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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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 historical insight into the walk up Snowdon. George Borrow sets off on an epic journey from Bangor to Caernarfon and then onwards to Snowdon in one day and mostly on foot. He even makes it back to Bangor that same day. Borrow claims to have ascended and descended in 4 hours, which is a
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Starting off in Capel Curig before following disused byways over to Dolwyddelan and possibly a pint (was shut today). Then along the Afon Lledr before starting to climb again by following the Sarn Helen Roman road past the settlement of Rhiwddolion and Betws Y Coed. The final section is again following a river, the Llugwy,
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The Torrent Walk, or Llwybr Clywedog is a short woodland and riverside walk just outside Dolgellau down the Afon Clywedog. The Route The full route is on the Snowdonia National Park website here and a printable PDF map of the Torrent Walk
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If you’re after an easy walk in Betws y Coed, then this might be the one. Starting at the National Park information centre, you’ll explore the village and some of the surrounding countryside, but never being too far from civilisation. You certainly won’t need to take a packed lunch and the main hazard is to
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The valley of Cwm Penmnen lies to the south of Dolwyddelan and is steep sided and afforested. Through this valley, the Romans chose to build the famous Sarn Helen, which can still be followed over the moors towards Ffestiniog. Most of this route can be mountain biked and the final section of footpath avoided by
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Starting from the train station at Dolwyddelan, this is one of the best options for visiting the castle if you don’t want to to do the usual tourist stuff and keep to within five minutes of your car! Beware some rather noisy dogs near the Pen-y-rhiw farm, they like to make it known that you’re
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This is a bite sized segment of this trail, starting in Llanfairfechan and ending in Penmaenmawr over the hill. There are plenty of trains and buses available to return to the start. The path crosses some high moorland that can feel much more remote than it is. Enjoy views to the Gogarth and Ynys Mon
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There’s a pleasure in walking linear routes that no circuit can match. Walking from one settlement, over the hills to another always feels like a longer trip. This one, at only about 10km is short, but takes you from the coast and over pleasant hillside. Well, apart from the area adjacent the Afon Gyrach where
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While from Penmaenmawr, the skyline looks like hills, once you explore you realise that they form the edge of an upland plateau. This is an area rich in history, and even though you’re over 400m above sea level there are still occupied farm housed here and some remarkably good farmland in places. This would make
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A short walk into the hills that can still feel pretty remote and desolate, though you’re never more than a few Km from civilisation. Setting off from the end of the Valley Road, you’re practically on the hill already. The walk takes you up along the stream and up to the Roman road at Bwlch
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Gwydyr Forest has much more appeal than mountain biking. Hidden in the woods are the remains of the lead and zinc mining industry at Hafna Galena and Parc mines. It’s now mainly overgrown, but plenty remains for the industrial archaeologist. Most of the shafts are capped, but be wary of holes if you do decide
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Starting from the tiny hamlet of Capel Garmon in this forgotten corner of Snowdonia, visiting the burial mound that gave the settlement it’s name and returning along the Afon Conwy. You can optionally pay to view some of the waterfalls en route if you don’t feel rather offended by the whole concept. The Route Click
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This is a straightforward walk to the Crafnant and Geirionydd lakes from Trefriw. There’s a fair bit of ups and downs on the route, and plenty of variety to keep you interested. There’a also a cafe on Llyn Crafnant, but instead of crossing Mynydd Deulyn as the route suggests, you need to continue onwards for
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The Rhinogydd, despite their difficulty, are reasonably accessible from many points. Trawsfynydd to the north east has always been a favourite starting point, but an arguably more scenic approach is from the opposite side of the mountain at Llandecwyn. It has the advantage of a return via the Cambrian Line Railway. OS Map Required Explorer 018, Landranger 124, BMC
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If you want to avoid the crowds for most of your walk, then this is one of the least obvious routes to Lliwedd and possibly on to Snowdon. Starting off on the Watkin path with the hordes, you’ll soon be leaving them behind, probably shaking their heads at you as you’re clearly going the wrong
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What if you want to walk up, but don’t think you can cope with walking the lot? You can catch the train up to Clogwyn Station and walk to the summit from there and cut out the majority of the hard climb. The main drawback is that you still need to work out how to
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This is a straightforward circuit that you can do at almost any time of the year. Starting from Capel Curig, the route travels over moorland, into two beautiful valleys containing lakes, and finally some forestry (there’s got to be a down side!. Its highest point is only about 340m, and the distance about 15km. The
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This walk up Tal y Fan, the shortest and most northerly of the Carneddau, via the roman road from Aber. The routes includes the summits of Foel Llwyd and Tal y Fan before descending to Capelulo or an optional continuation to Conwy. Walk up Tal y Fan From Aber to Dwygyfylchi Full Route Description
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