Parking
Start at the Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre car park. Parking charges apply and overnight parking is not allowed.
Overview
About Cefndeuddwr Trail
Why go
- Pushchair-friendly surfaced loop
- Viewpoint and picnic area
Heads up
- Short for a dedicated hike
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Eryri Tour Guide
Your drive to Cefndeuddwr Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Eryri National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Coed y Brenin Forest Trails0:00 / 0:34
“You're coming up on Coed y Brenin, Britain's first purpose-built mountain biking centre, with forest trails for riders and walkers alike.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Eryri Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Rhaeadr Ddu at Ganllwyd
- The Forest That Fueled Iron
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- The King's Guards at Pont Ty'n-y-groes
- 298 audio storiesacross Eryri’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Grey Heron, Tawny Owl, Common Raven, and 9 more
- Works offlinemaps, 120 trails, 82 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Cefndeuddwr Trail
The walk in shortAn easy loop of 1.
An easy loop of 1.3 km (3/4 mile) in total, starting and finishing at the Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre car park. Allow about three quarters of an hour. The climb adds up to only 39 m (127 ft), and the steepest section reaches 12% (1:8).
The routeFrom the car park the trail heads into atmospheric boulder-strewn woodland, then rises gently…
From the car park the trail heads into atmospheric boulder-strewn woodland, then rises gently on a steady gradient to the Cefndeuddwr viewpoint and picnic area, where the payoff is an open outlook toward Y Garn and the Rhinogydd. From there the loop turns back through the trees to the car park. Brown waymarker symbols mark the way throughout, and signs along the route explain the forest around you.
Surface and accessibilityThere is also an accessible parking area at the viewpoint itself.
There is also an accessible parking area at the viewpoint itself. To use it, ask at the visitor centre for the key and directions.
- Well-surfaced path, 1.5 m wide, suitable for pushchairs
- No steps and no stiles anywhere on the loop
- Resting benches at least every 150 m
- Maximum gradient 12%, otherwise a gentle rise
Parking and accessStart from the visitor centre car park.
Start from the visitor centre car park. Parking charges apply, and overnight parking is not allowed.
DogsDogs are welcome in the forest park. Keep them under control, and on a lead where required.
Dogs are welcome in the forest park. Keep them under control, and on a lead where required. On open-access land a lead is required from 1 March to 31 July.
Set your expectationsThis is a short, low-key woodland stroll with one good view, not a mountain day.
This is a short, low-key woodland stroll with one good view, not a mountain day. Its strengths are the easy surface, the benches and the picnic area, which make it a sensible choice with young children, pushchairs or limited time.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Eryri
77 sightingsGrey HeronMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
17 sightingsTawny OwlMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
32 sightingsCommon RavenMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
21 sightingsGreat Spotted WoodpeckerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
18 sightingsEuropean RabbitMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
161 sightingsViviparous LizardMost seen around 10 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Eryri. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
