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Ancient Hillfort: It is the well-preserved remains of an Iron Age fortified settlement. Location: It sits atop Conwy Mountain, overlooking the town of Conwy, the Conwy Estuary, and the Irish Sea. Time Period: The fort was likely occupied from at least the middle of the Iron Age, possibly between c. 300 BC and 78 AD, before the full Roman arrival in the area.

Great walk, tricky in places with wet weather 👍👍

All the years walking in north wales and never been on this route - stunning views

A great upland route

Afon Gyrach is a river in Wales, flowing through the subregion of Conwy. It's a relatively small river, only a couple of miles in length, and drains from the slopes of Tal-y-fan. It is situated in the Conwy unitary authority area, within the old county of Caernarfonshire, specifically in the community of Penmaenmawr. It flows into the sea approximately 13 km downstream from its source. Source and Course: The river is fed by reservoirs located higher up on the slopes of Tal-y-fan, which once provided drinking water for the town of Penmaenmawr. It flows through a boggy area known as Waen Gyrach. It's also associated with the Fairy Glen, a popular beauty spot in a secluded gorge near Betws-y-Coed, where a chain of cascading waterfalls is nestled along the river.

Must be small, I didn't notice it. 😉

A typical country pub and inn along the Jubilee path in the village of Capelulo (Dwygyfylchi) The service is very friendly and there is some outside seating in the summer. Delicious and copious home-made food, expect traditional pub fayre. The perfect stop for a mid-walk pint.

This path was created in 1887 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. Those two towers are the start and end point of this beautiful walk near Penmaenmawr. The whole trail will take you on circular around Foel Lus, offering beautiful views of the Great Orme, the sea and the mountains of the Snowdonia National Park.

Always worth a visit.

Magnificent views

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View of the conwy river to the vardre. where once stood Deganwy castle. The castle was destroyed by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales in 1263. In 1283, King Edward I of England had Conwy Castle constructed just across the estuary and he left Deganwy Castle in ruins.

Breath taking views across the Conwy Valley. peaceful enough to sit and just watch the world bussling around below.

Mynydd y Dref (Welsh for 'mountain of the town'), also known as Conwy Mountain, is a hilly area to the west of the town of Conwy, in North Wales. To the north it overlooks the sea of Conwy Bay, and to the south lie the foothills of the Carneddau range of mountains, of which it forms a part. Mynydd y Dref is the remains of an ancient volcano that erupted about 450 million years ago. At the summit of Mynydd y Dref are the Neolithic Hut Circles and the Iron Age hillfort of Castell Caer Seion (sometimes called Castell Caer Lleion). Castell Caer Seion comprised a stone walled fort, and remains show this to have been an extensive site, incorporated more than 50 hut circles and levelled platform houses, and with a citadel and outposts.

In the second period a smaller and stronger fort was constructed at the west end of the hill. The older fort appears to have still been occupied but there was no access between the two. The smaller fort had somewhat wider walls and a strong gateway protected by bastions on either side and probably a ‘fighting tower’. Comparison with similar forts suggests that the wall would have been about 3 to 4m high with a walkway and breastwork wall on top. The defences were further reinforced by the addition of deep ditches at the east, north-east, west and south-west (E). The entrance was also protected by an ‘outwork’ – an outer wall that made rapid, approach to the entrance impossible and exposed any attackers to missiles from the defenders on the overlooking inner walls. The entrance through this outwork was later blocked. The excavations carried out in 1951 found a hearth inside one house in the small fort as well as spindle whorls (for spinning wool) and a quern (for grinding corn). In the large fort the house next to the entrance contained over 400 sling stones, so perhaps was a ‘guard chamber’. It may be that the small fort was built during the period between the first Roman attack on north Wales in 60AD and the final conquest in 78 AD. The absence of Roman period finds from the fort suggested that it was not occupied after the Roman conquest, and so it may have been destroyed and deserted. However, there is a tradition linking the fort with Maelgwn Gwynedd in the 6th century and it has been suggested that the small fort belongs to that period. Outside the fort are some remains of stone-walled roundhouses that may have been occupied at the same time as the fort or during the Roman period. One lies in a slight level hollow at the north side of the North Wales Path just east of the path up to the fort. It consists of one large roundhouse and probably several other smaller buildings. The other lies on a terrace on the slope below the south-east angle of the fort and consists of just a single large roundhouse.

Caer Seion is a large and strong hill fort. Excavations were carried out in 1951 but did not produce any dating evidence. However, it is believed to have been occupied during the Middle to Late Iron Age, about 300 BC to 1st century AD and it seemed likely that the fort was abandoned when the Romans conquered North Wales in 78 AD. The fort had a commanding position overlooking Conwy Bay and estuary and over the ancient trackway that followed the coastal ridge, continuing westwards towards Anglesey. The next nearest strong forts and possibly tribal centres are at Pen-y-dinas on the Great Orme, Pen-y-gaer above Llanbedrycennin and Braich y Dinas above Penmaenmawr. The fort had two periods of defence. In the first period a single stone wall of 3 to 4m width encircled the whole hill top apart from at the steep north side where no defence was needed. It had one entrance, at the south side, which would have had a timber gate. The greater width of the wall around the gate suggests it had a ‘fighting tower’ over it. Within the fort were over 50 timber round houses, many just behind the rampart at the south side (to shelter from the wind) and they are visible as circular platforms terraced into the hill slope. They varied in size from about 4m to 8m diameter and traces of walling survive at some of them. In one place there is a possible corn-drying kiln.

You can even walk the city walls at night! But you should have a good headlamp, as it is of course not completely barrier-free... ;-) A good part of the circular route is currently closed, but you can see a lot on the open part.

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quite the walk to reach them, but worth it when you get there.

So many amazing views up here.

There are wild ponies in the area if you’re lucky enough to see them on the day

Absolutely stunning old track with magnificent views - a true highlight of the Traws Eryri bikepacking route.