Saturday 16th May, 2026   09.30 a.m.

Water, Power, Dams, Distasters
Dolgarrog Hinterland               Tickets: £12

On this walk we will traverse the very scenic and ecologically important Dolgarrog upland plateau, a landscape rich in cuckoos, ghost woods and Celtic Rain forest. On our way we’ll explore the murky events surrounding the tragedy of 1925’s Dam collapse, but also the area’s extraordinarily rich history from prehistoric times to the present day.

Duration:  All Day. Please bring a packed lunch.

Distance:  9 Miles / 15 km approximately

Grade:  Strenuous
This walk involves sustained ascent and descent in steep, uneven, and rocky terrain. It may be wet and slippery underfoot and include exposed mountain tops. Walkers ideally should be fit and familiar with rough terrain and long walks in the mountains.

Transport: Minibus out and back

Departure time:  09:30 a.m. from Trefriw Village Hall (LL27 0JH, SH781631) Please arrive 20 minutes before your walk departs.

Refreshments will be available in the Hall after your walk. (See ‘our cafe’.)  Please stay and socialise!

Walk Leaders:  Richard Brundstrom, Matthew Driver & Vicky Buxton

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Price: £12       Why have we started charging for walks?

Click below for Water, Power, Dams, Disasters Tickets.

Please ensure that you have read the booking information, terms and conditions before you attend any walks.

If this walk is Sold Out, please check closer to the event as we sometimes have cancellations. Please browse our other available walks.

Please note that although we now charge for our walks, we do still ask for voluntary donations (card preferred, but cash accepted). to help keep our ticket prices as low as possible. More details on our funding page.

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Saturday 16 May, 2026   10.00 a.m.

Gofod Glas – Our Watery Landscape

Our route begins beneath the towering slate mines of Clogwyn Fawr, leading us toward the Taliesin monument at the edge of Llyn Geirionydd. From there, we will follow a quiet lane to the picnic area (where toilets are available). We then ascend to a col offering panoramic views of Llyn Crafnant and its surrounding mountain ring, before circling the head of the lake to return to our starting point.

Throughout the walk, we will reflect on the vital role of freshwater, our personal connection to it, and our shared impact on this landscape.

There will be Gofod Glas representatives on hand who are happy to converse in Welsh too.

Duration:  All day.  Please bring a packed lunch.

Distance:  3 Miles / 5 km 

Grade:  Easy
Please be aware that this is a rural area and that all our walks take us out into the countryside where some paths and tracks can be uneven, steep and at times wet and slippery underfoot. Please dress for the weather and have suitable footwear.

Transport: Car share out and back

Departure time:  10:00 a.m. from Trefriw Village Hall(LL27 0JH, SH781631)  Please arrive 20 minutes before your walk departs.

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 after your walk. (See ‘our cafe’.)  Please stay and socialise!

Walk Leaders: Terry Smith ac Iwan Edwards, Swyddog Addysg Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru

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Price: £12       Why have we started charging for walks?

Click below for  Gofod Glas  Tickets.

Please ensure that you have read the booking information, terms and conditions before you attend any walks.

If this walk is Sold Out, please check closer to the event as we sometimes have cancellations. Please browse our other available walks.

Please note that although we now charge for our walks, we do still ask for voluntary donations (card preferred, but cash accepted) to help keep our ticket prices as low as possible. More details on our funding page.

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Sunday 17th May, 2026   08.00 a.m.

Siabod
A route less travelled               Tickets: £12
Taking advantage of a start at altitude, near the historic Pen y Gwryd Hotel — a favourite haunt of Everest mountaineers — we set off on a steady climb with sweeping views of Yr Wyddfa unfolding behind us. This broad ridge offers a quieter, less-travelled approach to the summit of Moel Siabod, with the scenery improving at every step. From the top, on a clear day, we may even catch a glimpse of the sea in the distance.

Our descent leads us down towards Capel Curig, passing through woodland before finishing at another iconic mountaineers’ hub, Plas y Brenin National Outdoor Centre. Here, there’s time for a well-earned rest and a drink in the bar while we wait for the minibus home.

Duration: All day. Please bring a packed lunch

Distance:  6 Miles / 10 km 

Grade:  Moderate / Strenuous
This walk involves sustained ascent and descent in steep, uneven, and rocky terrain. It may be wet and slippery underfoot and include exposed mountain tops. This walk is remote, in parts boggy, and it can be cold on the tops, even in May.  Please ensure that you have warm, waterproof clothing and good boots. Gaiters would not be out of order in places.

