It is so good to see some new caches appearing. Clueless_Goose has been very busy with 3 new Church Micros on Anglesey and a new series of 20 caches following the old Bryngwyn slate railway.
GCB3BGF Church Micro 15348…Heneglwys by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T1.5
GCB3BG7 Church Micro 15347…Coedana by Clueless_Goose Traditional D1.5/T1.5
GCB3B9E Church Micro 15346…Llannerch-y-Medd by Clueless_Goose Traditional D3/T2
BST – Bryngwyn Slate Trail
A series of 15 caches following the trackbed of the former North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways ‘Bryngwyn Branch’ – now a community owned footpath. The railway once served the slate quarries surrounding Moel Tryfan, as well as passengers from Rhostryfan and Bryngwyn Stations. The line carried slate and passengers down to Caernarfon and beyond, but closed with the decline of the slate industry in the early 20th century. The rails were lifted during the 1940s for the war effort, though some interesting features still remain en route.
For the full experience you can step off the WHR train at Tryfan Junction, complete the series, and return for the journey back. By car, parking is easiest at Rhostryfan former station, allowing you to split the series into two halves. It is also possible to park on the verge at Tryfan Junction or up by the Drumhead right at the other end of the line.
The walk to Bryngwyn is easy-going with only a gentle (undetectable) uphill gradient. The permissive footpath along the trackbed ends abruptly at Bryngwyn Farm, where the final cache (15) is hidden, but if desired, you can roughly follow the remaining trackbed along lanes and the old Bryngwyn Incline to the ‘Drumhead’, where the railway once diverged into several private tramways serving the individual slate quarries. There are three SideTracked caches along the track, plus two additional bonus caches for those willing to follow the trackbed all the way from the end of the footpath to the Drumhead. All in all that’s 20 caches, some simple, others more challenging…
GCB34XH REALLY SideTracked – Bryngwyn by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T1.5
GCB3CGP REALLY SideTracked – Rhostryfan by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T1.5
GCB3F5A REALLY SideTracked – Tryfan Junction by Clueless_Goose Traditional D3.5/T1.5
GCB3CED BST 1 – Rhaeadru by Clueless_Goose Traditional D1.5/T2.5
GCB3EME BST 2 – Twnel by Clueless_Goose Traditional D3/T2
GCB3F98 BST 3 – Mwsogl by Clueless_Goose Traditional D3.5/T2
GCB3ETN BST 4 – Giât by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T2
GCB3F9E BST 5 – Golygfa Llanddwyn by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T2
GCB3F9K BST 6 – Iorwg by Clueless_Goose Traditional D3.5/T2.5
GCB3F9V BST 7 – Pentref by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2.5/T1.5
GCB3CGG BST 8 – Giât Moch by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2.5/T2
GCB3FB3 BST 9 – Ffens by Clueless_Goose Traditional D3/T2
GCB3CG8 BST 10 – Steil by Clueless_Goose Traditional D3.5/T2
GCB3CG3 BST 11 – Onnen by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2.5/T3.5
GCB3CFT BST 12 – Pry Copyn by Clueless_Goose Traditional D3/T3
GCB3FBA BST 13 – Gwely by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T2
GCB3CFH BST 14 – Postyn by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T2
GCB3CFB BST 15 – Arwyddbost by Clueless_Goose Traditional D3.5/T1.5
GCB3CEY BST +1 – Inclên Bryngwyn by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T2.5
GCB353C BST +2 – Y ‘Drumhead’ by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2.5/T2
Event
GCB3F98 Pi Day Party by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Saturday 15th March, 2025
Where: Plas Gwernoer, Nantlle LL54 6BB
Time: 3.14pm to 5.14pm or when the last person leaves
This event is part of 9 Usual Suspect 10th anniversary celebrations, 10 years ago ‘A Slice of Pie’ was one of our first events.
Join us for a P, P & P! The plan is to have as many different types of pie as possible for us all to sample, I think we can do better than our first attempt. There will also be a new Mystery Cache appearing very close to this event enabling us all to get the Pi Day souvenir. See below:
Pi Day 2025 Souvenir
Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi), observed on March 14th because the date (3/14) corresponds to the first three significant digits of π (3.14). The tradition began in the United States and has since gained worldwide recognition.
To earn earn the Pi Day souvenir find and log any Mystery Cache between Friday 14th March and Sunday 16th March. All non-Premium Mystery Caches are open to everyone throughout the weekend on the Geocaching® app from 11:00:00 UTC on Friday 14th March until 10:00:00 UTC on Monday 17th March, 2025.
Llangollen Canal Boat Trip
We have booked a day boat for Saturday 17th May. Cost is £20 per person, to book a place we need a £10 deposit. We have a few spare places, if you would like to join us please contact us asap.
We will be starting at Trevor travelling to Llangollen, it takes just over 2 hours to reach the turnaround point. See map below:
All day boats are equipped with the following: cutlery, crockery, a kettle, 2 burner hob, fridge, sink and toilet. There’s indoor and outdoor seating on all day boats. We will be stopping for lunch some where en route, probably The Sun (marked on map) where we may hold an event. Dogs are allowed. Boat hire times are from 9am – 4pm so we would be meeting up around 8.45am at Anglo Welsh boat yard.
There are very few geocaches currently along the canal but we will make every effort to pick any up as we pass.
Any questions? Contact us.
