Pen y Bryn Trail, Foel Friog
2.1 miles (3.4 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Foel Friog car park. About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SH 769 091, 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 184 m of climbing and 184 m of descent; highest point 246 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1181
- Distance
- 2.1 miles (3.4 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- Total ascent
- About 184 m. Highest point 246 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car park
- Car park, 90 m from the start. Directions SH 769 092
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: a bus stop, 2 km away (Directions); Corris station (heritage railway), 2 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 144 m in a kilometre (1 in 7), starting 0.1 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- WA 1192Tan y Coed Trail, Dyfi Forest1.5 miles. Starts 2.5 miles away
- WA 1203Animal Discovery Trail, Tan y Coed1.1 miles. Starts 2.5 miles away
- WA 1139Cadair Idris via the Minffordd Path5.6 miles, there and back. Starts 2.8 miles away
- WA 1060Minffordd Path2.8 miles, one way. Starts 3 miles away
- WA 1116Cascade Trail1.1 miles, circular. Starts 5.7 miles away
- WA 1058Pony Path3.1 miles, one way. Starts 5.8 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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