Activities in Dolgellau
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Mawddach Estuary Trail
The beautiful 11-mile Mawddach Estuary Trail is a flat (and in places wheelchair-accessible) path that's great for walking or cycling. Running through woods and past wetlands on the southern side of the Mawddach Estuary, it begins in town at the car park and runs past the RSPB Information Centre, 2 miles west of Dolgellau.
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Precipice Walk
The Precipice Walk is a four-mile hike along a flat stretch running around the steep flanks of Moel Cynwch, which provides superb estuary views. The path starts near Cymer Abbey, a 13th-century ruin located 2 miles north of Dolgellau.
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Dolgellau Cycles
You can hire a bike from Dolgellau Cycles; the owner can help advise on local cycle routes.
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Dolgellau Cycles
You can hire a bike from Dolgellau Cycles; the owner can help advise on local cycle routes.
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Coed y Brenin Forest Park
Covering 3600 hectares, this woodland park is the premier location for mountain biking in Wales. It's laced with 70 miles of purpose-built cycle trails, divided into seven graded routes to suit beginners or guns, and impressively presented by way of old-fashioned waterproof trail cards or downloadable geocaches and MP3 audio files. The park's impressive environmentally friendly visitor centre, 8 miles north of Dolgellau off the A470, has a cafe, toilets and a children's play area, while downstairs you can hire bikes from Beics Brenin. A new highwires course called Go Ape was about to open recently.
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Cader Idris
Cader Idris (893m), or the 'Seat of Idris' (a legendary giant), is a hulking, menacing-looking mountain with an appropriate mythology attached. It's said that hounds of the underworld fly around its peaks, and strange light effects are often sighted in the area. It's also said that anyone who spends the night on the summit will awake either mad or a poet – although perhaps you'd have to be a little mad or romantic to attempt it in the first place. Regardless of its repute, it's popular with walkers and it's the park's favourite locale for rock climbers.
When tackling Cader Idris, the standard route is up the 'Dolgellau' or Ty Nant Path (6 miles, five hours), heading sout…
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