Cambrian Way - Mid Wales

Cambrian Way walkers can use Hillscape Walking Holidays for the 50-mile middle section (from Rhandirmwyn to Dylife) of this famous 275-mile long distance trail, which follows a spectacular mountain route the whole length of Wales from Cardiff to Conwy.

Travel Light Take advantage of staying 3 or 4 nights at one base, so you can walk without carrying all your luggage. Flexible A chance to dry out, and to organise each stretch of the Cambrian Way to suit the day's weather. Efficient Backup Advice on route finding on the trickier stretches of the Cambrian Way, and transport provided at the beginning and end of each day's walking. The Ideal Base Comfortable walkers' guest house - plentiful real food, loads of hot water, efficient drying room, field-tested packed lunches, friendly welcoming atmosphere.   PRICES 2007 Please note that our special Cambrian Way package prices are per person. These prices do not include transport, which is priced per journey, as indicated on the large map. Our car takes up to 4 passengers, so the maximum group size for this package is four. Prices include dinner, bed & breakfast, and substantial packed lunch: 5 nights: £220 + transport (£245 for room 1) e.g. Rhandirmwyn - Soar-y-mynydd - Strata Florida -Cwmystwyth - Dyffryn Castell - Dylife 4 nights: £180 + transport (£205 for room 1) e.g. Rhandirmwyn - Nant-y-maen - Teifi Pools - Dyffryn Castell - Dylife   Contact us to discuss your specific requirements.

For those who haven't previously heard of this trail, it is the brainchild of Tony Drake, who conceived it as a walk for the mountain connoisseur, on which the first consideration in deciding on the route would be the quality of the scenery. It was hoped that it would be adopted as an official National Trail, with the same status as the Offa's Dyke Path. A Committee was formed, and in 1971 it proposed a route to the Countryside Commission for consideration. In 1976, the Commission approved the project in principle, but then started dithering about the route, which was modified before being offered for consultation with landowners and local authorities. This consultation revealed so much opposition that the Commission finally dropped the whole idea in 1982. Happily, Tony Drake was well aware that his preferred route could still be walked and enjoyed, with no legal or physical obstructions, whether or not it enjoyed the approval and financial support of the Countryside Commission, so he went ahead and published his first guide to the trail in 1984. Perhaps the CW is better off without all the publicity and high profile, for it will probably never suffer the over-use and erosion which now blight many British trails.

Several Hillscape walks use parts of the Mid Wales section of the route. These are listed below, from south to north.