Llyn Crafnant – Grey Mare's Tail Falls loop from Dolgarrog

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Llyn Crafnant – Grey Mare's Tail Falls loop from Dolgarrog

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Llyn Crafnant – Grey Mare's Tail Falls loop from Dolgarrog

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15.6km

620m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

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767 m

Gravel track along Llyn Crafnant

Highlight • Lake

A nice and easy gravel track that runs along the length of the lake. Flat all the way.

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5.62 km

This is a serene lake located in the Conwy Valley surrounded by forested hills and the rugged landscape of Snowdonia. There's a cafe and fishery further south along the lake which is a lovely place to stop and refuel.

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6.31 km

Tunnel Entrance to Cave in Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Highlight • Cave

Path closed for forestry work at pt 4, tour abandoned and diversion taken back to car park.

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7.32 km

Klondike Mill Ruins

Highlight • Structure

If you can be really sneaky, and get across the stream with nobody around, you can get up close to the old Klondike Mill

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9.71 km

Grey Mare's Tail Falls

Highlight • Viewpoint

9.81 km

Fairy Falls (Crafnant River Waterfalls)

Highlight • Waterfall

A series of waterfalls in the Crafnant river, falling around 8-metres at their tallest point.

The falls were formed in the last ice-age, when the area was glaciated 200,000 years …

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10.1 km

National Wool Museum Mill Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

Very interesting little museum (free) where you can learn about the preparation and spinning of sheep's wool. You can also visit the water turbine, which is still in operation. The …

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