19.8km/12.3 miles/5 hours
Ascent 626m/2050ft
In Gwydir Forest Andrew Galloway finds water wherever he goes
WHETHER in the stillness of Llyn Crafnant and Llyn Geirionydd, crashing through the Llugwy river gorge, or tumbling over the leafy crags of Coed Felin Blwm, water forms an integral part of the Gwydir Forest landscape. The ample supply of this natural resource made these wooded foothills of the Carneddau attractive to the 19th-Century mining industry. The area is dotted with reservoirs and criss-crossed with meandering leats built to feed the water wheels
