Friday, August 19

Pont Rhyd Felin.

There is a wonderful country road that leads from Pumpsaint, through Cwrt-y-cadno and eventually on to Cilycwm. It follows the course of the river up the Cothi valley high into a mountain wilderness, before crossing over to come down into the Tywi valley, not far from the river's source at Llyn Brianne.  The area is timeless and around every bend you can almost expect  a drover, complete with his corgis, to be driving his animals along the road towards you. Sometimes in winter this route may very well become impassable, but in summer, with the mountainsides green with leaves and purple with heather, it is an experience not to be missed.

Pont Rhyd Felin.
A highlight on this journey is Pont Rhy Felin. When driving across it seems like an ordinary sort of bridge, but if you take the time to stop and look around, you'll find it is one of the prettiest bridges in the whole of Carmarthenshire. A small stream, Nant Melyn, cascades down the mountainside, creating waterfalls on either side of the arch, before continuing its journey down a rocky wooded valley to join forces with the Gwenffrwd and a short distance later, the mighty Tywi itself.

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