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Slow Ways linking Blaenau Ffestiniog and Bala, Beddgelert, Bethesda, Betws-y-Coed, Llanberis, Pentrefoelas, Porthmadog, Trawsfynydd
Wales / Gwynedd / Blaenau Ffestiniog
Blaenau Ffestiniog’s eight Slow Ways are 38% checked
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Beddgelert—Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Bedbla one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 783m | Descent 601m | ||
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Bethesda—Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Betbla one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 37km/23mi | Ascent 1,857m | Descent 1,937m | ||
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Blaenau Ffestiniog—Bala
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Blabal one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 29km/18mi | Ascent 693m | Descent 638m | ||
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Blaenau Ffestiniog—Betws-y-Coed
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Blabet one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 862m | Descent 662m | |
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Blaenau Ffestiniog—Pentrefoelas
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Blapen one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 31km/19mi | Ascent 1,139m | Descent 1,122m | ||
Blaenau Ffestiniog—Trawsfynydd
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Blatra one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 518m | Descent 530m | |
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Blaenau Ffestiniog—Trawsfynydd
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Blatra two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Llanberis—Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Llabla one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 27km/17mi | Ascent 1,542m | Descent 1,654m | ||
Porthmadog—Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Porbla one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 20km/12mi | Ascent 435m | Descent 649m | |
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Porthmadog—Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Porbla two |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 20km/12mi | Ascent - | Descent - |
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Collective progress
40% of Blaenau Ffestiniog’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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3 people have contributed to Blaenau Ffestiniog’s Slow Ways
1 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Blaenau Ffestiniog
87km out of 227km have been walked and reviewed
127km of reviews have been shared in Blaenau Ffestiniog
Latest Updates
Just a couple of places where the path was initially unclear but we soon worked it out....
Neil Ward
A good route with good views and no significant obstacles...
Roger Greenhalgh
As you follow a quiet Station Road out of Trawsfynydd the first ambiguous place is after 1km at what looks like a scrapyard. After crossing the road and walking up, walkers will be walking next to a stream through green undergrowth and when they eventually cross it, they need to walk up a steep slope towards Llan Ffestiniog village....
Petr Sadilek
The last stretch of the route is on paved quiet roads and it ends with a long walk along the seafront at Porthmadog, where the sea is actually not visible because the pavement is blocked by a road....
Petr Sadilek
Petr Sadilek added Porbla two, a new walk from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog
Walk this routePetr Sadilek added Blatra two, a new walk from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Trawsfynydd
Walk this routeI suggest aiming for another overhead line tower as shown on the third photo. As you leave Ffestiniog and walk down to a stream between 9th and 10th km from Trawsfynydd, the route suggests turning right after crossing the stream. I believe walkers should turn left after the bridge (see the fourth photo), then approach another bridge after some 100m and instead of crossing it, only then should they turn sharply right and uphill. I suggest walkers should aim at a place to the right of the two trees shown on the fifth photo....
Petr Sadilek
Walkers should turn right then left towards a bus stop as shown on the first attached photo and follow paved roads. 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 believe the route should follow a marked footpath, cross the railway line and walk alongside the reservoir....
Petr Sadilek
This route rises above Betws-y-Coed via a wide path through a forest with many wooden seats, benches and inspirational messages along the way. 1.3km behind Betws-y-Coed where the route continues straight ahead instead of continuing along one of the wider paths. There was a similar inaccuracy on the other side of the hill where the route goes through a railway underpass and rises uphill again....
Petr Sadilek
Slow Ways added Bedbla one, a new walk from Beddgelert to Blaenau Ffestiniog
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Betbla one, a new walk from Bethesda to Blaenau Ffestiniog
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Blabal one, a new walk from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Bala
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Blabet one, a new walk from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Betws-y-Coed
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Blapen one, a new walk from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Pentrefoelas
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Blatra one, a new walk from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Trawsfynydd
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Llabla one, a new walk from Llanberis to Blaenau Ffestiniog
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Porbla one, a new walk from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Blaenau Ffestiniog’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SH7007845911
Lat / Lon
52.99474° / -3.93721°
Easting / Northing
270,078E / 345,911N
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