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Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre – Pistyll Cain Waterfall loop from Afon Mawddach

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Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre – Pistyll Cain Waterfall loop from Afon Mawddach

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Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre – Pistyll Cain Waterfall loop from Afon Mawddach

03:00

11.2km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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139 m

Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre

Highlight • Parking

Coed y Brenin was Britain's first purpose-built mountain biking center and it remains one of the sport's top destinations.
Eight purpose-built mountain bike trails start at the visitor center and range from easy trails for families and beginners to technical trails for experienced mountain bikers. Other facilities for mountain bikers include a bike shop and a skills room where you can develop your riding techniques.
The visitor center is also the starting point for walking and running trails through the Coed y Brenin Forest Park, as well as orienteering courses and geocaching.
Two of the walking routes are suitable for visitors who use an off-road mobility scooter.
There are also children's play areas, a café and plenty of picnic tables.
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2.82 km

Afon Gain Gorge on the Minotaur Trail

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2.84 km

Pont Cae’n y Coed Bridge & View of Afon Mawddach Gorge

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Pont Cae'n y Coed is a bridge across the picturesque Afon Mawddach. The views of the deep gorge from the bridge are beautiful. It's part of the Coed y Brenin Forest, which is popular with both hikers and mountain bikers. When it opened in the early 1990s, the forest was Britain's first purpose-built mountain biking centre.

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4.01 km

Waterfalls in Eryri National Park

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5.74 km

Pistyll Gain (Rhaeadr Mawddach) Waterfall

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Waterfall on the river Gain, known as "Pistyll Gain". Very beautiful to see, even from a distance. The River Gain is a major tributary of the River Mawddach.

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5.86 km

Pistyll Cain Waterfall

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You’ll find this waterfall just below Pont Gwyn-fynydd and National Cycle Route 82 in Coed-y-Brenin forest. It’s worth leaving the trail to see these falls as they crash 65 feet (20 m) down to a huge splash pool below.

Below the falls is the confluence of Rivers Gain and Mawddach and another falls, Rhaeadr Mawddach is just up the latter river.

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7.27 km

Tyddyn Gwladys Car Park

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11.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.35 km

2.23 km

315 m

196 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.35 km

4.12 km

1.80 km

656 m

196 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 6 May

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34 %

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Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre – Pistyll Cain Waterfall loop from Afon Mawddach

Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre

Afon Gain Gorge on the Minotaur Trail

Pont Cae’n y Coed Bridge & View of Afon Mawddach Gorge

Waterfalls in Eryri National Park

Pistyll Gain (Rhaeadr Mawddach) Waterfall

Pistyll Cain Waterfall

Tyddyn Gwladys Car Park

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