719 walks across Wales

• Tywi Valley and Carmarthen

  Coed Tregib

  Ancient woodland a mile from Llandeilo, wet underfoot and rich in fungi, with some very large old oaks among the newer growth.

  2.2 mi1 hr 20 Moderate
• Upper Wye Valley

  Crychan Forest

  Miles of forest track between the Bannau and the Cambrians, following old drovers’ routes through gorges and over open ground.

  5.0 mi2 hr 45 Demanding
• Radnorshire

  Nash Wood

  Forest that sits half in Wales and half in England, with a waymarked climb to a viewpoint over the border hillforts.

  2.5 mi1 hr 30 Moderate
• Eryri: Cadair Idris and the Mawddach

  Dolgoch Falls

  Three waterfalls in a wooded ravine below the Talyllyn Railway viaduct, on a short path with a lot of steps.

  1.9 mi1 hr 15 Moderate
• Eryri: Cadair Idris and the Mawddach

  Dolmelynllyn Estate

  Oak woodland and open hillside on a National Trust estate, with a black waterfall in the trees and gold mine ruins above it.

  3.1 mi1 hr 50 Moderate
• Tywi Valley and Carmarthen

  Talley Woodlands

  Waymarked forest trails climbing steeply above the abbey ruins and lakes, with a viewpoint that takes in the whole valley.

  3.1 mi1 hr 55 Demanding
• Swansea and Neath

  Brynau Farm

  A working farm being planted back into woodland above the Neath valley, with new trees, old hedges and barn owls in the buildings.

  3.1 mi1 hr 50 Moderate
• Gower

  Gelli Hir Wood

  Ancient wet woodland on north Gower with a pond, a hide and a great deal of standing water, which is exactly why it is good.

  2.5 mi1 hr 30 Moderate
• Gower

  Bishop’s Wood and Caswell Bay

  Wooded limestone valley running down to a popular Gower beach, with a nature reserve, a holy well and the coast path either side.

  2.8 mi1 hr 35 Moderate
• Gower

  Bishopston Valley and Pwll Du

  Dry limestone valley where the stream runs underground, leading to a shingle bay reached only on foot.

  3.1 mi1 hr 50 Moderate
• Gower

  Green Cwm and Parc le Breos

  Dry limestone valley with a Neolithic burial chamber in the middle of it and a cave nearby that produced Ice Age remains.

  2.8 mi1 hr 35 Moderate
• Swansea and Neath

  Clyne Gardens

  Rhododendron garden above Swansea Bay, spectacular in May and worth walking at any time of year for the trees alone.

  2.5 mi1 hr 25 Easy
• Gower

  Cwm Ivy and Llanmadoc Hill

  The north-western corner of Gower, with a breached sea wall reverting to saltmarsh and a hill above carrying a Neolithic tomb.

  3.1 mi1 hr 50 Moderate
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Margam Abbey and Orangery

  The level version: the abbey ruins, the great orangery and the deer park on surfaced paths, without the climb to the hillfort.

  2.8 mi1 hr 35 Easy
• Rhondda and the Western Valleys

  The Afan Riverside Trail

  Level route along the Afan river through the forest park, past the mining museum and the old railway, without the climbing.

  3.1 mi1 hr 40 Easy
• Cardiff and the Vale

  The Garth from Pentyrch

  The western approach to the barrow-topped hill above Cardiff, through farmland and quiet lanes rather than the busier village route.

  3.7 mi2 hr 10 Moderate
• Caerphilly and the Eastern Valleys

  Rudry Common and Coed Coesau-whips

  Woodland and common between Caerphilly and the Rhymney valley, with the ridgeway crossing and hardly any visitors.

  3.7 mi2 hr 5 Moderate
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Llantrisant Common

  Hilltop town with a castle ruin and open common below, and a statue to the doctor who made cremation legal in Britain.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Cefn Mably Woods

  Ancient woodland between Cardiff and Newport, with bluebells in spring and dormice in the hazel, on quiet paths few people use.

  2.8 mi1 hr 35 Moderate
• Newport and the Gwent Levels

  Peterstone Wentlooge Sea Wall

  Flat walking on the sea wall across the Wentlooge Levels, with enormous skies, huge tides and one of the best wader sites on the Severn.

  3.7 mi1 hr 55 Easy
• Newport and the Gwent Levels

  Goldcliff Lagoons

  Saline lagoons and scrapes behind the sea wall on the Severn, with hides and one of the best places in Wales for passage waders.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Easy
• Monmouthshire and the Lower Wye

  Monmouth and the Kymin

  Up from a border town to a Georgian banqueting house and a naval temple on a hill, with the Wye and Monnow valleys below.

  4.3 mi2 hr 30 Demanding
• Monmouthshire and the Lower Wye

  Trellech and Harold’s Stones

  Three leaning Bronze Age standing stones beside a village that was once the largest town in Wales and is now a hamlet.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate
• Usk Valley and Abergavenny

  Usk Town and River

  Riverside and field paths around a small Monmouthshire town with a castle above it, on the river that gives the valley its name.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Easy
• Bannau Brycheiniog: Black Mountains

  Llanthony Priory and the Hatterrall Ridge

  Augustinian priory ruin in a narrow valley, with a steep climb to the ridge that carries Offa’s Dyke Path along the English border.

  5.0 mi3 hr 5 Demanding
• Bannau Brycheiniog: Black Mountains

  Partrishow

  Tiny church up a lane that barely qualifies as one, holding a medieval rood screen that survived the Reformation intact.

  3.7 mi2 hr 20 Demanding
• Bannau Brycheiniog: Black Mountains

  The Grwyne Fechan Valley

  Narrow valley running up into the Black Mountains, with hill farms, a ruined chapel and no through road at the top.

