Porthmadog — Blaenau Ffestiniog
Porbla one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 1 person.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to accuracy.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - No (1)
Problems reported - Accuracy (1)
Downloads - 3
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Porthmadog
Grid Ref
SH5694738587
Lat / Lon
52.92560° / -4.12947°
Easting / Northing
256,947E / 338,587N
What3Words
political.boxer.handsets
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Grid Ref
SH7007845911
Lat / Lon
52.99474° / -3.93721°
Easting / Northing
270,078E / 345,911N
What3Words
published.captions.nuzzled
Porbla One's land is
| Porthmadog | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SH5694738587 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.92560° / -4.12947° |
| Easting / Northing | 256,947E / 338,587N |
| What3Words | political.boxer.handsets |
| Blaenau Ffestiniog | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SH7007845911 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.99474° / -3.93721° |
| Easting / Northing | 270,078E / 345,911N |
| What3Words | published.captions.nuzzled |
| Marshes | 10.0% |
| Moors | 14.1% |
| Natural grass | 24.4% |
| Pasture | 14.9% |
| Urban | 18.0% |
| Woods | 18.5% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Petr Sadilek
16 Jun 2023This route starts at Ffestiniog in a zigzaggy way out of the town. I saw no reason for the winding character of the route there.
When it reaches Tanygrisiau, it suggests going straight ahead but there is no through route. Walkers should turn right then left towards a bus stop as shown on the first attached photo and follow paved roads. Similarly, when it comes to turning off the paved road into a footpath, walkers should wait for a waymark as shown on the second photo. The route seems very inaccurate in this section because it suggests that walkers should not cross a railway line until after the Tanygrisiau reservoir. I found no such path there. I believe the route should follow a marked footpath, cross the railway line and walk alongside the reservoir.
When passing through Dduallt station, there are wooden steps to cross and walkers should then continue along the line under a bridge. There is no other obvious way there that would correspond to the porbla one route.
The route continues towards Llyn Mair lake where it is necessary to walk along somewhat busy B4410 but the traffic is not heavy and there is space on the edge most of the time if needed. A part of the road can be avoided if you take a forest footpath leading up to Tan-y-bwlch station.
The route is not accurate at Rhyd again. Walkers need to enter the village and look out for a waymark shown on the third photo.
Another inaccuracy is before reaching 12th km from Ffestiniog. A footpath emerges from a forest and goes straight ahead when in fact there is no continuation. It is necessary to follow a waymark as shown on the fourt photo and to turn right into a gravel road.
Yet another inaccuracy is between 14th and 15th km from Ffestiniog where walkers should not attempt to cross the railway line at Penrhyndendraeth station in my view.
The rest is mostly acceptable.
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Hugh Hudson
30 Aug 2023If you reviewed your own replacement route it would have a better chance of being walked (and eventually verified). There is no rule against reviewing ones own routes - in fact SlowWay actively encourages it.
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