Geo-Trips :: Gorseddau quarry and the abandoned Treforys village
Gorseddau Quarry
A walk from Llyn Cwmystradllyn, Sun, 23 Jun 2019 by Gareth James
A 4-mile out-and-back walk from the car park at Llyn Cwmystradllyn dam to Gorseddau quarry, out via the ruins of Treforys village and directly back along the route of the Gorseddau tramway.
On the map below, the grey line is the GPS track from this trip. Click the blue circles to see a photograph taken from that spot and read further information about the location. The blue lines indicate the direction of view. There is also a slideshow of this trip. ( )
↓ Scroll down here ↓
The dam at Llyn Cwmystradllyn
Derelict buildings at Tyddyn-Mawr
Route of the Gorseddau tramway near Tyddyn-Mawr
Gate and ladder stile near Llyn Cwmystradllyn
Ruined buildings near Taly-y-llyn Farm
The ruined Tal-y-llyn Farm at Cwmystradllyn
The ruined Tal-y-llyn Farm at Cwmystradllyn
View down towards Tal-y-llyn Farm and Llyn Cwmystradllyn
Gate and ladder stile near site of Treforys village
The remains of Treforys village
The remains of Treforys village
Uplands near Cwmystradllyn
Gorseddau quarry can be seen in the right distance.
Ladder stile and wall in Cwmystradllyn
Route of the Gorseddau tramway approaching Gorseddau quarry
Overhanging wall at Gorseddau quarry
Overhanging wall at Gorseddau quarry
Overhanging wall at Gorseddau quarry
Lower section of the incline at Gorseddau quarry
On the first level of Gorseddau quarry
On the first level of Gorseddau quarry
Gorseddau quarry
Derelict buildings at Gorseddau quarry
Ruined buildings at Gorseddau quarry
Ruined buildings at Gorseddau quarry
Small bird at Gorseddau quarry
Identification welcome! Possibly a reed bunting?
Route of the Gorseddau tramway near Cwmystradllyn
Gate near Plas-llyn
Ford in Plas-llyn
Building remains in Plas-llyn
Said to be the house of the former Gordsedda Quarry manager and, more recently, a... more
Derelict building at Plas-llyn
Route of the Gorseddau tramway near Cwmystradllyn
The ruined Tal-y-llyn Farm at Cwmystradllyn
The ruined Tal-y-llyn Farm at Cwmystradllyn
The ruined Tal-y-llyn Farm at Cwmystradllyn
All images © Gareth James and available under a
Creative Commons licence 
.
