Barcud Trail, Bwlch Nant yr Arian
0.8 miles (1.3 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Bwlch Nant yr Arian visitor centre car park. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SN 718 813, and finish. 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 24 m of climbing and 25 m of descent; highest point 312 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1210
- Distance
- 0.8 miles (1.3 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Ceredigion
- Total ascent
- About 24 m. Highest point 312 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car parks
- Car park (pay), 70 m from the start. Directions SN 717 813Car park (free), 80 m from the start. Directions SN 718 812Car park (pay), 90 m from the start. Directions SN 717 813
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: a bus stop, 1.4 km away (Directions); Rheidol Falls station (heritage railway), 2.8 km away (Directions).
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 16 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- WA 1098The Miners' TrailShares 0.3 miles of path with this route. This route starts and finishes on it at Bwlch Nant yr Arian visitor centre car park.
Walks nearby
- WA 1081Ridgetop Trail2.5 miles, one way. Starts 0.6 miles away
- WA 1207The Arch Woodland Trail1.1 miles. Starts 4.6 miles away
- WA 1188Gogerddan Trail, Gogerddan Wood1.5 miles, circular. Starts 5.4 miles away
- WA 1170Coed Maen Arthur Trail3 miles, circular. Starts 5.8 miles away
- WA 1184Ystwyth Riverside Walk, Black Covert1.7 miles, circular. Starts 6.1 miles away
- WA 1176Birch Grove Woodland Walk, Black Covert2.2 miles. Starts 6.2 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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