The Oxford Canal Walk is a long distance walk along the Oxford Canal from Coventry to Oxford. This definitely isn’t taxing, but the 123 km or so it covers means that you’ll need a few days to walk the lot! More information can be found for the whole route at the following link – Oxford […]
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Nestling between the popular peaks of Yr Wyddfa, Moel Hebog and Cnicht is an area of rough, lower ground that other than a few choice paths, is rarely visited. Directly below Cnicht there’s Yr Arddu, a wild rocky terrain with the twin rocky lakes of Llynnoedd Cerrig y Myllt and Llyn yr Arddu being among
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The hills of the far north Carneddau provide good walking along solid paths and tracks, and so are perfect for those trail runs where you don’t want to be fighting the terrain every other step. This run, also a perfectly good walk, takes you from the Sychnant Pass, around Tal y Fan and through Bwlch
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While there seems to be an official path from Tryfan Junction up to Bryngwyn and beyond, only the section to Bryngwyn farm is signposted even though there seems to be much more shown on the notice boards and absolutely no information available online – until now. The Route 1 – The route starts in Tryfan
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This is a straightforward walk, trail run or rough cycle starting from the George at Penmaenpool, or from the other side of the Mawddach (parking available further along the main road. You could easily extend the walk into the Rhinogydd or perhaps descend to Ganllwyd from the col (which at that point is the shortest
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This is a 7km route from the WHR station at Waunfawr, along quiet country lanes and tracks, to the newly renovated halt at Tryfan Junction and back to the start. It’s also ideally suited for an easy mountain bike in sections or even on horseback. You’ll probably see more horses than people. Part of the
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This little route connects the Welsh Highland stations at Caernarfon, Bontnewydd and Tryfan Junction along easy country tracks. You can divert at Tryfan Junction to follow the Bryngwyn Line track into the hills (coming soon) or continue to the WHR station, and pub, at Waunfawr. This route is suitable for walking, running or cycling. Some
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This is an easy walk of 5km from the village of Y Felinheli. Y Felinheli is situated between Caernarfon and Bangor and is on the route of the Wales Coastal Path, which this walk follows in parts. Even if it’s short, there’s a bit of ascent on this walk that takes you out of the
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This is a longer walk of 8km from the village of Y Felinheli. Y Felinheli is situated between Caernarfon and Bangor and is on the route of the Wales Coastal Path. This route takes you into the countryside above Y Felinheli, through woodlands and across fields, with some sections on quiet country lanes. There’s a
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This is another easy walk of under 3km from the village of Y Felinheli. Y Felinheli is situated between Caernarfon and Bangor and is on the route of the Wales Coastal Path, which this walk follows in parts. This is a semi-rural walk along disused railway lines long taken over by nature, and along the
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This is an easy walk of 3km from the village of Y Felinheli. Y Felinheli is situated between Caernarfon and Bangor and is on the route of the Wales Coastal Path, which this walk follows in parts. This is a semi-rural walk along disused railway lines long taken over by nature, and along the Menai
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The ascent of Elidir Fawr from Llanberis is a real beast of a slog that almost manages to be as tough as the usual Nant Peris ascent. We detail the ascent only here, as the descent has been detailed elsewhere. You have the option of descending Esgair y Ceunant (steady plot) or Llwybr y Carw
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It’s not the usual on Mud and Routes that the two most recent routes are, on the surface, the same. But even though I walked a circuit around Yr Aran today, it was as different a walk as you could get and not just because it was done in reverse. The Route I set off
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Sometimes, you just need a long mid level walk without actually climbing any summits. Maybe you’re not equipped for snow or it’s forecasting thunder. Or just to get some distance in on the legs. Here’s a 23km route around Yr Aran near Yr Wyddfa that does just that. Of course, you can easily tag the
Dingle (Part 2 of 2) – Sliabh an Iolair (Mount Eagle) Our journey on the 2nd day took us along the coast road towards Dunquin Dun Chaoin, the most westerly point on the Dingle Peninsula. The views on the journey to start point are reason enough to get you exited (such as a visit to
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From the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon, you can walk easily and quickly and find yourself rapidly in the surrounding countryside. This easy walk or trail run can be started from the RSC theatre or from the Greenway Cycletrack carpark, with more information on that here – Stratford Greenway. The Route 1 – Starting off at the
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Stratford-upon-Avon is better known for it’s famous Bard, but if all that culture’s a bit much then you can get out for an easy cycle (or run as I did) before attending a play. There are two carriages converted into cafes (Carriages Cafe) at the start and midpoint of the route, as well as numerous
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This really is the unfashionable side of Snowdonia, usually only visited by those descending the Nantlle Ridge and rarely as a location from which to start many walks (other than doing Nantlle the ‘Wrong Way’). So it was only, eventually, that I’ve got around to setting off this end of the Nantlle Ridge as a
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Having planned a totally different walk, and missing the bus due to a disagreement with Katy. Katy is a cider by the way, rather tasty and a tad stronger than anticipated. So instead of walking into the deepest wilds of Rhobell Fawr and Dduallt, I found myself in the back of the Padarn Bws to
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A short walk, but one steeped in history. The Route Click here to view the full description and download a printable route guide and map. With further archaeological walks available on the following page – http://www.cpat.org.uk/walks/
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The Radnor hills are the only 600m hills in Mid Wales outside the Cambrian Mountains, and their rounded humps relatively seldom visited. This walk takes in the historic burial cairns on Bache Hill and Whimble, but could be extended to include the Black MIxen and Great Rhos if you wanted to bag these summits while
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A mid level walk from Abergynolwyn in the southern end of Snowdonia National Park. An ideal walk to complement a trip on the Talyllyn Railway. The Route Click here to view the full description, download a printable route map and view the video.
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On the opposite side of the Mawddach, there’s the easy option of following the Mawddach Trail to Penmaenpool. This route however takes in a much more challenging route along the southern flanks of the wild Rhinogydd instead, following old coach and drover’s routes across ancient passes. On the way, you’ll pass the famous Clogau Gold
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This is one of the best 10km sections on the entire coastal path – well worth spending a lazy afternoon exploring, and a few pints to recover in Cemaes afterwards! It’s well worth extnding the walk slightly in order to see the brickworks at Porth Wen, you can easily regain this route by following the
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