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Eryri: Ffestiniog and the MoelwynionRhaeadr y Cwm
Long cascade dropping down the side of the Cynfal valley, seen from the road above and reached by a moorland path.
- Distance
- 2.8 mi / 4.5 km
- Time
- 1 hr 40
- Ascent
- 180 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Shape
- There and back
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
A path leaves the layby and crosses open ground towards the head of the falls, with views down the valley. reverse the outward route.
Worth knowing
- The roadside viewpoint gives the classic view; the walk gets you closer.
- The Cynfal gorge below holds more falls and a pulpit rock associated with a local wizard.
- Wet moorland underfoot; boots.
What you’ll see
The cascade dropping into the gorge, the Cynfal valley, and open moorland.
Background
Huw Llwyd’s Pulpit, a rock in the gorge downstream, is named for a seventeenth-century soldier and reputed magician.