Parking
Use the designated Yr Ysgwrn Car Park at the start and finish. Do not block field or residential entrances.
Overview
About Rhos Grwm, Yr Ysgwrn
Rhos Grwm is a circular walk of 1 km in total, starting and finishing at Yr Ysgwrn Car Park and crossing the farmland of Yr Ysgwrn. Allow about 30 minutes (0.5 hours). It is graded easy, and it is a short farm-and-history stroll rather than a big mountain hike.
Why go
- Short route with a clear historic focus
- Views across the Trawsfynydd area
Heads up
- Limited distance for a full day out
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 Rhos Grwm, Yr Ysgwrn, 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
Yr Ysgwrn and Hedd Wyn0:00 / 0:33
“You're approaching Yr Ysgwrn, the hillside farmhouse where poet and shepherd Hedd Wyn lived. His poem won the National Eisteddfod's chair in 1917, but he had been killed at Passchendaele before the ceremony.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Eryri Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Two Stones in the Gorse
- The Door Gerald Kept Open
- The Lines Across the Fields
- 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 Rhos Grwm, Yr Ysgwrn
Route sequenceLeave the car park through the small black gate.
- Leave the car park through the small black gate.
- Follow the field boundaries and farm gates across the fields.
- Do not cross the wooden bridge.
- Aim toward the agricultural shed.
- Go through the metal gate and continue to the road fork.
- Pass in front of the historic Yr Ysgwrn farmhouse.
- Take the small viewpoint path, then continue back to the car park.
Footing and difficultyThe route is predominantly well-formed track or path, with some steps or gently undulating…
The route is predominantly well-formed track or path, with some steps or gently undulating surfaces. Trainers or comfortable walking shoes are suitable.
Farmhouse, history and viewsYr Ysgwrn is a historic traditional farmhouse associated with the Welsh-language poet Hedd Wyn,…
Yr Ysgwrn is a historic traditional farmhouse associated with the Welsh-language poet Hedd Wyn, and the walk passes in front of it. The viewpoint path gives views over the Trawsfynydd area. The route is a good choice for history and a picnic.
Parking and accessUse the designated Yr Ysgwrn Car Park, where the loop begins and ends.
Use the designated Yr Ysgwrn Car Park, where the loop begins and ends. Do not block field or residential entrances.
DogsDogs are not allowed on this walk.
Dogs are not allowed on this walk.
Want something longerThe separate Ffridd Route at Yr Ysgwrn is a longer option: a 5 km circular walk taking about 1…
The separate Ffridd Route at Yr Ysgwrn is a longer option: a 5 km circular walk taking about 1 hour.
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.
