We parked in the Priory car park (no charge) and headed north west up the lane on the north side of the Afon Honddu.
The tarmac ended and became a green lane before again joining a road near a rather muddy caravan/camping site.
We passed one farm which had presumably just brought all there sheep in from the hills as the yard was a sea of off white ewes. Eventually this lane again became a green lane which led us into Capel Y Ffin and its two little churches.
The main one of these we had a look into and it could be described as cosy. It had a lovely inscribed window with the words "Unto the hills I will lift mine eyes from whence cometh my help" and it did just that.
Just outside of the village we headed uphill by the farm known as Y Fferm! A lunch stop was made on the hillside with a fine view back to Darren Llwyd and the further hill, along which Offas Dyke runs.
If you look at the map at 255307 there is a path which seems to encircle a small hill. however you will find this to be a large dip which at one time may have contained a small lake, odd.
We now followed a path just inside the open access area and headed roughly south east.
In the January 2012 TGO magazine a walk near here is described where the writer had an altercation with a farmer although the exact area was not pointed out. We however met no one but did come across an advisory notice to use a path which avoids Nantygwyddel and that path was fine.
Not far from the Priory we took a sign posted footpath which seemed to be a bed of a stream and in heavy rain would not be pleasant. Back at the car we were greeted by a noisy cockerel.
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