Wales by region — Wales Walks

North Wales 205 walks

Eryri, the Llŷn, Anglesey, the Clwydian Range and the north-east border.

Anglesey

Coast path all the way round, sea cliffs and almost no hills.

27 walks

Llŷn Peninsula

Coast path, headlands and the pilgrim route to Bardsey.

16 walks

Eryri: Ogwen and the Carneddau

The Ogwen valley, the Glyderau and the rolling Carneddau plateau.

18 walks

Eryri: Yr Wyddfa and Llanberis

The highest ground in Wales and the slate country below it.

20 walks

Eryri: Ffestiniog and the Moelwynion

Slate quarries, tramways and the sharp hills above them.

13 walks

Eryri: Rhinogydd and Harlech

The roughest hills in Wales, and the coast and castle below them.

8 walks

Eryri: Cadair Idris and the Mawddach

Cadair Idris, the Mawddach estuary and the quieter southern park.

17 walks

Conwy Valley and the North Coast

Castle towns, the Great Orme and the resorts along the north coast.

32 walks

Clwydian Range and Vale of Clwyd

A line of hillforts along the Clwydians and the vale below them.

24 walks

Dee Valley and Llangollen

The Dee gorge, the Eglwyseg escarpment and the canal engineering.

15 walks

Wrexham and Flintshire

Border country, estate parkland and the Dee estuary marshes.

15 walks

Mid Wales 143 walks

Powys and the Cambrian heartland: the emptiest walking country in Wales.

Radnorshire

Spa towns, common land and the quiet hills of the old county.

30 walks

Elan Valley and Rhayader

Reservoirs, Victorian dams and the moorland above them.

9 walks

Upper Wye Valley

River meadows, rock outcrops and the Wye Valley Walk.

22 walks

Cambrian Mountains

Pumlumon, the young Severn and the empty heart of Wales.

16 walks

Severn Valley and Newtown

River paths, estate parkland and easy valley walking.

13 walks

Montgomery and the Border

Offa’s Dyke, the Montgomery Canal and the border hills.

16 walks

Berwyn and Lake Vyrnwy

Lake circuits, waterfalls and high moorland.

23 walks

Dyfi Valley and Machynlleth

Estuary, forestry and the western edge of the county.

14 walks

West Wales 130 walks

The Pembrokeshire coast, Ceredigion’s cliffs and the Carmarthenshire hills.

North Pembrokeshire Coast

The wildest coast path, from St Davids round to Cardigan.

16 walks

South Pembrokeshire Coast

Limestone cliffs, arches and beaches between Tenby and Angle.

23 walks

Preseli Hills

Open moorland, bluestone outcrops and the oldest road in Britain.

9 walks

Ceredigion Coast

Cliff path, dolphins at New Quay and river valleys running inland.

27 walks

Teifi Valley

Woodland gorges, an abbey and the country behind the coast.

19 walks

Tywi Valley and Carmarthen

Castles above a broad river valley, parkland and gentle farmland.

21 walks

Carmarthenshire Coast

Estuaries, the long sands at Pendine and Cefn Sidan.

15 walks

South Wales 241 walks

Bannau Brycheiniog, the Brecon Beacons, plus the Valleys, Gower and the Monmouthshire borders.

Bannau Brycheiniog: Central Beacons

Pen y Fan, Cribyn and the reservoirs below them, in the heart of the Brecon Beacons.

25 walks

Bannau Brycheiniog: Black Mountains

Long ridges on the English border, and the Wye at Hay.

23 walks

Bannau Brycheiniog: Fforest Fawr and the Waterfalls

Waterfall country, limestone gorges and empty moorland in the western Brecon Beacons.

16 walks

Bannau Brycheiniog: Black Mountain

The western escarpment, Llyn y Fan and the limestone pass.

8 walks

Usk Valley and Abergavenny

Canal towpath, river walks and the hills around Abergavenny.

19 walks

Gower

Britain’s first designated landscape: beaches, cliffs and burrows.

16 walks

Swansea and Neath

City parks, the Tawe and Neath valleys and their waterfalls.

21 walks

Rhondda and the Western Valleys

Ridge walks above the old coalfield, forestry and reclaimed tips.

27 walks

Caerphilly and the Eastern Valleys

Hillforts, ironworks and long green ridges between the valleys.

22 walks

Cardiff and the Vale

Heritage coast, city parks and the flat farmland of the Vale.

36 walks

Monmouthshire and the Lower Wye

The Wye gorge, Tintern and rolling border farmland.

15 walks

Newport and the Gwent Levels

Reens, sea wall and wet grazing marsh on the Severn estuary.

13 walks