Departure time:  08:00 a.m. from Trefriw Village Hall (LL27 0JH, SH781631) Please arrive 20 minutes before your walk departs.

Transport: Minibus out and back

Refreshments will be available in the Hall after your walk. (See ‘our cafe’.)  Please stay and socialise!

Walk Leaders:  Liz Burnside, Greg Grundy & Brian Watson

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Price: £12       Why have we started charging for walks?

Click below for  Siabod- A route less travelled  Tickets.

Please ensure that you have read the booking information, terms and conditions before you attend any walks.

If this walk is Sold Out, please check closer to the event as we sometimes have cancellations. Please browse our other available walks.

Please note that although we now charge for our walks, we do still ask for voluntary donations (card preferred, but cash accepted). to help keep our ticket prices as low as possible. More details on our funding page.

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Sunday 17th May, 2026   08.15 a.m.

Meander in the Moelwynion
Magnificent Eryri              Tickets: £12

In a less frequented but still magnificent corner of the national park, we will circumnavigate Moel yr hydd and traverse the most beautiful balcony walk in Eryri. We will wander through old quarry workings, travel past Llyn Cwmorthin and Llyn Stwlan and wonder at the brutalist beauty of Trawsfynydd in the distance.

Duration:  All day.  Please bring a packed lunch.

Distance:  6 Miles / 10 km    

Grade:  Moderate / Strenuous
This walk involves sustained ascent and descent in steep, uneven, and rocky terrain. It may be wet and slippery underfoot and include exposed mountain tops. This walk is remote, in parts boggy, and it can be cold on the tops, even in May.  Please ensure that you have warm, waterproof clothing and good boots. Gaiters would not be out of order in places.

Transport: Car share out and back

Departure time:  8.15 a.m. from  Trefriw Village Hall(LL27 0JH, SH781631) Please arrive 20 minutes before your walk departs.

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:  Charlotte Evans & Simona Bacanu

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Price: £12       Why have we started charging for walks?

Click below for  Meander in the Moelwynion  Tickets.

Please ensure that you have read the booking information, terms and conditions before you attend any walks.

If this walk is Sold Out, please check closer to the event as we sometimes have cancellations. Please browse our other available walks.

Please note that although we now charge for our walks, we do still ask for voluntary donations (card preferred, but cash accepted). to help keep our ticket prices as low as possible. More details on our funding page.

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Sunday 17th May, 2026   08.45 a.m.

Blue Water and Grey Wings
Lakes, Woods, and Moorland              Tickets: £12
This gorgeous walk (walking out from Trefriw and back) takes in a variety of scenery – hillsides, lakes, woodland, forestry and open moorland – between Trefriw and Capel Curig. We’ll be passing Llyn Geirionydd on the way out (where there are toilets) and at our furthest point (see the picture above) we’ll hopefully have great views of Moel Siabod, Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and the Snowdon Horseshoe. We’ll return on the moorland below Crimpiau, eventually descending from the col to scenic Llyn Crafnant, then back to Trefriw, never far from the river Crafnant. This is cuckoo country (that’s the “grey wings”), so we’ll be very surprised if you don’t hear the cuckoo on numerous occasions during the walk.

Good views throughout!

Duration:  All day. Please bring a packed lunch.

Distance:  11½ miles / 18 km approximately

Grade: Moderate, leisurely, but fairly long
This walk has some steep and uneven paths and tracks which may be wet and slippery underfoot. There may be longer periods of ascent, and you may find poles useful. Please dress for the weather and have suitable footwear.

Departure time:  08:45 a.m. from Trefriw Village Hall(LL27 0JH, SH781631) Please arrive 20 minutes before your walk departs.

Refreshments will be available in the Hall after your walk. (See ‘our cafe’.)  Please stay and socialise!

Walk Leaders:  Tony Ellis & Colin Devine

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Price: £12       Why have we started charging for walks?

Click below for  Blue Water and Grey wings  Tickets.

Please ensure that you have read the booking information, terms and conditions before you attend any walks.

If this walk is Sold Out, please check closer to the event as we sometimes have cancellations. Please browse our other available walks.

Please note that although we now charge for our walks, we do still ask for voluntary donations (card preferred, but cash accepted). to help keep our ticket prices as low as possible. More details on our funding page.

