SPOTTER MAGAZINE
In the
loop
Photos: Alan Cordina
The Machynlleth Loop in Wales, better known
as the Mach Loop, is a series of valleys made
famous amongst plane spotters for their use fir
low-level training by military aircraft.
These are located 8 miles east of Barmouth,
between the towns of Dolgellau to the north
and Machynlleth to the south.
Spotting in the Mach Loop is not for the faint-
hearted. It requires waking up before sunrise,
climbing up one of the hills and waiting, and
waiting, until some aircraft breaks the
tranquillity of the Welsh hillsides as it
screams through the valley below.