719 walks across Wales

• Dee Valley and Llangollen

  Caer Drewyn

  Stone-walled Iron Age hillfort above Corwen, where Owain Glyndŵr is said to have mustered his army, with the Dee valley below.

  3.7 mi2 hr 15 Moderate
• Dee Valley and Llangollen

  Carrog and Glyndŵr’s Mount

  Riverside and field paths around the village where Owain Glyndŵr had his manor, with the mound of his house still standing.

  3.7 mi2 hr 5 Moderate
• Dee Valley and Llangollen

  Cynwyd Forest and Pistyll Rhaeadr Fach

  Forest tracks climbing to a waterfall on the northern edge of the Berwyn, with views back over the Dee valley.

  4.3 mi2 hr 35 Demanding
• Berwyn and Lake Vyrnwy

  Llandrillo and the Berwyn Edge

  The northern approach to the Berwyn ridge, on old drovers’ tracks climbing out of the Dee valley onto open moor.

  5.0 mi3 hr Demanding
• Berwyn and Lake Vyrnwy

  Llangower and Bala Lake

  The quiet southern shore of Llyn Tegid, with a small church, a lakeside halt on the narrow gauge railway and the Aran ridge above.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate
• Conwy Valley and the North Coast

  Penmachno

  A quarrying and weaving village in a side valley, with early Christian inscribed stones in the church and forest tracks above.

  3.7 mi2 hr 15 Demanding
• Conwy Valley and the North Coast

  Capel Garmon Burial Chamber

  A Neolithic long cairn on a shelf above the Conwy valley, with three chambers and one capstone still in place, and a view to the Carneddau.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate
• Conwy Valley and the North Coast

  Dolgarrog and the Flood Route

  Through the woods above a village rebuilt after a dam burst in 1925, with boulders the flood carried still lying in the fields.

  3.1 mi1 hr 50 Moderate
• Conwy Valley and the North Coast

  Llanfairfechan Shore

  Level promenade and shore path along the Menai Strait, with the Lavan Sands stretching out at low tide and Anglesey opposite.

  3.1 mi1 hr 35 Easy
• Conwy Valley and the North Coast

  Graiglwyd and the Druids’ Circle

  Above a quarry town to a Bronze Age stone circle and the site of a Neolithic axe factory whose products were traded across Britain.

  3.7 mi2 hr 20 Demanding
• Conwy Valley and the North Coast

  Castell Cawr and Tower Hill

  Iron Age hillfort in woodland above Abergele, with limestone grassland and a view over the coast to the Great Orme.

  3.7 mi2 hr 10 Moderate
• Conwy Valley and the North Coast

  Gwrych Castle Grounds

  Woodland and terraces around a Victorian fantasy castle on the hillside, being restored after decades of dereliction.

  3.1 mi1 hr 50 Moderate
• Conwy Valley and the North Coast

  Sychnant Pass and Conwy Mountain

  The western end of the ridge above Conwy, with wild ponies, a small lake and the whole coast from the pass.

  3.7 mi2 hr 15 Moderate
• Conwy Valley and the North Coast

  Cefn yr Ogof

  Limestone hill above Llanddulas with caves that produced Ice Age animal bones, and a view along the whole north coast.

  3.7 mi2 hr 15 Demanding
• Conwy Valley and the North Coast

  Betws-yn-Rhos

  Deep lanes and field paths in the quiet farmland between the coast and the Hiraethog moors, with big views north to the sea.

  3.7 mi2 hr 5 Moderate
• Clwydian Range and Vale of Clwyd

  Nantglyn and the Denbigh Moors

  From a village with a pulpit in a yew tree, up onto the edge of the Hiraethog moors with the Vale of Clwyd behind.

  4.3 mi2 hr 35 Demanding
• Clwydian Range and Vale of Clwyd

  Bodfari and Moel y Parc

  The northern end of the Clwydian ridge, climbing from the vale onto Offa’s Dyke Path with the transmitter mast above.

  4.3 mi2 hr 35 Demanding
• Wrexham and Flintshire

  Mold and Bailey Hill

  The castle mound above the town, with field paths out into the Alyn valley and the Clwydian ridge filling the western view.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate
• Wrexham and Flintshire

  Caergwrle Castle

  Welsh-built castle on a wooded hill above the Alyn, begun by Llywelyn’s brother and never finished, with a good view over the Cheshire plain.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate
• Wrexham and Flintshire

  Halkyn Mountain

  Open limestone common above the Dee estuary, pocked with lead mining remains and grazed under ancient common rights.

  4.3 mi2 hr 30 Moderate
• Clwydian Range and Vale of Clwyd

  Loggerheads and Moel Findeg

  The longer route from the country park, climbing out of the limestone gorge onto heathland with the whole Clwydian ridge in view.

  3.4 mi1 hr 55 Moderate
• Wrexham and Flintshire

  Pantasaph and the Halkyn Edge

  Franciscan friary with a hillside Way of the Cross, and field paths onto the limestone edge above the Dee.

  3.7 mi2 hr 5 Moderate
• Rhondda and the Western Valleys

  Penrhys and the Pilgrimage Way

  A hilltop shrine between the two Rhondda valleys, a pilgrimage site since the medieval period, with a holy well and open ridge in every direction.

  4.3 mi2 hr 35 Demanding
• Rhondda and the Western Valleys

  St Gwynno Forest

  Forest and open hillside above a village that built its own path network, with a remote church in the trees and views over the Cynon valley.

