This is a short walk from Rhyd Ddu, visiting Beddgelert Forest and the scenic Llyn Llywelyn. Despite being a lower level route, there’s plenty of interest along the way from lakeside views, towering mountains, forests and even steam trains if you time it right. This route is suitable as an easy family walk, trail run …
Howies Broad Haven Rucksack Review After gear testing over the summer months, Tryfan Williams brings us his Howies Broad Haven Rucksack review The Howies Broad Haven rucksack is a mid sized pack that boasts a multitude of features, it screams commute pack, but it seemed versatile enough for me to venture out with it on day walks to the …
While on the move, you don’t really want to be weighed down by tons of photographic equipment. Here’s our choice of a DSLR quality lightweight setup that’s suitable even for trail runners! The Camera While the ultimate in ultralight photography is arguably using a high end smartphone, for us that’s a compromise too far. While you …
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Best Sweat Proof Headphones for Running Preparing for a marathon is tough and sweaty work, which is why having a pair of the best sweat proof headphones for running can be a blessing. It gets irritating after a while when headphones are sliding off your head and earbuds are falling out because the area is …
Lowri Morgan is a BAFTA and multi award winning television presenter, a World Class Ultra endurance marathon runner, having races in some of the most extreme races in the World and an Adventurer. Lowri is one of only six to ever complete one of the notoriously difficult 350 mile non-stop footrace – 6633 Ultra in the …
Why not Get Outside in North Wales in 2016 year of adventure. With the largest selection of outdoor activities* from the leading website for getting outside in North Wales, not just Snowdonia, we show you why we’re the website to go to for all outdoor activities in North Wales. In fact, there’s so many of …
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Dave Roberts takes a look at the Salomon Fast Wing Wind-proof Jacket that’s been on a thorough review over the last two months from coastal running to the summits of Snowdonia. I’ve always raved about wind-proof jackets. They’re by far the unsung heroes of the outdoors, with the waterproof for far too long having muscled …
Dave Roberts reviews the Salomon Agile Short Sleeved Tee which has been reviewed on local trail runs and the Snowdonian hills. The Salomon Agile is a technical tee designed for year round running. Boasting AdvancedSkin ActiveDry technical fabrics that wick effectively, meaning that it should be comfortable, dry and warm. Reflective details provide a bit more …
If you’ve been following us on our social media accounts, then you may well know that the Ordnance Survey have chosen me as one of their #GetOutside Champions for 2016. I was fortunate on Tuesday to meet an inspiring group of people for the Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champions photoshoot in London. While I’d been planning to …
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The Osprey brand is synonymous with quality in the world of backpacks. Osprey have recently developed a range of packs squarely aimed at the trail runner. The range includes a waist belt style Rev Solo Bottle Pack (£25), the Rev 6l pack (£60) and the smaller, but feature packed, Rev 1.5l pack (£50). It was the …
Montane are well known as manufacturers of some of the best lightweight high activity kit available, being among the first choice for anyone from mountain marathoners to the ‘gram weenie’ backpackers. While their wind-proofs are an essential bit of our ultralight backpacking kit, as well as trail running, the Montane Allez Micro Hoodie was eagerly anticipated. …
This looks like an awesome bit of kit for night walking, MTB and trails- with a price tag to match! The new LED Lenser® XEO19R is a rechargeable light for night time activities, and by the looks of it should be brighter than the current flagship H14 model. I can’t really tell how much brighter than …
Now that the storms finally seem to have left us, I decided to put on my trail run shoes and head out towards the foot of Mynydd Mawr in Snowdonia. This was to be the starting point for my very first trail run, and add to that my very first night trail run! So maybe …
The wonderful guys and gals at True Mountain have sent us some of their kit to try out. So here’s a first look at the kit, before we really put them through their paces in the Welsh winter hills over the coming month! True Mountain are a new company that produce all their kit here …
Snowdonia’s better known for it’s hill walking and climbing, but also boasts world class trail runs. Here’s a far from comprehensive selection of our favourite circular trail runs. 1 – Coed y Brenin – This is much more than your usual forestry plantation, with conifers planted with a bit more aesthetic consideration than elsewhere. The …
If you’re lucky enough to live within ‘running’ distance of your place of work, then run-commuting has to be one of the easiest ways to get your weekly mileage in. Here’s our Mud and Routes guide to getting the most from your run commute. 1 – Know your Route. You’ll need to have both a …
If the Paddy Buckley Round isn’t sufficient Snowdonia for your challenge, then there is one other that’s tougher in terms of statistics but by virtue of geography poses as much of a problem of route finding as it does physically. The Meirionnydd Round was devised by Yiannis Tridimas in 1993, and covers most of the …
With the dark evenings now in control, running in the dark is almost a given. Donning the heavy Led Lenser H14 for the first time in months wasn’t comfortable on the ears, and so we came up with this dual solution. Not only does it reduce pressure on the ears, it helps keep the head …
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The clocks are going back on Saturday night, and the evenings are going to be longer. Yet it’s not all doom and gloom as we at Mud and Routes believe you can embrace the dark winter nights and make them your own! You can keep on night running, walking those night walks or even mountain biking in …
Personally, I like to take some cash with me on a run. Often, I may be running a linear route with an arranged pickup at the end, or I may just need a bail out option for those longer runs when you just don’t feel 100% before setting off. I’ve stashed cash into my mobile …
You can go out and do some short trail runs, we’ve plenty of those on the site, but if you’re serious about your trail running then how about a 27km epic through the most spectacular scenery in Snowdonia? It’s also ‘mainly’ downhill, though still packs around 500m ascent according to my mapping software. I think …
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This is a reasonably rough trail run that can be started from Gelli Iago or Nantmor in Snowdonia. It’s equally at home as a mid-level walk, and the excursion to the lakes is optional and the trail run works better without this dog-leg. 1 – Start off from Gelli Iago (see map) and walk towards …
Coed y Brenin in Snowdonia is best known for its excellent mountain biking facilities, but has hosted the popular Trail Marathon Wales for the last few years. With this trail, you can follow the half-marathon route from the Visitor Centre across the Mawddach, Afon Wen and a sadistic and punishing climb to end! All that along a …
Coed y Brenin Trail Runs – Half Marathon Waymarked Trail Read More »
Coed y Brenin in Snowdonia is becoming more than just the North Wales Mecca for mountain biking. This mid-length 14km trail run from the Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre in Snowdonia has plenty of ascent and interest as it climbs and descends between valleys, waterfalls and mine workings. Follow the GR waymarks as noted at the …
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