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Conwy Valley and the North Coast

Bryn Euryn

Limestone hill above Colwyn Bay with a ruined hall at the bottom, woodland on the slopes and the whole north coast from the top.

Distance
2.2 mi / 3.5 km
Time
1 hr 20
Ascent
140 m
Difficulty
Moderate
Shape
Circular

Where it is

The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.

The route

The route climbs through the woods to the summit and loop back past the ruins. Short with a steady climb and steps.

Worth knowing

  • Llys Euryn at the foot is a ruined medieval hall associated with Ednyfed Fychan, seneschal to Llywelyn the Great.
  • Limestone grassland on the summit holds orchids in early summer.
  • Twenty minutes up for a view that takes in the whole coast.

What you’ll see

The ruined hall, limestone woodland and grassland, and the coast from Llandudno to the Dee.

Background

Ednyfed Fychan’s descendants included the Tudors, so the family that ruled England for a century began at places like this.