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I've been wanting to see Lluest Cwmbach Bothy again for a little while because it has been revamped since my last visit.
After dragging Louise about a mile through the entire length of the upland bog to the north of of the bothy we reached the sea of head high bracken that covers the hillside through summer and into autumn.
Navigating through all this toward the bothy is helped by the two lonely conifers that stand just to the north of it. As we came around the side of the hill into Lluest Cwmbach (Lit. The little valley by the lake's side) the bothy came into view. It is about 390Meters above sea level on the East bank of Craig Goch reservoir.
The bothy has an outside toilet to a septic tank but no running water so flushing is by means of a bucket and water butt. Inside there are three sleeping platforms, the ubiquitous drying rack for clothing, some benches and a large trunk that keeps the mice off anything that you wish to leave for subsequent guests. There is a wood burning stove but as there is no natural fuel source nearby it is best to take your own fuel if you wish to use it.
There are level spots to pitch tents just to the south of the bothy as well as a couple of established sites for ground fires in safe places where they won't risk spreading to the bracken, though ground fires and tents are discouraged..
Craig Goch is renowned for the numbers of brown trout, day passes are available.
After dragging Louise about a mile through the entire length of the upland bog to the north of of the bothy we reached the sea of head high bracken that covers the hillside through summer and into autumn.
Navigating through all this toward the bothy is helped by the two lonely conifers that stand just to the north of it. As we came around the side of the hill into Lluest Cwmbach (Lit. The little valley by the lake's side) the bothy came into view. It is about 390Meters above sea level on the East bank of Craig Goch reservoir.
The bothy has an outside toilet to a septic tank but no running water so flushing is by means of a bucket and water butt. Inside there are three sleeping platforms, the ubiquitous drying rack for clothing, some benches and a large trunk that keeps the mice off anything that you wish to leave for subsequent guests. There is a wood burning stove but as there is no natural fuel source nearby it is best to take your own fuel if you wish to use it.
There are level spots to pitch tents just to the south of the bothy as well as a couple of established sites for ground fires in safe places where they won't risk spreading to the bracken, though ground fires and tents are discouraged..
Craig Goch is renowned for the numbers of brown trout, day passes are available.
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