Reccie of Duffryn Crawnon circular route

Encountered 3 obstacles: –

1. The diversion off Brinmore Tramroad, travelling in a NW direction is now itself impassable where 30/25/1 joins 30/40/2. There appears no sign of the Bridleway, it is covered with undergrowth and we had to find alternative route.

2. Beacons Way 30/26/4 at approximately SO11773 18943. There is a fallen tree, looks recent, and someone has started to remove branches. It is navigable with care.

3. Am unsure about the next one, and sought NPA’s guidance. I would guess this falls way down list of NPA’s priorities. In order to reduce the amount of road walking, I found a FP which appears on OS map as continuous but when I look at definitive map, it shows a break in Footpath at SO15330 20002. There is no signage where 21/26/1 leaves Forge Rd in Llangynidr and FP map seems to go through a property, Celyn House. Feeling sure it was a right of way we went through garden and found an overgrown, but definite path leading to a padlocked double gate, over which we climbed. Wonder now if we trespassed! I don’t intend taking a group on this route.