Follow the Lledr valley from Dolwyddelan to the unmistakeable Pont Gethin viaduct before heading uphill through the Gwydr Forest past Llyn Elsi and down to the honwypot village of Betws y Coed. You can return to the start by train. The Route Click here to view the full description and download a printable route guide […]
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A walk along old byways from Dolwyddelan to Capel Curig that’s equally suited to mountain bike, though the track is rutted and pretty technical on the descent into Capel. This is also the route of the Eryri Way. The Route Click here to view the full description and download a printable route guide and map.
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A very easy walk along forestry tracks, stopping half way at a picnic area and returning along a quiet wooded lane that follows the Sarn Helen Roman road. Most of the route would be suitable for a mountain bike as well, though you’d probably want to do the circuit of the entire valley. The Route
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A nice half day walk into Cwm Penamnen, with enough ascent to keep it interesting, before visiting the Castle on your return to Dolwyddelan. The Route Click here to view the full description and download a printable route guide and map.
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If you want a tough walk, or an excellent 2 day backpack, then this walk gets you to the summit of three ot the five welsh 1000m peaks of Carnedd Ugain, Yr Wyddfa and Glyder Fawr. The Route Start the walk in Llanberis with the intention of following the least interesting path of them all
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An easy walk, or off path run from Caernarfon WHR station. As I’m training for a trail half, any opportunity to get off road is welcome. Apologies for the images as it seems my mobile is useless at taking images in these conditions. The Route Starting from the WHR station in Caernarfon, you follow the
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The third and final day on the Trans Cambrian long distance mtb trail takes you from Llangurig, through the Hafren Forest and crossing the infant River Severn before crossing the flanks of Pumlumon and eventually, by the least direct route to the shores of the Dyfi and what is technically the Irish Sea to complete
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The second day of this long distance mountain bike route across Wales starts off in Rhaeadr Gwy (Rhayader) crossing the wild and remote Cambrian Mountains before ending rather anticlimactically at a camp site – though the village of Llangurig, and the Bluebell Inn is just down the road. This leg would be ideally suited for
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The trail starts in Knighton just about on the English side of the border and crosses the Cambrian Mountains all the way to Dyfi Junction, so you can use the Cambrian line to travel between the start and end. The first leg is from Knighton to Rhaeadr Gwy (Rhayader) and covers 50km with over 1000m
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Not quite a wilderness walk, but takes you onto the Cambrian Mountains and gives you a taster of how empty and remote these hills are. The Route Click here to view the full description and download a printable route guide and map. © Copyright Chris Gunns and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
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A walk starting in the small town of Llanwrtyd Wells, walking around and almost to the top of the town’s own hill – Garn Dwad. Returning via a wooded valley and the local woollen mill. The Route Click here to view the full description and download a printable route guide and map.
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A long circuit from Llanwrtyd Wells along bridleways and green lanes to the hamlet of Abergwesyn and back again. While it’s a steady walk, you could conceivably complete this on a mountain bike, though undoubtedly it would be rather tough. The Route Click here to view the full description and download a printable route guide
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This is the route of the full run for the Slateman, though you need to be aware that there’s no official access past the powerstation (thanks! Dig a bloody great big hole in our mountain, drain our lake, spew out more slate waste than the quarries and don’t let us run around the lake.). This
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Fancy a tough bimble this weekend? At just over 25km, this one will get your legs going over some hilly and heathery terrain. The Route Visit the route homepage here. Download the maps here and here, with a guide here.
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If you want the real tough ascent of Snowdon from Llanberis, then this has to be it. You ascend the Eilio ridge initially before descending to the Ranger Path either directly or over Moel Cynghorion. The final descent is down the Llanberis path, though a much better alternative would be down and over y Lliwedd
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Without being an overly challenging walk, this still gets you into the notorious Rhinogydd. The Route The full route details are on the National Park website – here.
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Clogau is the home of the famous gold mine of the same name. The Route The full route details are on the National Park website – here. They classify it as a ‘hard’ walk, but our standards are clearly tougher!
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A very easy bimble around Llyn Maelog in the west coast village of Rhosneigr. The Route Visit the Circular Routes on The Anglesey Coast here, or the printable leaflet for the route here.
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Circular walk from Rhoscolyn that’s mostly on the coastal path, despite being a circular. There’s a pub in Rhoscolyn about half way around, which is convenient! The Route Visit the Circular Routes on The Anglesey Coast here, or the printable leaflet for the route here.
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This route takes in the spectacular Traeth Coch (Red Wharf Bay), returning on a slightly elevated path to make the most of the views across the bay. The Route Visit the Circular Routes on The Anglesey Coast here, or the printable leaflet for the route here.
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A reasonably short walk that takes you up the flanks of Mynydd Eilian that rises straight from the sea. Even then the hill is under 200m high and the walk takes you just over half way so it’s not too taxing. The Route Visit the Circular Routes on The Anglesey Coast here, or the printable leaflet
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A reasonably long walk from the Breakwater Country park (visit this link for more information) that can easily be cut down to under 10km if you wanted a shorter walk. The Route Visit the Circular Routes on The Anglesey Coast here, or the printable leaflet for the route here.
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This route takes in some of the more rugged of northern coast. The Route Visit the Circular Routes on The Anglesey Coast here, or the printable leaflet for the route here.
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A walk from the coast at Traeth Lligwy, through the hamlet of Brynrefail (not to be confused with the other Brynrefail) and on to climb the highest point on the Island on Mynydd Bodafon – Yr Arwydd. There are few facilities directly on the route, though the Pilotboat pub in Brynrefail might be open if
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