Gwydr Forest Six Lakes Walk

Finding a long yomp in Snowdonia can be difficult if you’re looking to return to the start and you don’t want an insane amount of ascent. This walk from Capel Curig takes in the start and ending of the Llynnoedd Crafnant and Geirionydd lakes from Capel Curig walk, but tags on an extra loop to

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The Paddy Buckley Round

The Paddy Buckley Round (PBR) in Snowdonia along with the Ramsay Round in Lochaber and the Bob Graham Round in the Lakes make up the UK Big 3 Rounds. Basically, the Big 3 are the toughest 24 hour fell running challenges in the UK, or at least the toughest formalised and/or popular ones! It was devised

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Cwm Wybrnant and Ty Mawr Walk

Cwm Wybrnant lies between Penmachno and Betws y Coed and the Ty Mawr (Big House) was the home of Bishop William Morgan who translated the Bible into Welsh. The valley is so called as a flying snake or dragon called the gwiber used to dwell in the valley, if you believe that sort of thing.

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Ysbyty Ifan and Cwm Eidda walk

Ysbyty Ifan is a small village that’s off the beaten track. The only road that passes through, is the Migneint road from Ffestiniog; hardly the M25. This is a moderately easy walk from Ysbyty Ifan to the viewpoint of Bryn Llech, and has extensive views back towards the main summits of Eryri. The Route Click

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