Walks from Barmouth
Merionethshire · Wales
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Barmouth Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Barmouth by train.
Barmouth Circular via the Barmouth Bridge
Wales Coast Path circuit across Barmouth Bridge and around the Mawddach estuary to Fairbourne, returning via a seasonal Easter-to-October ferry.
Coastal: almost all along the coast.
The Barmouth Bridge: A Grade II listed railway viaduct across the Mawddach estuary; at 820m it is the longest timber viaduct in Wales, with a walkway alongside the line.
Fairbourne: Coastal village home to the Fairbourne narrow-gauge heritage railway.
Time: 2h–4h
1 lunch spot: Fairbourne Railway café
Warnings: Return ferry to Barmouth runs Easter to October only.
Walk details: Transport for Wales (tips, photos and turn-by-turn directions).
Fairbourne to Barmouth
Harlech to Barmouth
Recommended: 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.
Time: 6h–12h30
Lunch: Carry your own food and drink; little is available on the route.
Warnings: The hills near Barmouth are steep, and there are numerous stiles.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Tywyn to Barmouth
Wonderful views; Stunning views on a good day. A scenic, reasonably direct hill walk over the hills following the Wales Coast Path, with wonderful views, several fairly steep climbs and mostly sheep fields and country/forest lanes. Can get muddy when wet; stiles and ladder stiles make it walkers-only. Follows the Wales Coast Path for most of the way, cutting off the detour into Fairbourne. Passes long-abandoned buildings and disused slate quarries.
The Barmouth Bridge: A Grade II listed railway viaduct across the Mawddach estuary; at 820m it is the longest timber viaduct in Wales, with a walkway alongside the line.
Time: 6h30–12h30
Warnings: Several steep climbs; some stiles and ladder stiles; can be muddy in wet weather. The A493 approach into Barmouth has no pavement and the road to the railway bridge can be busy; Barmouth Bridge has a toll. Waymarking is inconsistent, so carry a GPS or paper map. Follow Wales Coast Path signs over the GPX track at three detours.
Walk details: Slow Ways.