Waterfalls and Goldmines Trail, Coed y Brenin
2.2 miles (3.5 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Tyddyn Gwladys car park. About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SH 734 262, 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 111 m of climbing and 110 m of descent; highest point 135 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1178
- Distance
- 2.2 miles (3.5 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Gwynedd
- Total ascent
- About 111 m. Highest point 135 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car park
- Car park (free), 70 m from the start. Directions SH 734 263
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 42 m in a kilometre (1 in 24), starting 0.6 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 1161Gain Waterfall Trail, Coed y BreninFinishes on this route.
Walks nearby
- WA 1211Cefndeuddwr Trail, Coed y Brenin0.8 miles. Starts 0.8 miles away
- WA 1209Afon Eden Trail, Coed y Brenin0.8 miles, circular. Starts 0.9 miles away
- WA 1155Volcano Trail, Coed y Brenin6.7 miles, circular. Starts 1.1 miles away
- WA 1031Dolmelynllyn Estate Walk4 miles, circular. Starts 1.3 miles away
- WA 1134Ornamental Lake walk, Dolmelynllyn0.6 miles, circular. Starts 1.6 miles away
- WA 1108Rhaeadr Ddu and Coed Ganllwyd walk, Dolmelynllyn2 miles, circular. 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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