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Walking down the steep-sided valley, the stream-bed is very uneven, and after periods of heavy rain you will see water gradually starting to flow in the bed. When this changes character to being smoother you will see another dry stream course on your right, at the head of which is a cave called Guzzle Hole where you will be able to hear and see the underground stream. About 60m further down the valley, the path rises a little and there is a gated entrance to a mine adit, the Long Ash Mine.

The gated entrance to Long Ash Mine

Continue down the valley, cross the dry stream-bed and just further along you will discover the resurgence where the water emerges from three underground passageways called sumps. Follow the path to Pwlldu Bay, ignoring two bridges that cross the stream and a side valley on the right. When the route comes to a National Trust sign at Pwlldu Bay there is a bridge down to your left and a path climbing up the right. To explore the Bay, take the path that drops down to the bridge; do not cross, but head for the houses ahead. Pwlldu is full of interest for its shingle beach, smuggling and quarrying.