Llyn Crafnant Circuit
3.1 miles (5 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Llyn Crafnant car park. About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SH 755 618, 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 77 m of climbing and 53 m of descent; highest point 206 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1168
- Distance
- 3.1 miles (5 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Conwy
- Total ascent
- About 77 m. Highest point 206 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car park
- Llyn Crafnant - Parc Coedwig Gwydyr Forest Park, 60 m from the start. Directions SH 756 618
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Memorial, 2.8 km away (Directions); Gogledd Llanrwst / North Llanrwst station, 3.9 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 29 m in a kilometre (1 in 34), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- WA 1162Geirionydd and Crafnant Trail, Llyn CrafnantShares 1 mile of path with this route. Finishes on this route at Llanrhychwyn. This route starts and finishes on it at Llyn Crafnant car park.
Walks nearby
- WA 1172Crafnant View Walk, Llyn Crafnant2.9 miles. Starts in the same place
- WA 1073Hafna Miners' Trail3.1 miles, circular. Starts 2 miles away
- WA 1175Forest Lakes Walk, Llyn Sarnau2.6 miles. Starts 2.1 miles away
- WA 1177Swallow Falls Walk, Ty'n Llwyn2.2 miles, circular. Starts 2.3 miles away
- WA 1182Craig-Forris Walk, Cae'n y Coed2 miles. Starts 3 miles away
- WA 1159Llyn Parc Walk, Betws-y-coed4.3 miles. Starts 3.8 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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