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Clwb cerdded Eryri walking club
Cylchdaith Carmel, Caernarfon
Daeth 15 ohonom ar ein dro diweddaraf sef cylchdaith yn dechrau a gorffen ym mhentref Carmel uwchben Caernarfon.
Mae Carmel yn Nyffryn Nantlle, Gwynedd, rhwng Groeslon a'r Fron.
Saif wrth droed Mynydd y Cilgwyn.
Mae’r ardal yn gyforiog o geinciau’r Mabinogi, hanes ein tywysogion, ei llynnoedd ac ôl diwydiant a’r chwareli.
Datblygwyd y pentref fel man i weithwyr chwareli llechi'r ardal fyw.
Enwyd y pentref ar ôl capel y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd a sefydlwyd ym 1827.
Cafodd y capel ei enw o'r enw beiblaidd Mynydd Carmel.
Gan ddechrau yng Ngharmel, fe gerddon ni i fyny tuag at chwarel Cilgwyn a drowyd yn safle tirlenwi gwastraff rai blynyddoedd yn ôl ond sydd bellach wedi’i gau.
Roedd golygfeydd gwych uwchben Talysarn a chwarel Dorothea a Llyn Nantlle a draw i Fae Caernarfon.
Roedd yn bosib hefyd gweld Crib Nantlle a Drws y Coed drwy’r awyr lwyd.
Fe gerddon ni ar hyd yr hen ffordd i bentref Y Fron a chael lloches groesawgar yn Y Ganolfan yno a chael cinio, diodydd poeth a defnyddio’r cyfleusterau.
Ar un adeg roedd Y Fron wedi ei amgylchynu gan chwareli Pen-y-bryn, Pen-yr-Orsedd, Cilgwyn, Dorothea, Talysarn, Braich, Yr Hen Fraich, yr Hen Fron, Bryn Fferam, Moel Tryfan ac Alexandra.
Fe adawon ni’r Fron a throedio ar hyd y ffordd tuag Rhosgadfan cyn cymryd y troad tuag at dreflan Bryn a dychwelyd i Garmel lle'r oedd bws Dilwyn yn aros amdanon ni,
Roedd y daith gylch hon yn oddeutu pedair milltir a’r arweinwyr oedd Alun a Bethan Roberts.
Rydym yn trefnu teithiau cerdded ar y trydydd dydd Mercher ymhob mis.
Mae croeso i unrhyw un sydd ag unrhyw nam golwg i ymuno â ni.
Os oes diddordeb gyda chi – ffoniwch Bethan ar 01248 neu anfonwch at admin@nwsb.org.uk
Clwb cerdded Eryri walking club
Carmel, Caernarfon circular walk
Fifteen of us joined our latest walk – a circular one - starting and ending in the village of Carmel above Caernarfon.
Carmel is in Dyffryn Nantlle, Gwynedd, between Groeslon and Y Fron.
It stands at the foot of Mynydd Cilgwyn.
The area is rich in history where tales about the Mabinogi originated and where princes lived and industry and the quarries have left their mark on the landscape.
Carmel was developed as a place for the slate quarry workers of the area to live.
The village was named after the Calvinist Methodist chapel established in 1827.
The chapel got its name from the biblical name Mynydd Carmel.
Starting in Carmel, we walked up to the old Cilgwyn quarry which was turned into a waste landfill site a few years ago which is now closed.
There were fantastic views above Talysarn, chwarel Dorothea and Llyn Nantlle and across to Caernarfon Bay.
It was also possible to see Crib Nantlle and Drws y Coed through the grey skies.
We walked along the old road to the village of Y Fron and found welcoming shelter at Y Ganolfan where we had lunch, hot drinks and used the facilities.
At one time there were numerous quarries in the area including Pen-y-Bryn, Pen-yr-Orsedd, Cilgwyn, Dorothea, Talysarn, Braich, Yr Hen Braich, Yr Hen Fron, Bryn Fferam, Moel Tryfan and Alexandra.
We left Y Fron and walked along the road towards Rhosgadfan before taking the turn towards the hamlet of Bryn and returning to Carmel where Dilwyn’s bus was waiting for us,
This round trip was approximately four miles and the leaders were Alun and Bethan Roberts.
Cymdeithas Deillion Gogledd Cymru - North Wales Society of The Blind organise walks on the third Wednesday of each month.
Anyone living with sight loss are welcome to join us.
If you are interested – call Bethan on 01248 or email admin@nwsb.org.uk
