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Coed y Brenin Forest Park - Forest Garden, near Dolgellau
What's here
We may close our car parks and other visitor facilities at short notice whilst we undertake recovery operations due to recent storm damage. You should always follow any instructions given by signs or local staff including any trail diversions or closures, and beware of the danger of falling trees or branches.
Welcome
This small car park is for the use of disabled visitors only.
It is the starting point for an accessible trail through the lower part of the forest garden within Coed y Brenin Forest Park.
There is an accessible picnic table in the car park.
There is a longer walking trail through the forest garden from the main Pandy car park.
Walking trail
The walking trail is waymarked from start to finish.
Look out for the information panel at the start of the trail.
Find out about walking trail grades.
Forest Garden Accessible Trail
- Grade: accessible
- Distance: ¼ mile, 300m
- Trail information: The accessible trail is a flat well-surfaced 2m wide path suitable for wheelchairs with resting places at least every 100m. There are no steps or stiles.
Follow the blue waymarkers from the accessible car park over the bridge and through the lower part of the forest garden.
At the viewpoint overlooking the waterfall listen to the story of Pont Llam yr Ewig (Bridge of the Stag’s leap).
Exploring Coed y Brenin Forest Park
Coed y Brenin Forest Park offers visitors the total woodland experience within Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park.
There are a range of waymarked trails to cater for all tastes and fitness levels in the forest park. These include world-class mountain bike trails, family walks, running trails, geocaching and orienteering routes.
As well as the trails that start here at Forest Garden, the main car parks with facilities for visitors within Coed y Brenin Forest Park are:
- Coed y Brenin Forest Park Visitor Centre - the gateway to the forest park and the starting point for a range of walking, running and mountain biking trails. There is also a café and bike shop
- Pont Cae’n-y-coed – start of the rugged Volcano Trail
- Tyddyn Gwladys – a picnic site by the rolling Mawddach river and gateway to the Waterfalls and Goldmines walk
- Glasdir – a picnic site with walk through an old copper mine and an accessible trail to a viewpoint above the mine workings
- Pont Ty'n-y-groes – riverside picnic area and gateway to an accessible riverside walk and a rugged mountain trail with great views over Eryri (Snowdonia)
Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park
Coed y Brenin Forest Park is set in Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park.
Eryri is the largest National Park in Wales and is home to picturesque towns and villages and the highest mountain in Wales.
It is looked after by the Eryri National Park Authority.
For more information about visiting Eryri go to the Eryri National Park Authority website.
National Forest for Wales
Coed y Brenin Forest Park forms part of the National Forest for Wales.
The National Forest will:
- create areas of new woodland
- enhance existing woodlands
- restore Wales’ irreplaceable ancient woodlands
It will form a connected ecological network running throughout Wales, bringing social, economic and environmental benefits.
Parts of the network will eventually form a trail running the length and breadth of Wales, so anyone can access it wherever they live.
For more information go to the National Forest for Wales website.
Visiting safely
We want you to return home safely after your visit here.
You are responsible for your own safety as well as the safety of any children and animals with you during your visit.
For advice and tips to help you plan your visit here go to Visiting our places safely.
Accessibility information
- accessible car park for use by disabled visitors only
- accessible trail
- accessible picnic bench in car park
Changes to visitor facilities
See the top of this webpage for details of any planned closures or other changes to visitor facilities here.
For your safety, always follow instructions from staff and signs including those for trail diversions or closures.
We may divert or close trails whilst we undertake maintenance work or other operations and we may need to close other visitor facilities temporarily.
In extreme weather, we may close facilities at short notice due to the risk of injury to visitors and staff.
Organising an event on our land
You may need permission from us to organise an event or to carry out some activities on our land.
Check if you are allowed to use our land.
How to get here
Forest Garden car park is 6½ miles north of Dolgellau.
Postcode
The postcode is LL40 2NL.
Please note that this postcode may not take you to the car park if you use a sat nav or navigation app.
We suggest you follow the directions below or use the Google map on this page which has a pin on the car park’s location.
Directions
Take the A470 north from Dolgellau towards Porthmadog.
About 200 metres after passing the Tyn y Groes Hotel, turn right following the brown tourist signs to Ty'n y Groes.
Follow the tarmac road past the Ty’n y Groes picnic site for just over one kilometre.
At a crossroads just after the Glasdir car park turn left uphill.
Turn right at the next cross roads, cross a small bridge and go past the Pont Llam yr Ewig car park.
The small Forest Garden car park (for Blue Badge holders only) is on the left.
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Ordnance Survey
The Ordnance Survey (OS) grid reference for the car park is SH 743 225 (Explorer Map OL 18).
Public transport
The nearest mainline railway stations are Barmouth (Cambrian Coast line) and Blaenau Ffestiniog (Blaenau Ffestiniog-Llandudno line).
For details of public transport go to the Traveline Cymru website.
Parking
Parking is free of charge.
Overnight parking is not permitted.
Contact details
Coed y Brenin Forest Park Visitor Centre
Related document downloads
Forest Garden Trails guide
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