  4.3 mi2 hr 35 Demanding
• Rhondda and the Western Valleys

  Mynydd Gelliwion

  Up from a countryside park built on railway sidings onto open mountain, with the Rhondda and Taff valleys meeting below.

  4.3 mi2 hr 30 Demanding
• Rhondda and the Western Valleys

  Pontypridd Common and the Old Bridge

  The single-span bridge that was the longest in the world when built, and the common above the town where the Welsh national anthem was composed.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Ffordd y Bryniau: The Taff Ely Ridgeway

  An ancient ridgeway running east to west above the coastal plain, following a line that has been walked since prehistory.

  5.6 mi3 hr 10 Demanding
• Rhondda and the Western Valleys

  The Ogwr Ridgeway from Maesteg

  Open ridge above the Llynfi valley on a waymarked route linking the coalfield tops, with almost nobody on it.

  5.6 mi3 hr 15 Demanding
• Rhondda and the Western Valleys

  Blaengarw and the Garw Ridges

  The head of a valley where every pit has gone, with open mountain above and a village that has reinvented itself around its old workmen’s hall.

  4.3 mi2 hr 35 Demanding
• Rhondda and the Western Valleys

  Bryngarw and the Llynfi River

  The longer loop from the country park, following the river and climbing into the woods above with views over the valley.

  3.7 mi2 hr 5 Moderate
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Coed y Bwl and the Alun Valley

  Wooded valley famous for a carpet of wild daffodils in March, on the little Alun river in the heart of the Vale.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Penarth Cliff Walk

  From an Edwardian pier along the clifftop path, with the Severn estuary below and the barrage and Cardiff behind.

  3.1 mi1 hr 40 Easy
• Cardiff and the Vale

  St Illtyd’s Walk from Margam

  A stage of the long-distance route linking sites associated with the sixth-century saint, over the hills behind Margam.

  5.6 mi3 hr 10 Demanding
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Llantwit Major and Boverton

  Field paths around a town whose church holds the finest collection of early medieval carved stones in Wales, with a ruined Tudor mansion nearby.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Easy
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Cowbridge and the Thaw Valley

  A walled market town with a surviving south gate, physic garden and field paths down to the Thaw.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Easy
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Old Beaupre Castle

  Ruined Tudor manor in a field by the Thaw, with an Italianate porch of remarkable quality standing complete in the middle of the ruins.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Monknash and the Heritage Coast

  Down a wooded valley to a wild stretch of the heritage coast, past a monastic grange and one of the oldest pubs in Wales.

  3.7 mi2 hr 10 Moderate
• Cardiff and the Vale

  Porthkerry Park and the Viaduct

  The level version: parkland, woodland and the pebble beach under a sixteen-arch railway viaduct, without the cliff climb.

  3.1 mi1 hr 40 Easy
• Swansea and Neath

  The Mawr Commons

  Open common on the northern edge of Swansea, a landscape of moorland, small farms and ponies that few people associate with the city.

  5.0 mi2 hr 50 Demanding
• Swansea and Neath

  The Lliw Reservoirs

  Two reservoirs above Swansea with a track between them, moorland above and forestry below, and hardly anybody about.

  3.7 mi2 hr 5 Moderate
• Swansea and Neath

  Craig Gwladus Woods

  Woodland on a steep valley side above Neath, with old coal levels among the trees and a viewpoint over the whole vale.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate
• Swansea and Neath

  Aberdulais Falls and Tinworks

  A waterfall that has powered industry since 1584, with a working waterwheel and the canal aqueduct alongside.

  2.5 mi1 hr 30 Easy
• Swansea and Neath

  Neath Abbey and the Canal

  The largest abbey ruin in Wales, with an ironworks built into it and the canal running past, all within a mile of each other.

  3.1 mi1 hr 40 Easy
• Rhondda and the Western Valleys

  Foel Fynyddau

  A steep climb from the Afan valley to a summit with a monument and a view over Swansea Bay, the steelworks and the whole coalfield edge.

  4.3 mi2 hr 40 Demanding
• Rhondda and the Western Valleys

  Pontrhydyfen and the Bont Fawr

  Great stone aqueduct across the Afan valley, built to carry water to an ironworks, in the village where Richard Burton was born.

  3.7 mi2 hr 5 Moderate
• Swansea and Neath

  The Neath Canal at Resolven

  A restored stretch of canal in the upper Vale of Neath, level and traffic-free with wooded valley sides above.

  3.4 mi1 hr 45 Easy
• Rhondda and the Western Valleys

  Blaengwynfi and the Afan Ridges

  The head of the Afan valley, with ridge walking towards the Rhondda and the old Rhondda tunnel sealed beneath your feet.

  5.0 mi2 hr 55 Demanding
• Bannau Brycheiniog: Black Mountains

  The Epynt Way

  Waymarked route round the edge of the army’s Sennybridge range, on ground where a whole farming community was cleared in 1940.

  5.0 mi2 hr 55 Demanding
• Radnorshire

  Cregrina and Aberedw Hill

  Bridleway onto Llan-fraith Hill and over Aberedw Hill, in country where you can walk all day without meeting anyone.

  5.0 mi2 hr 55 Demanding
• Upper Wye Valley

  Cilmeri

  The place where Llywelyn the Last was killed in 1282, marked by a granite monolith, with field paths along the Irfon below.

  3.1 mi1 hr 45 Moderate

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