Walks you can reach from Porthmadog by train

Pwllheli Station to Criccieth Station (Caernarfonshire)

7m direct from Porthmadog.

A coast-path walk with clear paths throughout: easy beach walking to Penychain, a roadside path to Llanystumdwy and clear trails around farmland and over boardwalks to Criccieth. Good facilities at both the start and finish.

18km.

Watch for spring/extreme high tides on the beach section between Pwllheli and Penychain.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route

Harlech Station to Barmouth Station (Merionethshire)

30m direct from Porthmadog.

Fantastic route with amazing views. A varied landscape of hills, estuary, meadows, woodland and beach. The hills around Barmouth are steep and strenuous and with quite a few stiles along the way. Frequent buses and trains run between Harlech and Barmouth for the return. Carry your own food and drink.

21km.

The hills near Barmouth are steep, and there are numerous stiles.

Lunch: Carry your own food and drink; little is available on the route.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route

Blaenau Ffestiniog Station to Betws-y-Coed Station (Merionethshire)

45m direct from Porthmadog.

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.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route