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Sunday 17th May, 2026   09.15 a.m.

Betws to Trefriw
A woodland return               Tickets: £12
After a minibus drop-off at the popular Pont y Pair bridge in Betws-y-Coed, we follow the Afon Llugwy upstream across open meadows to the distinctive Miners’ Bridge. A short, quiet stretch of road then leads to a viewpoint above Swallow Falls, with excellent opportunities to pause and take in the scenery.

We continue by skirting above the Ugly House, enjoying views across the river valley and towards Moel Siabod, before climbing on forestry tracks to the pretty Llyn Bychan — an ideal spot for a lunch stop. From here we descend to Llyn Geirionydd, where public toilets are available, and finish the walk on a beautiful descending path through birch and oak woodland, returning to the village of Trefriw.

Duration:  All Day, please bring a packed lunch

Distance:  6 Miles / 10 km approximately

Grade: Moderate
This walk has some steep and uneven paths and tracks which may be wet and slippery underfoot. There may be longer periods of ascent, and you may find poles useful. Please dress for the weather and have suitable footwear.

Transport: Minibus out  – Walking back

Departure time:  09:15 a.m. from Trefriw Village Hall(LL27 0JH, SH781631) Please arrive 20 minutes before your walk departs.

Refreshments will be available in the Hall after your walk. (See ‘our cafe’.)  Please stay and socialise!

Walk Leaders:  Terry Smith & Steve Jewett

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Price: £12       Why have we started charging for walks?

Click below for  Betws to Trefriw  Tickets.

Please ensure that you have read the booking information, terms and conditions before you attend any walks.

If this walk is Sold Out, please check closer to the event as we sometimes have cancellations. Please browse our other available walks.

Please note that although we now charge for our walks, we do still ask for voluntary donations (card preferred, but cash accepted). to help keep our ticket prices as low as possible. More details on our funding page.

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Sunday 17th May, 2026   10.00 a.m.

A Tomb with a view
Moel Trefriw and Capel Garmon     Tickets: £12

Venturing across the Conwy Valley, we will rise nearly 1,000 ft above Betws-y-coed to Moel Trefriw, one of the furthest vantage points from which to see Trefriw. The walk, with its elevated location, will give splendid views over the northern Eryri -Snowdonia mountains.
We’ll then descend via the famous Neolithic burial chamber at Capel Garmon. Tombs of this type belong to an archaeological grouping called ‘Cotswold-Severn’, after the area in which they are generally found, so its unusual position so far north remains a mystery.

Duration:  All day.  Please bring a packed lunch.

Distance:  7 miles / 11 km

Grade: Moderate with some 300m (1,000 ft) of ascent.
This walk has some steep and uneven paths and tracks which may be wet and slippery underfoot. There may be longer periods of ascent, and you may find poles useful. Please dress for the weather and have suitable footwear. There may be cattle in some fields.

Transport: Minibus out and back

Departure time:  10:00 a.m. from Trefriw Village Hall(LL27 0JH, SH781631) Please arrive 20 minutes before your walk departs.

Refreshments will be available in the Hall both before and after your walk. (See ‘our cafe’.)  Please stay and socialise!

Walk Leaders:  Mike Bolsover & Paul Newell

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Price: £12       Why have we started charging for walks?

Click below for  Tomb with a view  Tickets.

Please ensure that you have read the booking information, terms and conditions before you attend any walks.

If this walk is Sold Out, please check closer to the event as we sometimes have cancellations. Please browse our other available walks.

Please note that although we now charge for our walks, we do still ask for voluntary donations (card preferred, but cash accepted). to help keep our ticket prices as low as possible. More details on our funding page.

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Sunday 17th May, 2026   10.30 a.m.

Refreshing Riverside Ramble
Forests and Meadows               Tickets: £12

On this scenic walk – through meadows and forest paths – which follows the Betws to Capel Curig section of the Snowdonia Slate Trail, we’ll initially never be far from the river Llugwy, and its numerous falls, including the famous Swallow Falls. As we approach the end of the walk we’ll get great views over the mountains.

The walk will end at Plas y Brenin at Capel Curig, where we can have a panad or a pint while waiting for our minibus back to Trefriw.

Duration:  All day.  Please bring a packed lunch.

Distance:  6½ miles / 11 km              

Grade:  Easy / Moderate
This walk has some steep and uneven paths and tracks which may be wet and slippery underfoot. There may be longer periods of ascent, and you may find poles useful. Please dress for the weather and have suitable footwear.

