Section 21 of 21, Cambrian Way
Llyn Ogwen to Conwy
18.3 miles (29.5 km). About 9 hours, challenging.
Start: SH 659 607. Finish: SH 781 776. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Diversion in place on this route. On section 9 (Llandovery to Ty'n-y-cornel), not this one. The details are on its page.
Up and down
About 1,590 m of climbing and 1,914 m of descent; highest point 1,062 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Llyn Ogwen.
- Bus stop
- Llyn Ogwen, Pen y Benglog (opp), 980 m from the start. Directions SH 650 603
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 480 m from the start. Directions SH 660 602Car park (free), 520 m from the start. Directions SH 659 602Car park (free), 610 m from the start. Directions SH 655 602
Getting back
The section finishes at Conwy. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Station
- Conwy, 230 m from the finish. Directions SH 780 774
- Bus stops
- Castle Square, 130 m from the finish. Directions SH 782 775Town Ditch, 190 m from the finish. Directions SH 779 776Conwy Railway Station, 200 m from the finish. Directions SH 780 774
Planning the Cambrian Way
- Planning the whole trail: cambrianway.org.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: Walking the Cambrian Way (Cicerone).
What to expect
Underfoot: earth, rock and mud 41%, gravel and tracks 7%, grass 7%; the rest (42%) isn't recorded.
About 3% on roads with traffic.
Path grade, where mappers have given one: clear path 98%.
On the way: 1 stile, 2 gates, 13 stream crossings.
Steepest climb: about 308 m in a kilometre (1 in 3), starting 1.5 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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