Penrhos Mountain Trail, Coed y Brenin
3.2 miles (5.1 km). About 1½ hours, moderate.
Start: SH 729 233. Finish: SH 729 229. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file of the part mapped so far (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Natural Resources Wales’s line for this walk is about 2.7 miles of the 3.2 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing. See the whole route on the publisher’s page.
Up and down
About 253 m of climbing and 262 m of descent; highest point 233 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1167
- Distance
- 3.2 miles (5.1 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Walking time
- About 1½ hours
- Difficulty
- Moderate (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Gwynedd
- Total ascent
- About 253 m. Highest point 233 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Car park, 40 m from the start. Directions SH 730 234
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at St Machreth`s Church War Memorial, 2.6 km away (Directions).
Getting back
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at St Machreth`s Church War Memorial, 2.5 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 161 m in a kilometre (1 in 6), starting 0.7 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- WA 1216The King's Champion Trail, Coed y BreninShares 0.5 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Pont Ty'n-y-groes car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Pont Ty'n-y-groes car park and Ganllwyd.
Walks nearby
- WA 1134Ornamental Lake walk, Dolmelynllyn0.6 miles, circular. Starts 0.4 miles away
- WA 1031Dolmelynllyn Estate Walk4 miles, circular. Starts 0.6 miles away
- WA 1196Glasdir Copper Trail, Coed y Brenin1.3 miles. Starts 0.7 miles away
- WA 1108Rhaeadr Ddu and Coed Ganllwyd walk, Dolmelynllyn2 miles, circular. Starts 0.7 miles away
- WA 1048Precipice Walk3.1 miles, circular. Starts 1.5 miles away
- WA 1155Volcano Trail, Coed y Brenin6.7 miles, circular. Starts 1.5 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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