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Llanddwyn Island

An easy walk in south west Anglesey, good forest tracks with stunning sea and Snowdonia views near the end, in the Newborough Warren National Nature Reserve. At just over 6 miles the walk is easy as fairly flat. Starting at the car park you follow the forest tracks going around the forest in a horseshoe, near the end you hit the beach and head out onto a peninsula called Llanddwyn Island (Ynys Llanddwyn). Great Snowdonia vistas and a historic site – The church of St. Dwynwen (the Welsh patron saint of lovers), after this you head back to the forest for the last section of the walk. This is a shorter version of the walk posted as Newborough Forest in the menu under the Gwynedd walks.

Park at the forest car park N 53.144106 W -4.385195

Total distance: 6.15 Miles
Total time: 3 hrs
Moving time: 2.45 hrs
Average speed: 2.2 mi/h

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Coed Y Brenin

Coed Y Brenin forest North Wales, a nice walk at just under 7 miles on decent forest tracks. There are a lot of mountain bikes on half this route (we did not realise it was a mountain bike center!), bikes aside a really nice walk. Starting at the visitor center car park the fist of half of the walk is along Llyn Eden (River Eden) and it is beautiful, after the river a steep ascent though woods then back on forest tracks for the return leg. There are great views and a lot of bird life, we saw two jays!

Park and start the Walk at the pay car park by the visitors centre: 52.824234, -3.896090

Total distance: 6.34 Miles
Total time: 3.32 hrs
Moving time: 2.35 hrs
Average speed: 1.8 mi/h
Minimum Elevation: 166 feet
Maximum Elevation: 757 feet

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Newborough Forest

A lovely walk in south west Anglesey, good forest tracks with stunning sea and Snowdonia views near the end, in the Newborough Warren National Nature Reserve. At just over 8 miles the walk is easy as fairly flat. Starting at the car park you follow the forest tracks going around the forest in a big horseshoe, near the end you hit the beach and head out onto a peninsula called Llanddwyn Island (Ynys Llanddwyn). Great Snowdonia vistas and a historic site – The church of St. Dwynwen (the Welsh patron saint of lovers), after this you head back to the forest for the last section of the walk.

Park and start the Walk at the public Car N 53.144106 W -4.385195

Total distance: 8.3 Miles
Total time: 4.10 hrs
Moving time: 3.30 hrs
Average speed: 2 mi/h

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The Alwen Reservoir Trail

Posted before, but now with an accurate GPX file from a Garmin Etrex30. This is a really nice walk just under 7 miles, great views of the Reservoir, moor land, forests, grass land. Nothing too hard, mainly flat on well defined tracks, one ‘hill’ – good keep fit training walk.

Grid Ref: SH 955 530 – 53.3.841’N 3.33.558’W (where we parked)

Total distance: 6.88 Miles
Total time: 2.56 hrs
Moving time: 2.30 hrs
Average speed: 2.34 mi/h
Max elevation: 1464 ft
Min elevation: 1018 ft

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