Walks Around Conwy Guidebook

by: David Berry
This book contains thirty walks exploring the area around the stunning medieval fortified walled town of Conwy, including nearby Sychnant Pass and the foothills and upland valleys in the northern fringes of the Snowdonia National Park, using an extensive network of delightful paths and upland tracks.

Visit Conwy Mountain and other dramatic hills towering above the coast and towns of Llanfairfechan and Penmaenmawr. Explore an open upland landscape overlooked by the foothills of the Carneddau, once occupied by early man and now grazed by wild ponies and containing ancient standing stones and stone circles. Walk along an ancient upland highway later used by the Romans and drovers. Stroll along the beach and dunes, climb Tal-y-fan Mountain and marvel at the famous waterfall at Aber.

The walks vary in length from 2 to 8.5 miles. Each walk entry begins with a short overview description giving an indication of difficulty and features plus the starting point including grid reference. Detailed route finding instructions follow in numbered paragraphs relating to numbered points on an associated sketch map. A summary chart of the walks gives length, grade, time, links with other walks and terrain features.

The walk locations are:
Conwy - 2.5 miles
Conwy Marina - 4.5 miles
Conwy Morfa - 2 miles
Conwy Mountain (1) - 3 or 3.75 miles
Alltwen and Penmaen-Bach - 2 miles
Conway Mountain (2) - 5.25 miles
Conway Mountain (3) - 4 miles
Conwy and Henryd - 3 or 5 miles
St Celynin's Church from Sychnant - 7.5 miles
Tal-y-fan from Sychnant - 8.5 miles
Around Sychnant Pass - 2 or 3.5 miles
Alltwen and Cwm Gyrach - 5.5 miles
Foel Lus and Capelulo - 6.5 miles
Upland Reservoirs - 5 miles
Maen Esgob - 2.75 or 4 miles
Maen Penddu - 7.25 miles
Druids Circle and Foel Lus - 5.25 miles
Clip Yr Orsedd, from Llanfairfechan - 6.25 miles
Foel Lwyd and Moelfre, from Llanfairfechan - 7.5 miles
Nant Y Coed - 2 miles
Bwlch Y Ddeufaen and Foel Lwyd - 8 miles
Foel Ganol, from Llanfairfechan - 7 miles
Foel Ganol and Cwm Anafon - 8 miles
Garreg Fawr - 3 or 3.25 miles
Coedydd Aber, from Bont Newydd - 5.75 miles
Gyrn and Moel Wnion - 7.75 miles
Traeth Lafan and Abergwyngregyn - 7.5 miles

ISBN 9781902302850 Pages 41 (2010) 148mm x 210mm