Walks you can reach from Pont-y-Pant by train
Caernarfonshire · Wales
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Llanrwst Circular via Pont Gower (Denbighshire)
15 minutes direct from Pont-y-Pant.
Path loop through Llanrwst town and along the River Conwy.
Llanrwst Clock Tower: Town centre landmark in Llanrwst.
Pont Gower: Bridge crossing the River Conwy in Llanrwst.
Time: 2h30 (1h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Riverside section is prone to flooding after heavy rain.
Walk details: Transport for Wales (tips, photos and turn-by-turn directions).

Blaenau Ffestiniog Circular via the Moelwyn Mountains (Merionethshire)
30 minutes direct from Pont-y-Pant.
Short climb along the Slate Trail to a viewpoint over the Moelwyn Mountains, returning on pavement into Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Slate Trail: Long-distance walking trail through the slate quarrying landscape of Snowdonia.
The Moelwyn Mountains: Mountain range in southern Snowdonia, visible from the route's highest point.
Stwlan Dam: Hydroelectric dam high in the Moelwyn range, visible across the landscape from the route.
Time: 2h30 (1h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a fifth of the walk. Short steep climb.
Walk details: Transport for Wales (tips, photos and turn-by-turn directions).

Llandudno Junction to Colwyn Bay (Caernarfonshire)
45 minutes direct from Pont-y-Pant.
Hilly: a third on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Slow Ways.

Penmaenmawr to Llanrwst (Caernarfonshire)
15 minutes direct from Pont-y-Pant.

Llanfairfechan to Llanrwst (Caernarfonshire)
15 minutes direct from Pont-y-Pant.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Time: 10h (7h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 1h break)
Walk details: Slow Ways.

Conwy to Llanrwst (Caernarfonshire)
15 minutes direct from Pont-y-Pant.
Aberconwy House (National Trust)
Time: 10h30 (8h walking, 1h30 lunch, 1h break)
Walk details: Slow Ways.

Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog (Caernarfonshire)
30 minutes direct from Pont-y-Pant.
Good views. A mostly pleasant route that closely follows the narrow-gauge railway, with slopes that are never too steep and a surface fine for an average walker. It passes a reservoir, lake and forest paths, includes a couple of kilometres on a quiet paved road with a narrow verge and finishes along the Porthmadog seafront. Closely follows the Ffestiniog narrow-gauge railway. Short detour to Coedydd Maentwrog nature reserve.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 7h (5h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Walk details: Slow Ways.

Blaenau Ffestiniog to Betws-y-Coed (Merionethshire)
30 minutes direct from Pont-y-Pant.
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.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Time: 8h (6h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Warnings: 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.
Walk details: Slow Ways.