Volcano Trail, Coed y Brenin
6.7 miles (10.8 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Pont Cae'n-y-coed car park. About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: SH 748 250, 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 466 m of climbing and 464 m of descent; highest point 361 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1155
- Distance
- 6.7 miles (10.8 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 3 hours
- Difficulty
- Moderate (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Gwynedd
- Total ascent
- About 466 m. Highest point 361 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at St Machreth`s Church War Memorial, 2.7 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 112 m in a kilometre (1 in 9), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Café
- Dolfrwynog Tea Garden, Ganllwyd: 5.9 miles in.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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Walks nearby
- WA 1178Waterfalls and Goldmines Trail, Coed y Brenin2.2 miles, circular. Starts 1.1 miles away
- WA 1031Dolmelynllyn Estate Walk4 miles, circular. Starts 1.4 miles away
- WA 1216The King's Champion Trail, Coed y Brenin0.6 miles, circular. Starts 1.5 miles away
- WA 1167Penrhos Mountain Trail, Coed y Brenin3.2 miles. Starts 1.5 miles away
- WA 1134Ornamental Lake walk, Dolmelynllyn0.6 miles, circular. Starts 1.6 miles away
- WA 1161Gain Waterfall Trail, Coed y Brenin4.2 miles. Starts 1.6 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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