WA 1190

Larches Loop, Coed Moel Famau

1.5 miles (2.4 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Coed Moel Famau car park. Under an hour, easy.

Start: SJ 173 611, 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

About 119 m of climbing and 110 m of descent; highest point 396 m.

StartHighest point 396 mFinish, 1.7 miles

Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.

Car parks: Car park, 20 m from the start. Directions SJ 173 611Car park (pay), 160 m from the start. Directions SJ 171 611Car park (pay), 270 m from the start. Directions SJ 170 611

No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: a bus stop, 1.6 km away (Directions).

Steepest climb: about 107 m in a kilometre (1 in 9), starting 0.1 miles in.

From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.

Walked it? Log it

WA 1208Rhyd y Gaseg Walk, Clocaenog Forest1 mile, circular. Starts 4.8 miles away
WA 1213Pool Park Walk, Clocaenog Forest0.8 miles. Starts 5.4 miles away
WA 1185Millstream Walk, Coed y Fron Wyllt1.6 miles, circular. Starts 6.2 miles away
WA 1069Black Grouse2.2 miles, one way. Starts 7.1 miles away
WA 1148Mines, Moorland and Mountain15.5 miles, circular. Starts 9.9 miles away
WA 1215Keeper's Stroll, Clocaenog Forest0.6 miles. Starts 10.6 miles away

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

Tell us what to change about this walk: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.