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Berwyn and Lake VyrnwyAnn Griffiths Country
Field paths around the church where the greatest Welsh hymn writer is buried, on the walk she made to chapel and back all her short life.
- Distance
- 3.7 mi / 6 km
- Time
- 2 hr 10
- Ascent
- 220 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 Ann Griffiths Walk and field paths loop from the church through farmland. Gentle throughout.
Worth knowing
- Ann Griffiths composed her hymns in her head and dictated them; she could barely write.
- She died in 1805 at twenty-nine, and her hymns are still central to Welsh worship.
- Dolwar Fach, her farm, is nearby and privately owned.
What you’ll see
The church and memorial chapel, hedged farmland, and the hills towards the Berwyn.
Background
Ann Griffiths’s hymns were remembered by her maid and written down after her death, which is the only reason they survive.