{"id":1776,"date":"2021-06-04T20:25:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T20:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=1776"},"modified":"2022-03-12T16:38:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T16:38:20","slug":"y-gamriw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/06\/04\/y-gamriw\/","title":{"rendered":"Y Gamriw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/211690669\/js?mw=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Y Gamriw is a 604m hill above the Elan Valley and is topped by a trig point and a cairn \/ stone shelter. It feels like a very remote hill with tough terrain on the approach and I did not see another person anywhere near it or the fairly nearby Gorllwyn mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51224362507\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51224362507_908671feed_b.jpg\" alt=\"Y Gamriw\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Y Gamriw is towards the left in the distance. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The top is interesting, and the views back towards Gorllwyn and Drygarn Fawr offer a tremendous sense of scale so I am glad I walked onto this hill. What is also good is that there is a path back down to the car from here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51225838829\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51225838829_0a8a46e5a2_b.jpg\" alt=\"Y Gamriw\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The shelter cairn looking back towards Gorllwyn and Drygarn Fawr. Real sense of scale here. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, the path is frequently boggy, but it is slightly better than the random slog that most of this route is. When you get back down to the valley you are treated to carpet like grass and then stone tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51225070236\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51225070236_178bd92fc9_b.jpg\" alt=\"Y Gamriw\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The cairn with trig point in the distance. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the final hill on a long day, it is worth doing, but it is not easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51225071646\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51225071646_2f0ee61c97_b.jpg\" alt=\"Y Gamriw\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Y Gamriw. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51225069796\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51225069796_5f704d2747_b.jpg\" alt=\"Y Gamriw\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The cairn \/ shelter. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51225078226\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51225078226_46750ed680_b.jpg\" alt=\"Elan Valley\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The end is near and the walking is fine. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24mm, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Y Gamriw is a 604m hill above the Elan Valley and is topped by a trig point and a cairn \/ stone shelter. It feels like a very remote hill with tough terrain on the approach and I did not see another person anywhere near it or the fairly nearby Gorllwyn mountain. 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