Afon Irfon Walk, Irfon Forest
1.2 miles (1.9 km), there and back. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SN 856 507. Finish: SN 851 514. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 12 m of climbing and 7 m of descent; highest point 252 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1198
- Distance
- 1.2 miles (1.9 km). We measure 0.6 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Type
- There and back
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Powys
- Total ascent
- About 12 m. Highest point 252 m
Getting there
- Car parks
- White Bridge Car Park, 10 m from the start. Directions SN 856 507Pwll Bo, 710 m from the start. Directions SN 852 513
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: Llanwrtyd station, 5.1 km away (Directions).
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: Llanwrtyd station, 5.9 km away (Directions).
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 11 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- WA 114Epynt WayLong-distance route, 40.4 miles, circular. Starts 10.1 miles away
- WA 1189Holy Well Walk, Tywi Forest1.5 miles. Starts 10.6 miles away
- WA 1197Nant y Dresglen Trail, Crychan Forest1.3 miles, circular. Starts 11.2 miles away
- WA 137Teifi Valley TrailLong-distance route, 82 miles, one way. Starts 11.5 miles away
- WA 1138Elan Valley Trail9 miles, one way. Starts 12.6 miles away
- WA 144Gwastedyn Church TrailLong-distance route, circular. Starts 12.8 miles away
Sources
Checked against naturalresources.wales on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Natural Resources Wales, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Natural Resources Wales information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Facts: naturalresources.wales
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