  5.0 mi2 hr 55 Demanding
• Bannau Brycheiniog: Central Beacons

  Talybont Forest and Blaen y Glyn

  Forest tracks from the canal village up past the reservoir to the waterfalls at the head of the valley, with the Bannau escarpment above.

  5.6 mi3 hr 5 Demanding
• Bannau Brycheiniog: Central Beacons

  The Mon and Brec Canal from Brecon

  Level towpath out of Brecon towards Pencelli, with the northern escarpment of the Bannau in view the whole way.

  3.4 mi1 hr 45 Easy
• Radnorshire

  Glyndŵr’s Way: Knighton to Llangunllo

  The first stage of the quietest national trail in Britain, over Bailey Hill and out into the Radnorshire hills.

  7.5 mi3 hr 50 Demanding
• Radnorshire

  Glyndŵr’s Way: Felindre to Llanbadarn Fynydd

  Farm tracks and field paths over one grassy hill after another, in country where you can walk all day and meet nobody.

  6.8 mi3 hr 40 Demanding
• Radnorshire

  Glyndŵr’s Way: Abbeycwmhir to Bwlch-y-Sarnau

  Out of the valley where Llywelyn the Last is buried, over Upper Esgair Hill and through forestry to a hamlet at a crossroads.

  6.2 mi3 hr 20 Demanding
• Cambrian Mountains

  Glyndŵr’s Way: Llanidloes to Dylife

  The longest and wildest stage, past Llyn Clywedog and out onto open moorland to a lead mining hamlet at the top of a pass.

  8.7 mi4 hr 40 Strenuous
• Dyfi Valley and Machynlleth

  Glyndŵr’s Way: Machynlleth to Llanbrynmair

  East from the town where Glyndŵr held his parliament, climbing onto the hills between the Dyfi and the Severn watersheds.

  8.1 mi4 hr 20 Strenuous
• Berwyn and Lake Vyrnwy

  Glyndŵr’s Way: Llangadfan to Lake Vyrnwy

  Through the Dyfnant Forest to the lake, on a stage that spends a long time under trees and then opens out spectacularly.

  7.5 mi4 hr Demanding
• Dee Valley and Llangollen

  Offa’s Dyke Path: Llangollen to World’s End

  The stage that runs under the Eglwyseg escarpment on a limestone terrace, with the cliffs above and the Dee valley below.

  6.8 mi3 hr 50 Demanding
• Monmouthshire and the Lower Wye

  Offa’s Dyke Path: Chepstow to Tintern

  The southern start of the trail, climbing out of Chepstow through hanging woods above the Wye gorge to the abbey.

  6.8 mi3 hr 50 Demanding
• Monmouthshire and the Lower Wye

  Offa’s Dyke Path: Monmouth towards Pandy

  Rolling border farmland between the Wye and the Black Mountains, with the Skirrid coming into view as you go.

  8.1 mi4 hr 20 Demanding
• Bannau Brycheiniog: Black Mountains

  Offa’s Dyke Path: The Hatterrall Ridge

  The highest and most exposed stage of the whole trail, seventeen miles along a ridge on the border with no shelter at all.

  9.9 mi5 hr 30 Strenuous
• Montgomery and the Border

  Offa’s Dyke Path: Montgomery to Welshpool

  The stage where the dyke itself is at its most impressive, a bank and ditch running dead straight across the fields for miles.

  8.1 mi4 hr 10 Demanding
• North Pembrokeshire Coast

  Coast Path: Newgale to Solva

  Switchback stretch of the Pembrokeshire coast path between a surf beach and a drowned valley harbour, with constant climbing.

  6.2 mi3 hr 50 Demanding
• South Pembrokeshire Coast

  Coast Path: Dale to Marloes

  Round St Ann’s Head at the mouth of Milford Haven, past the lighthouse and the Victorian forts, on the way to Marloes Sands.

  6.8 mi3 hr 50 Demanding
• South Pembrokeshire Coast

  Coast Path: Stackpole to Bosherston

  Limestone cliffs, arches and two of the best beaches in Wales, on a stretch that is easier underfoot than most of this coast.

  6.8 mi3 hr 40 Demanding
• Ceredigion Coast

  Coast Path: Aberaeron to Llanon

  Gentler stretch of the Ceredigion coast on low cliffs and shingle, with medieval strip fields at the northern end.

  5.6 mi3 hr Moderate
• Anglesey

  Coast Path: Moelfre to Amlwch

  The north-east corner of Anglesey, past the Royal Charter wreck site and Dulas Bay to the old copper port at Amlwch.

  8.1 mi4 hr 10 Demanding
• Anglesey

  Rhoscolyn Head

  A headland on Holy Island with a beacon, a holy well and some of the clearest water in Wales, on folded quartzite rock.

  4.3 mi2 hr 30 Moderate
• Llŷn Peninsula

  Coast Path: Nefyn and Porthdinllaen

  Round the bay from an old herring town to the beach hamlet with the pub on the sand, returning over the headland.

  5.0 mi2 hr 45 Moderate
• Conwy Valley and the North Coast

  North Wales Path: Conwy to Llanfairfechan

  Over the shoulder of the Carneddau on an ancient route above the coast, with the sea below and the mountains rising inland.

  8.1 mi4 hr 20 Demanding
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Taff Trail: Cardiff to Castell Coch

  Level surfaced walking out of the city along the Taff to a fairytale castle in the woods, entirely traffic-free.

  6.8 mi3 hr 20 Moderate
• Bannau Brycheiniog: Central Beacons

  Taff Trail: Merthyr to Talybont

  The mountain section of the Taff Trail, climbing out of the valleys over the Bannau on old railway and tramroad to the Usk.

  8.7 mi4 hr 30 Demanding

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