Best walks to or from Betws-y-Coed

Betws-y-Coed Station to Llanrwst Station

A forest walk on mostly wide, well-trodden paths, easy to follow. Some steep slopes at the Betws-y-Coed end and the last woodland path can be very wet and slippery. A few benches along the way. Passes Llyn Parc.

Tough: steep ascents. 6km.

The final woodland path can be very slippery when wet; an alternative is to stay on the track and turn right by the church.

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Blaenau Ffestiniog Station to Betws-y-Coed Station

The views of the surroundings were magnificent. A mountainous walk rising through forest above Betws-y-Coed, past the railway down to Dolwyddelan, then over a ridge onto very rough, uneven, boggy moorland of tussocks and moss and bilberry with magnificent surrounding views. Strenuous and risky without sturdy footwear. There is a shop in Dolwyddelan, not far from the route.

Tough: steep ascents. 19km.

Navigation is poor in places: a wooded crossroads behind Betws-y-Coed and a missing stream crossing near Dolwyddelan (large boulders, dangerous to cross) where no bridge is in sight. The high section over the ridge has very uneven, boggy ground ideal for twisting an ankle; sturdy shoes essential. Can be muddy.

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