Mawddach-Ardudwy Trail
A 76-mile long-distance walk in Gwynedd, Wales, traveling through evocative and diverse landscapes of natural beauty to the south of Snowdonia National Park. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SH 612 158
Distance: 76 miles (122 km)
Time: 32–38 hours
Duration: 5–7 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL18 Harlech, Porthmadog and Y Bala
OL23 Cadair Idris and Llyn Tegid
Summary
The Mawddach-Ardudwy Trail is a long-distance walk in Wales near the western edge of Snowdonia National Park. The walk offers a stunningly diverse landscape of mountains, foothills, woodland, valleys, lakes, estuaries, impressive sand dunes, and long sandy beaches. The upland landscape is crossed by important ancient trackways and is renowned for its extensive archaeological remains, including ancient hut settlements and field systems, Neolithic chambered tombs, Iron Age hillforts, Bronze Age stone circles, and standing stones.
Locations and historic sites visited during the walk include Barmouth, the Mawddach Estuary, Llynnau Cregennan, Pont Abergwynant, Dolgledr, Penmaenpool Bridge, Dolgellau, Llanelltyd, Pont Borthwnog, Coed Garth-Gell Nature Reserve, Bontddu, Bryn Castell, Cerrig Arthur Stone Circle, Llyn Erddyn, Pont Scethin, Moelfre, Llanbedr, Bryn Cader Faner, Llyn Tecwyn Isaf, Llyn Tecwyn Uchaf, Trem-y-Garth, Glastraeth, Harlech, Mochras (Shell Island), Morfa Dyffryn National Nature Reserve, and Tal-y-bont.