WALKS & RIDES
Snowdonia Walks and Rides
You can do flat walks, scenic hikes or mountain scrambles from our door step. Whether your idea of a walk is a stroll along the sand or a day out in the hills, we can advise on wonderfully scenic walks for all abilities and all weathers.
The same goes for cycling – you can get straight onto the flat Mawddach cycle trail from our fields (although it’s a steep push back up!) and we’ve got some of the most famous single track mountain bike trails in the world 15 minutes drive away at Coed y Brenin and scenic view on the Barmouth cycle trail. There’s some fabulous road cycling to be done on quiet lanes in the hills surrounding the estuary – the perfect Snowdonia cycling holiday with some epic climbs and descents if you want them!
John and Sarah are keen walkers and cyclists and we’re really happy to share some of our favourite routes with you and the best walks North Wales. OS maps of the area are available for sale from reception.
Book your Self Catering Holiday or Our Dolgellau Holiday Cottage to experience Snowdonia Walks.
Walks and Rides News
Explore the Mawddach Trail
We are lucky here at Graig Wen to be right on the banks of the Mawddach Estuary in Snowdonia National Park. Walk through our gate and you are on the Mawddach Trail, regularly mentioned by the media as one of the most scenic cycling and walking routes in Britain. Many...
Cycling the Lost Lanes of Wales
Inspired by Jack Thurston's excellent book Lost Lanes of Wales, we've been exploring some of the many quiet corners of this beautiful little country best reached by bike. It's the kind of road cycling where the banks are fringed with primroses, grass might be pushing...
Walk to Llyn Barfog – the Bearded Lake
Llyn Barfog or The Bearded Lake, is about half an hour's drive from Graig Wen in Cwm Maethlon, or Happy Valley as it's known. The wild and secluded valley is worth exploring on foot or it's a great ride out on a road bike. The lake itself is reached up a rough track...