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Dowch i brofi hedd y fangre unigryw hon yng Nghwm Tywi anghysbell. Mae'r tþ a oedd gynt yn ffermdy o'r 17G, a'r lôn sy'n eich arwain ato yn eich tywys i ddyddiau cyn trydan, nawr gyda golau nwy a thân mawr agored i'ch twymo a chawodydd poeth. Ar bwys mae Lôn Las Cymru , (Llwybr Beicio Cenedlaethol Cymru) a Lôn Cambria, (llwybr cerdded hir) ac yn ogystal llwybrau cerdded mynydd a merlota a bydd y sawl sy'n ymddiddori mewn adar wrth eu bodd yno.
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 | Mapiau OS: | Landranger 147 Explorer 187 | (1:50,000) (1:25,000) | |
| Cyfeirnod grid: | SN 806 562 | |||
| Trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus: | Tren Bus | Llanwrtyd Wells (16 km / 10 mllt) Aberystwyth (48 km / 30 mllt) Tregaron (15 km / 9 mllt) | ||
| Siop agosaf: | Tregaron | 15 km / 9 mllt | ||
| Hosteli agosaf: | Ty'n Cornel | 31 km / 19 mllt (ffordd) 8 km / 5 mllt (llwybr) | ||
Gallwch gerdded i Ddolgoch dros y bryniau o Dregaron neu gellir cymryd ffordd fynydd droelliog Abergwesyn. Mae'r hostel un cilomedr neu dri chwarter milltir i'r de o'r bont ar hyd lôn ddiwyneb. Hostel syml ydyw yn cynnig y canlynol:
Dylai Dolgoch aros ar agor drwy gydol y flwyddyn; manylion bwcoi ar gael ar wefan y YHA.
| Mae Martin Hanks wedi cynhyrchu cyfres o fapiau darluniedig yn dangos troion yn y bryniau a gwmpas hosteli Elenydd. Gweler ein tudalennau Cerdded a beicio. |  |
Dechreuais i werthfawrogi Cymru, ac yn arbennig Dolgoch, yn hwyr yn y 70'au pan awgrymodd ffrindiau i mi, a oedd wedi eu hysbrydoli gan Lundain, y dylem dreulio ein gwyliau yn Lloegr (sic). Wedi rhai profiadau amhleserus mewn hosteli mawrion fe chwilion ni am rai llai o faint a bennu lan ym Mynyddoedd y Cambria, a dyna lle daeth George, warden Dolgoch mewn i'r stori. O hynny ymlaen fe ddychwelon ni'n gyson i Gernyw ac i'r Alban ond byth yn methu taith i weld Dolgoch lle fuon ni'n gwneud gwaith gwirfoddol ambell dro ar y cyflenwad dwr neu'r adeilad.
We stayed at Dolgoch in July 2006 whilst on a cycle tour through Wales, during the heatwave with the tar melting on the roads. My teenage son was riding his road bike carrying heavy panniers (he did not listen to Dad's advice on packing!). He managed to ride 3/4 of the way up the Devil's Staircase before walking the last bit - further than his dad did! He was intrigued by the gas lights and shower at Dolgoch.
Earlier that day he had broken a spoke - rear wheel, cassette side. On arrival at Dolgoch we met a group of 'Roughstuff' riders. My son thought it was strange to be riding off-road on touring bikes, especially when he saw the condition of one of the bikes. Anyway we had a great discussion whilst cooking and eating dinner. One 'mature' Roughstuff rider could not understand why you would want more than a 5 speed cassette whilst many of the others were amused at my son's high gearing (52/39 chainring and 12/25 9 speed cassette), then impressed when he told them how far he had ridden up the Devil's Staircase. The Roughstuff guys looked for a spare spoke to repair his wheel but did not have the right size, but one of them did a great job of truing his wheel to allow him to ride to the bike shop in Aberystwyth. We enjoyed our night at Dolgoch and it was good to see and hear the banter between teenager and the older crowd. Richard Wrigley
(h) Ymddiriedolaeth Hosteli Unigeddau'r Elenydd, 2007
