The Gwern-Y-Cae Field trig point bag was as easy as it is uninteresting… Unfortunately! I parked in the car park for the cafe in Pontrilas then walked about a mile and a half to the trig point.
It was a nice warm day so it added to the bag. Although not a great deal to see, there was a a few things to document to add interest to this blog at least.
First up was a railway just after the turning onto the unnamed lane toward Orcop and Garway Hill. There were a couple of houses en-route… However not much else. A steady incline indicated that there was a high point up ahead.
Having scoped out the location of the Gwern-Y-Cae Field trig point, it was on the other side of the hedge. There’s an entrance to the field a little past where I anticipated the trig pillar was, so doubled-backed in the wheat field. There’s another field which is where you need to be – no gate, just a big old gap in the hedge.
Head into this other part of the field and head to the the left hand corner and there it is…
The Gwern-Y-Cae Field trig point!
I had to do a bit of guerilla gardening to make it visible and accessible. However, the plate was on the other side of the trig point and I couldn’t see it or get a photo unfortunately.
Another one bagged! Not a particularly challenging or interesting bag, but if you want more, check out my other Herefordshire trig point bags here.
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As it stands, I only have 4 more trig points to bag in Herefordshire. However, I’m not saving the best until last. They’re all bagged in a random order or to coincide with where I am at the time. This one was certainly not saved until last! But, a bag is a bag still!
Grid reference: SO 41370 27546 | T:UK waypoint: TP3546 | Taken from www.streetmap.co.uk
