WA 1176
Birch Grove Woodland Walk, Black Covert
2.2 miles (3.5 km). About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SN 667 728. Finish: SN 665 728. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 146 m of climbing and 136 m of descent; highest point 187 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1176
- Distance
- 2.2 miles (3.5 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Ceredigion
- Total ascent
- About 146 m. Highest point 187 m
Getting there
- Bus stops
- Trawsgoed Bridge, 100 m from the start. Directions SN 667 729Trawscoed Bridge, 160 m from the start. Directions SN 667 730
- Car park
- Black Covert Picnic site (pay), 0 m from the start. Directions SN 667 728
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Trawsgoed Bridge, 230 m from the finish. Directions SN 667 729Trawscoed Bridge, 240 m from the finish. Directions SN 667 730
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 88 m in a kilometre (1 in 11), starting 0.4 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- WA 1184Ystwyth Riverside Walk, Black CovertStarts and finishes on this route at Black Covert car park. This route starts on it at Black Covert car park.
Walks nearby
- WA 1204Craig yr Ogof Walk, Ty'n y Bedw1.1 miles. Starts 1.8 miles away
- WA 1169Ty'n y Bedw Walk3.1 miles. Starts 1.8 miles away
- WA 1170Coed Maen Arthur Trail3 miles, circular. Starts 4.4 miles away
- WA 1210Barcud Trail, Bwlch Nant yr Arian0.8 miles, circular. Starts 6.2 miles away
- WA 1098The Miners' Trail1.4 miles, circular. Starts 6.2 miles away
- WA 1207The Arch Woodland Trail1.1 miles. Starts 6.3 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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