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Hike - Afon Dyrwyd and Llyn Decwyn

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Beach beside Afon Dyrwyd                                      Route : The route starts from the roadside parking at the eastern end of Pont Briwet, close to Llandecwyn Station. This is the best starting point, as the route returns to this point along the banks of the Afon Dyrwyd estuary. View of Pont Briwet, the bridge over the Afon Dyrwyd esturay Follow the pavement along the roadside towards Llandecwyn, and cross the A496. Continue uphill through the houses, eventually turning left onto a public footpath through the fields, just as this road starts to zig-zag steeply uphill. The footpath follows the line of the electricity pylons up the valley towards Llyn Tecwyn Uchaf. Halfway up the valley, a less-distinct footpath leads of to the left, following a branch of the valley uphill to Allt-Gallch. Follow the footpath past the Allt-Gallch.farmstead, then ...

Letting the train take the strain

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Here in North West Wales we have a really fine railway service running along the Cambrian Coast. It's a fine way to do one-way walks, from station to station, and it's really dog-friendly, too. On the train with the gang

Stroll - Alongside the Mawddach Estuary

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                                  View from Fegla Fawr Route : Following the lower Mawddach Estuary upstream towards Dolgellau as far as the Abergwynant Woods. The outward route goes via the coastal footpath between Fegla Fach and Fegla Fawr, and returns along the old railway track. This route is just the seaward end of a longer hike, the Mawddach Trail , which goes the full 9 miles to Dolegellau, along the bed of the old railway. WWII anti-tank barriers alongside the railway Obstacles : No stiles. Several kissing gates. Path over Fegla Fawr has a reasonably steep descent, but an alternative path goes around this hillock. Parking : Free at Morfa Mawddach Railway Station . Facilities : Public |toilets in car park at Morfa Mawddach Railway Station. Walk over the Barmouth Bridge to Barmouth, where the Last Inn is dog-friendly. Riverside picnic tables are about 1...

Walk - Hilltops above Llanfrothen

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                                  (Details to be completed) Route : Obstacles : Parking : Facilities :

Walk - Splash along the shoreline at Minffordd