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Tywi Valley and CarmarthenMyddfai
The village of the physicians, whose medical remedies were written down in the thirteenth century and traced to a lake fairy in the Black Mountain.
- Distance
- 3.7 mi / 6 km
- Time
- 2 hr 10
- Ascent
- 220 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Shape
- Circular
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
Field paths and lanes loop from the village into the hills below the Black Mountain. Gentle climbing.
Worth knowing
- The Physicians of Myddfai were a family of healers whose remedies survive in medieval manuscripts.
- The legend links them to the Lady of the Lake at Llyn y Fan Fach.
- The community centre is village-run and has a good café.
What you’ll see
The church, hedged farmland, and the Black Mountain escarpment to the south.
Background
The Red Book of Hergest records the Myddfai remedies, and the family practised medicine here for generations.