Snowdonia & the Llyn - Wales - page 478

Sights

2 Conwy Valley Railway Museum C1

3 St Mary's Church B2

4 St Michael's Church C1

Activities, Courses & Tours

5 Beics Betws B2

Sleeping

6 Maes-y-Garth D2

7 Tŷ Gwyn Hotel D4

8 Tyn-y-Fron D2

9 Vagabond B3

Eating

10 Alpine Coffee Shop B1

11 Bistro Betws-y-Coed A1

12 Plas Derwen B1

13 Tŷ Gwyn Hotel D4

Sights

Gwydyr Forest
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The 28-sq-mile Gwydyr Forest, planted since the 1920s with oak, beech and larch, en-
circles Betws-y-Coed and is scattered with the remnants of lead and zinc mine workings.
It's ideal for a day's walking, though it gets very muddy in wet weather. Walks Around
Betws-y-Coyd (£5), available from the National Park Information Centre, details several
circular forest walks.
The northern section of the park is home to the Marin Trail, a challenging 15.5-mile
mountain-biking loop, starting immediately southwest of Llanrwst, 3.5 miles north of Bet-
ws. For more on mountain biking and horse riding in the southern part of the park, see
Penmachno.

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