The Nant-y-Coed Valley
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Walk directions
Go through the gate beyond the car park and follow the stony path through the woods of Nant-y-Coed by the stream. Take the more prominent left fork up past the pond, then cross the stream using stepping stones. Two more sets of stepping stones are used to cross side streams before climbing to a second car park.
A footpath sign points the way up the valley and you cross a footbridge by a ford to continue. Keep a sharp eye open for stone waymarkers, which guide you through a complex series of criss-crossing tracks.
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Terrain
- Woodland, field and moorland paths, cart tracks, stepping stones
Landscape
- Woodland, high pasture and moorland
Dog friendliness
- Dogs should be on a lead, except on high ridges
Parking
- Small lay-by outside gate to Nature Reserve on Newry Drive, Nant-y-pandy, Llanfairfechan
Toilets en route
- None on route
About the walk
Most people speed by on the A55 without giving Llanfairfechan a second thought or glance. The little Victorian seaside resort beneath the quarry carved mountain of Penmaenmawr has been forsaken for the castles of Caernarfon and the coastline of Anglesey. Yet Llanfairfechan has a secret valley, a...
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About the area
The majority of the population of Conwy lives along its picturesque coastline, while a third of the county falls within jaw-dropping landscape of the Snowdonia National Park. The town of Conwy, which takes its name from the county (which in turn was named after the river that runs through it), is undoubtedly one of the great treasures of Wales.
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