND BEYOND.
I HAD FOUND A SMALL "RUPP" WHICH ACCORDING TO THE MAP WOULD GIVE US ACCESS. THIS IS THE START OF THAT "RUPP"
ALL LOOKED PROMISING TO START OFF WITH
ONE TRACK WAS A SMALL STREAM WHICH WAS STREWN WITH SMALL BOULDERS AND ROCKS, THE OTHER WAS FRESH GRASS. IT FELT WEIRD ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE CAR REACTING TO THE TERRAIN.
AS WE PAUSED TO OPEN THE USUAL GATES, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLIMB THE HILL A BIT TO SEE THE VIEW
THE CLOUD BASE WAS FAIRLY LOW AND RESTRICTED THE VIEW SOME WHAT.
EVENTUALLY WE CAME ONTO A MINOR B ROAD WHICH WOULD LEAD US TO THE START OF THE NEXT LANE INTO THE MOUNTAINS.
DAMN ..... WHY DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN ..... ALL WE COULD DO WAS LOOK FOR ANOTHER ACCESS ROUTE.
WE SCANNED THE MAP AND FOUND ANOTHER TRACK WE COULD TRY ... BUT WITH THE SAME RESULT AS THE FIRST. THEN WE FOUND ANOTHER TRACK THAT WOULD LEAD US AROUND A LARGE RESERVOIR IN THE HILLS. THIS BEING THE START OF IT.
ALONG THE WAY WE SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE BEING A HILL FIRE . THIS TURNED OUT TO BE SOME VERY SMOKEY BRACKEN/HEATHER BEING BURNT. THEN A SHORT WAY FURTHER DOWN THE TRACK, WE ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER NO VEHICULAR ACCESS SIGN . TURNED ROUND AGAIN.
WE THEN TRIED ONE THAT LEAD OUT FROM CONWY ITSELF. ACCORDING TO THE MAP IT THEN CLIMBED INTO THE MOUNTAINS. WE TURNED DOWN A SMALL ROAD CALLED " MOUNTAIN ROAD " ( FUNNY THAT ) AND WE WERE MET BY WHAT LOOKED LIKE A PERFECT TRACK UP THE HILL. DAVE CHECKED THE MAP AGAIN AND WE STARTED OFF.
A NICE NARROW TRACK.. RUTTED IN PLACES
TONKA
AT THE END OF THIS STRETCH, THE LANE SORT OF GETS LOST. WE ASKED A COUPLE OF RAMBLERS AND THEY KNEW NOTHING OF THE TRACK. THEN WE ASKED A GROUP OF HORSE RIDERS AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW OF THE TRACK AND HAD NEVER EVEN SEEN A CAR UP THIS HIGH.
SO THIS IS AS FAR AS WE GOT. HAVING HAD TO TURN ROUND ON THREE OCCASIONS OF THE FOUR LANES WE TRIED. NOT A GOOD SUCCESS RATE , BUT STILL BETTER THAN TAKING A GROUP LANING THERE AND CONSTANTLY HAVING TO TURN THE GROUP ROUND. WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF GOOD LANES THAT THE LANERIDERS HAVE NOT SEEN YET AND ALSO A TRIP TO THE OFF ROAD SITE IN MAY. DETAILS ON WWW.LANERIDERS.COM FURTHER PHOTOS OF THIS LANING AND CAMPSITE CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON DAVES SITE