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Snowdonia: 30 Low-level and Easy Walks - South

From Ffestiniog to the Dyfi, and Bala to the coast

ISBN

9781852849856

Availability

Published

21 Sept 2020

Edition

First

Pages

168

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.05cm

Weight

210g

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Guidebook describing low-level and easy walking in Snowdonia, Wales. From 3km to 18km, these routes showcase the region's beautiful scenery and rich history and culture. Part of a 2-volume set, this southern volume includes Trawsfynydd, Bala, Dolgellau, Machynlleth, the Harlech Coast and the valleys of the Mawddach and Dyfi.

Seasons

Suitable for year round walking. Excellent in summer, but still accessible in winter or poor weather when higher routes are inaccessible.

Centres

Llan Ffestiniog, Trawsfynydd, Y Bala, Harlech, Barmouth, Dolgellau, Machynlleth, Aberdyfi

Difficulty

Easy/moderate routes, mostly low-level and on clear paths. From 3km to 18km, covering valleys, lowlands and small hills. Suitable for walkers of all abilities and the whole family. GPX files available to aid navigation.

Must See

Walking in Snowdonia is more than just Snowdon: sandy beaches; abandoned slate mines; ancient woodlands of Ceunant Cynfal and Coed Aber Artro; cormorants and choughs on Birds' Rock; Tomen y Mur fort; Harlech Castle; Cefn Coch gold mine; Pistyll Cain waterfall; and the first National Trust property

ISBN

9781852849856

Availability

Published

21 Sept 2020

Edition

First

Pages

168

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.05cm

Weight

210g

Overview

A guidebook to 30 low-level and easy day walks in the southern part of Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park in Wales. All circular except for Walk 10, which makes use of bus links, the routes vary in length and terrain ensuring that there is something for walkers of all levels of fitness and experience.

The walks range from 3–19km (2–12 miles) in length and can be enjoyed in 1–6 hours. They are arranged geographically into 4 areas: the Rhinogydd, Mawddach Estuary, Bala to Dolgellau, and Cadair Idris to the Dyfi.

1:25,000 or 1:50,000 OS maps for each walk
Details given of terrain, facilities and access for each walk
Information given on local history, geology and wildlife
GPX files available to download
Part of a 2-volume set, an accompanying Cicerone guidebook Snowdonia: Low-level and Easy Walks – North is also available

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Map key

Overview map

Route summary table

Introduction

The walks

Landscape

History

Wildlife

When to go

Getting there

Accommodation

What to take

The Countryside Code

Maps and GPS

What3words

Understanding Welsh placenames

Safety

Using this guide

Around the Rhinogydd

Walk 1 Ceunant Cynfal

Walk 2 Rhaeadr y Cwm

Walk 3 Tomen y Mur

Walk 4 Llyn Trawsfynydd

Walk 5 Harlech

Walk 6 Llanbedr

Walk 7 Black Falls

Walk 8 Pistyll Cain

The Mawddach Estuary

Walk 9 Barmouth

Walk 10 Mawddach to Ysgethin

Walk 11 New Precipice Walk

Walk 12 Precipice Walk

Walk 13 Foel Offrwm

Walk 14 The Mawddach Estuary

Walk 15 Morfa Mawddach and the Blue Lake

Bala to Dolgellau

Walk 16 Brithdir

Walk 17 Foel Caerynwch

Walk 18 Afon Melau

Walk 19 Llyn Arenig Fawr

Walk 20 Afon Lliw

Walk 21 Gwastadros

Walk 22 Bala Lake/Llyn Tegid

Cadair Idris to the Dyfi

Walk 23 Cwm Cywarch

Walk 24 Castell y Bere

Walk 25 Abergynolwyn

Walk 26 Birds’ Rock

Walk 27 Dolgoch Falls

Walk 28 Cwm Ratgoed

Walk 29 Aberdyfi

Walk 30 Machynlleth

Appendix A Useful contacts

Updates

September 2024

Walk 4 Llyn Trawsfynydd

The bridge across the south part of the lake is closed, which requires extra road walking, and the cafe at the top of the lake is also closed

November 2021

Walk 9 Barmouth

The route has been very firmly closed by the council at llanaber when you turn down by the cemetery to cross the bridge over the railway line as lt is unsafe. You need to carry on along the pavement for a couple of hundred yards before you can turn down a small road signed to seafront to reach the prom.

Reviews

We loved this book

We were probably the first people to use this new guidebook as it came out just before our 2 week walking holiday in south snowdonia. We are fairly new to walking - taken it up in the last 2 years around our home area of the Peaks - and we loved this book - clear instructions and in the main clear routes - for interesting walks when the weather or your inclination isn’t to head to the top of everything around you. Though marketed as low level/ easy there were plenty of opportunities to emerge onto more open land and feel you were amongst the hills. There was a wide range of walks, woodland, sea cliff, lake and estuary, and hills so that, relying only on this book, we were able to walk for a whole 2 weeks without anything feeling samey. Looking forward to using the North Snowdonia book in the future.

Portia, by email

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Snowdonia: 30 Low-level and Easy Walks - South - GPX File

By Alex Kendall

Alex Kendall is an international mountain leader, both in the UK and abroad, and has led overseas expeditions to various places including Svalbard, Oman and India, but always looks forward to a walk in the mountains of the UK. Alex writes infrequently for a few different online publications, and developed the Snowdonia Way, a new long-distance trail, his guidebook to which was published in 2017 by Cicerone. He enjoys walking, mountaineering and fellrunning and lives in Cumbria, in the western reaches of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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