yes .. its TOO popular .. the worst culprits are the 4x4 crew .. but they are also the best saviours, fighting for the byway rights and clearing the trail after the local mad farmer, who blocks them with various nasty things
the black mounds are the Brad tips (llanbradach slag heaps) .. some call them the `witches tits`
some of the trail is quite treacherous in the wet, due to our slippy welsh brown (boulder-) clay,
and the sloppy bits can be very dirty.
its a shame about the fly tipping, ..but there are fab views there.