Bad Knees Travel,

Map link Distance:  .2 mile  to the lake. Many more paths to be taken from there. Elevation:  downward slope, not difficult      Wheelchair   Adventure chair only.   Not Popular   but could have more in summer .   Path Condition:  While there is a road, it is for tractor and has big rocks. Dogs  very much yes.        Bathrooms   none Glaslyn is a natural, glacial lake, carved o ut in geologic history. The best info is on the Llanidloes page  and the  Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust. These signs are not at the top of the path, you need to get almost to the lake.   I think the lake might be visible from here, but not today. Look up Glaslyn Lake on Google.  Nope that is not it.  That one is in Snowdonia.  This is the one in Powys, near  Machynlleth.  You see, many of the romantic sounding names are really unimaginative when translated. This is Blue Lake. We left home under mostly sunny skies. The closer we got, the cloudier it got. As we went up, we were in the clouds. Thick clouds.

Montgomery Castle is a   Norman  c astle over looking  an area known as the Welsh Marches, the border between Wales and England.  It has had various rebuilds and modifications. And history. Lots and lots of history. I have posted the photos of the signs in a rich format so that you can enlarge and read them. For the serious history, check out the links below. Distance: .6 mile or less if you wish. Elevation: mostly flat but uneven,    Wheelchair some, but not all is accessible Popular but not crowded in the middle of winter.  Path Condition: Very good, but can be slippery in places. Dogs yes and no , ( While the signs say service dogs only, there were several dogs there on leads) Bathrooms none There are several websites about this castle. I would recommend : Basic info: http://www.castlesfortsbattles.co.uk/central_wales/montgomery_castle.html Detailed history:  https://medievalheritage.eu/en/main-page/heritage/wales/montgomery-castle/ Cromwell Assn:   https://www.olivercr