Parking
Start at Coed Graigddu Car Park. Leave the lot on the gravel road and bear left at the first junction.
Overview
About Graigddu Woods
Why go
- Quiet, lesser-visited woodland setting
- Pistyll Gwyn waterfall and mountain views
Heads up
- Unsurfaced, undulating paths
- Farm animals near Graigddu Isaf
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 Graigddu Woods, 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 area
The Forest That Fueled Iron0:00 / 0:30
“Coed y Brenin's Bloomeries Trail leads to Llwyn Du, a medieval ironworks hidden among the trees. In the fourteenth century, small furnaces turned iron ore into workable metal using charcoal.”
Plays on the road 2.8 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Eryri Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Bronaber Before the Holiday Cabins
- The Old Seabed of the Rhinogydd
- When the Lake Ran Warm
- Llyn Trawsfynydd
- 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 Graigddu Woods
The BasicsA circular loop of 5 km (3.
A circular loop of 5 km (3.1 miles) starting and finishing at Coed Graigddu Car Park, near Trawsfynydd. Allow about 1 hour at a steady pace. It is rated leisurely, 3/10, and suits anyone with a reasonable level of fitness.
The RouteLeave the car park along the gravel road and bear left at the first junction.
Leave the car park along the gravel road and bear left at the first junction. The track passes Graigddu Isaf and its farm buildings, crosses a bridge, then runs on through the plantation. Take the signed turn toward Pistyll Gwyn, pass the small waterfall, and return from the T-junction to the car park.
What You GetThis is one of the quieter walks in the area, so you may well have long stretches to yourself.
This is one of the quieter walks in the area, so you may well have long stretches to yourself.
- A small waterfall at Pistyll Gwyn as the mid-route payoff
- Views out toward the southern mountains of Eryri
- A lesser-visited woodland walk on the edge of the Rhinog National Nature Reserve
Terrain And KitThe route includes unsurfaced and undulating rural paths and tracks.
The route includes unsurfaced and undulating rural paths and tracks. The park authority recommends walking boots and waterproof clothing.
Dogs And LivestockDogs are allowed on this public footpath route.
Dogs are allowed on this public footpath route. There are animals near Graigddu Isaf, so keep dogs under close control and on a short lead around livestock or wildlife.
If You Want MoreBwlch Drws Ardudwy starts from the same area and is the longer, more demanding option.
Bwlch Drws Ardudwy starts from the same area and is the longer, more demanding option. Graigddu Woods is the shorter of the two and the better choice for a relaxed hour on foot.
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.
