Saturday 17th May, 2025 10.30am
Discover Dolgarrog, its history and natural history
Dolgarrog is a small village situated on the western side of the Conwy Valley a few miles north of Trefriw.
2025 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Dolgarrog Dam disaster when one of the then newly built dams above the village, created to provide water for the village’s Aluminium works, burst and claimed the lives of sixteen of its residents.
This walk will start at the memorial gardens established in memory of the disaster, then will climb steeply on old trackways through the ancient woodland of Coed Dolgarrog National Nature Reserve up to Llyn Coedty.
A landscape rich in cuckoos, ghost woods and Celtic Rainforest. From there we’ll follow an old trackway over towards Llyn Cowlyd with glorious views of the Conwy valley and the Carneddau mountains then descend back to the village. On our way we’ll explore the rich human and natural history of the area visiting once-famous waterfalls, deserted settlements now reclaimed by woodland, and evidence of the area’s industrial past and present.
Duration: All day. Please bring a packed lunch.
Distance: About 6 miles / 10 km
Grade: Moderate: Steep uneven paths for both ascent and descent otherwise good paths. The climb up out of the Conwy Valley is about 300m
Please be aware that this is a rural area and that all our walks take us out into the countryside where some parts of paths and tracks will be uneven and sometimes wet and slippery underfoot; it isn’t like walking on pavements!
Departure time: 10.30 a.m. from Trefriw Village Hall (LL27 0JH, SH781631)
Note : This walk will use Car Share to access the start of the walk.
Please make sure you register at the village hall above first.
Refreshments will be available in the Hall both before and after your walk. (See ‘our cafe’.) Please stay and socialise!
Walk Leaders: Pete Kay & Greg Grundy
Click on the map to see the rough location of this walk.
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