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Dyfi Forest

Dyfi Forest, Gwynedd, Wales

3.48 KM

This is the short Pen y Bryn Trail in the Dyfi Forest - see page 10 of the Dyfi Forest Forest walks leaflet - the path makes an anticlockwise circuit from the car park at Foel Friog and climbs up through the forest before dropping back down for the flatter return route.

3 Sep 2019
Hilly
1hr, 20min (1hr, 0min)
altitude Graph for dyfi forest walk

Elevation: Max 265m, Min 100m, Gain 165m

Pictures from the walk

purple heather growing in front of moss covered trees

Heather and moss

abandoned slate hut

Abandoned slate hut

detail of abandoned hut on welsh hillside

Tumbledown hut

ferns growing through slate wall

Ferns and slate

moss covered dry stone wall in welsh forest

Forest views

all the walks

Some walks nearby

mountain peak visible in the clouds
Cadair Idris

Well...not quite. We had a few navigational and weather issues on this walk and had to miss out on the summit of Cadair Idris itself. The path up involved crossing a couple …

fence line in mountains
Mynydd Tan-y-coed

In truth, we didn't reach the summit of Mynydd Tan-y-coed on this outing, but did head up into the mountains before turning back and re-tracing our steps as the weather closed in.

hillside landscape with fence and river in background
Dolgoch

A trip up to Tarren Rhosfarch from Dolgoch. The ascent from the car park is fairly gentle if continuous but once up on the hills the landscape is open with good views …