Transport: Minibus out and back

Departure time:  10.30 a.m. from Trefriw Village Hall(LL27 0JH, SH781631) Please arrive 20 minutes before your walk departs.

Refreshments will be available in the Hall both before and after your walk. (See ‘our cafe’.)  Please stay and socialise!

Walk Leaders:  Mat Hancox & Matthew Driver

Click on the map to see the rough location of this walk.

Price: £12       Why have we started charging for walks?

Click below for  Riverside Ramble  Tickets.

Please ensure that you have read the booking information, terms and conditions before you attend any walks.

If this walk is Sold Out, please check closer to the event as we sometimes have cancellations. Please browse our other available walks.

Please note that although we now charge for our walks, we do still ask for voluntary donations (card preferred, but cash accepted). to help keep our ticket prices as low as possible. More details on our funding page.

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Friday 15th May, 2026   10.00 a.m.

A Return to Ancient Woodland
Improving our woodlands for wildlife         Tickets: £7

After an initial steep walk up past Aberllyn Lead Mine and through part of the Gwydir Forest Mines SSSI,  we’ll level out and look at some work NRW have done over the winter to improve the structure and species diversity of the woodland for wildlife. We’ll enjoy stunning views across the Conwy Valley and glimpses of Moel Siabod and Yr Wyddfa, and head up to the tranquility of Llyn Parc. It’s also an opportunity to look for spring wildflowers, listen to birdsong, and discuss with NRW’s Biodiversity Restoration officer Rob Booth, the plans for Plantation on an Ancient Woodland Site (PAWS) restoration in Gwydir Forest

Duration:  Half day

Distance:  3 Miles /  5 km  

Grade:  Moderate
This walk has some steep and uneven paths and tracks which may be wet and slippery underfoot. There may be longer periods of ascent, and you may find poles useful. Please dress for the weather and have suitable footwear.

Transport: Car share

Departure time:  10:00 a.m. from Trefriw Village Hall (LL27 0JH, SH781631) Please arrive 20 minutes before your walk departs.

Note : This walk will use Car Share to 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: Matthew Driver a Rob Booth, Swyddog Adfer Bioamrywiaeth Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru

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Price: £7       Why have we started charging for walks?

Click below for PAWS for Thought Tickets.

Please ensure that you have read the booking information, terms and conditions before you attend any walks.

If this walk is Sold Out, please check closer to the event as we sometimes have cancellations. Please browse our other available walks.

Please note that although we now charge for our walks, we do still ask for voluntary donations (card preferred, but cash accepted). to help keep our ticket prices as low as possible. More details on our funding page.

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Sunday 17 May, 2026 06.00 a.m.

Early Bird
Dawn’s Discoveries                 Tickets: £7

Join local birdwatchers for a peaceful early-morning walk around the edges of Gwydir Forest and enjoy the enchanting dawn chorus.
While walking a loop that includes woodland and riverbank, learn how to identify birds by their song.
We will be going at a leisurely pace, though there will be some rough and short steep sections.
The ground may be wet in places. Good boots and binoculars recommended.
There’ll be a hot drink and biscuits waiting for us on our return to the Village Hall, and we’ll be back in sufficient time for you to attend another main walk, if you wish!

Duration:   A maximum of 3 hours

Distance:   2 Miles / 3 km approximately

Grade:  Easy
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 can be uneven, steep and at times wet and slippery underfoot. Please dress for the weather and have suitable footwear.

Departure time:  06:00 a.m. (i.e. early!) from the main car park in Trefriw (LL27 0JH, SH781631) opposite the Woollen Mill.

PLEASE NOTE – This walk meets at Gowers car park, not at the village hall.
Refreshments will be available in the Hall after your walk. (See ‘our cafe’.)  Please stay and socialise!

Walk Leaders:  Shaun De Clancy & Jan Blaskiewicz

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Price: £7    Why have we started charging for walks?

Click below for Early Bird Tickets.

Please ensure that you have read the booking information, terms and conditions before you attend any walks.

If this walk is Sold Out, please check closer to the event as we sometimes have cancellations. Please browse our other available walks.

Please note that although we now charge for our walks, we do still ask for voluntary donations (card preferred, but cash accepted). to help keep our ticket prices as low as possible. More details on our funding page.

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