Conwy WalksWalking Routes & Hiking Trails
Find Conwy walks from the list below which features the best walking routes in the area. Most are circular walks and are listed from the shortest and easiest to the longest more challenging routes.
Most of the walking in Conwy lies within the boundaries of the Snowdonia National Park. The Carneddau has some of the highest land in Wales and contains some excellent high level walking. Other areas of interest include Conwy Mountain and the adjacent hills and the Conwy Valley. All walks are free to download and print. All routes have GPS files.
Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
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2766★ | Capel Pinnacle / Y Pincin from Capel Curig | easy | 1.00 |
3005★ | Clogwen from Bryntyrch, Capel Curig | easy | 2.00 |
1435★ | Sychnant Pass, Alltwen, Penmaen-Bach, & Conwy Mountain | easy/mod | 3.00 |
3001★☩ | Tryfan North Ridge from Ogwen Valley | hard | 3.50 |
2679★ | Circuit of Llyn Crafnant from Trefriw | easy | 3.50 |
2072★ | Great Orme & Country Park, Llandudno (short route) | easy/mod | 4.00 |
2855★☩ | Gallt yr Ogof & Braich y Ddeugwm | moderate | 4.00 |
1661★ | Crimpiau from Capel Curig | easy/mod | 4.50 |
3062★☩ | Pen yr Ole Wen from from Ogwen Valley | moderate | 5.00 |
3056★☩ | Pen yr Helgi Du from Ogwen Valley | moderate | 5.50 |
2821★ | Melynllyn & Dulyn Reservoir from Llyn Eigiau parking | easy/mod | 5.50 |
2285★ | Llyn Geirionydd & Llyn Crafnant | easy/mod | 5.50 |
1151★☩ | Moel Siabod from Pont Cyfyng | hard | 5.50 |
3026★☩ | Tryfan & the Eastern Tops from Ogwen Valley | hard | 5.75 |
3604★ | Foel Lus & Jubilee Path from Sychnant Pass | easy/mod | 5.90 |
2497★ | Druid Circle, Moelfre and Foel Lus from Penmaenmawr | easy/mod | 6.00 |
2919★☩ | Moel Siabod & Capel Curig | moderate | 6.00 |
1037 | Two lakes of the Gwydir Forest - Llyn Elsi and Llyn Parc from Betws-y-Coed | easy/mod | 6.50 |
3402★ | Moel Siabod circular from Pont Cyfyng | moderate | 6.50 |
1332★ | Gwydir ForestLakes from Tyn Llwyn | easy/mod | 6.50 |
2638★ | Craig Eigiau, Melynilyn & Dulyn Resrs nr. Tal-y-Bont | moderate | 7.00 |
1915★ | Great Orme & Country Park from Llandudno | easy/mod | 7.00 |
2608★ | Crimpiau & Creigiau Gleision from Llyn Crafnant | moderate | 7.50 |
2650★☩ | Tryfan, the Glyders & Y Garn from Ogwen Valley | very hard | 8.00 |
1334★ | Cnicht from Tanygrisiau | moderate | 8.00 |
3024★☩ | North West of Blaenau Ffestiniog from Crimea Pass | mod/hard | 8.50 |
2200★☩ | Eastern Carneddau from Capel Curig | moderate | 8.50 |
2542★ | Foel Grach & Llyn Eigiau | moderate | 8.50 |
1635★ | Garnedd Uchaf & Llyn Eigiau from near Tal-y-Bont | mod/hard | 9.00 |
2902★☩ | Creigiau Gleision & Llyn Cowlyd from Capel Curig | moderate | 9.50 |
2592★☩ | Llyn Geirionydd & Llyn Bychan from Llyn Crafnant | moderate | 9.50 |
1150★☩ | The High Carneddau from Ogwen Valley | hard | 10.00 |
3047★☩ | The Carneddau from Llyn Eigiau | hard | 10.00 |
3061★☩ | Eastern Carneddau from near Rowen | mod/hard | 10.50 |
2300★☩ | Glyder Fach from Capel Curig | mod/hard | 11.50 |
2547★☩ | Carnedd Llewelyn from near Rowen | mod/hard | 12.00 |
2536★☩ | Llyn Crafnant, Capel Curig & Llyn Colwyd from Trefriw | mod/hard | 13.00 |
2820★☩ | Carneddau traverse from Llyn Ogwen | mod/hard | 14.00 |
1232★☩ | Carnedd Llewelyn, Llyn Eigiau & Llyn Cowlyd | hard | 16.00 |
Walks that start in adjacent counties / areas.
Walks that start in adjacent counties or areas but cross the boundary and include sections of the route within Conwy.
Walk | Description | Starts In |
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1088★☩ | Glyder Ridge traverse | Gwynedd |
1454★☩ | Glyder Fawr & Glyder Fach from Pen-y-Pass | Gwynedd |
2558★☩ | Carnedd Dafydd & Pen yr Ole Wen from Bethesda | Gwynedd |
3002★ | Welsh Three-Thousanders from Pen-y-Pass | Gwynedd |
2417★☩ | Glyder Fach, Glyder Fawr and Tryfan from Idwal Cottage | Gwynedd |
1074★☩ | The Glyders Traverse | Gwynedd |
2680★☩ | Circuit of Llyn Idwal | Gwynedd |
2346★☩ | Yr Orsedd ridge from near Bont Newydd | Gwynedd |
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