Wales · base 1: Betws-y-Coed and the Conwy Valley
1C Llyn Elsi
From the forest road behind St Mary's Church, steeply up to Llyn Elsi, round the lake and back down the same way.
5.5 kmon our map
247 m+of climbing, at least
2 to 3 hoursStrenuous
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The ground
Forest roads and narrower paths under a metre wide in places, unmade and uneven, with mud, rocks and tree roots. Benches on the climb and round the lake (Natural Resources Wales).
Official figure: 3.9 miles (6.2 km), 2 to 3 hours, 318 m of climb (Natural Resources Wales). Source: naturalresources.wales. Things change: check the updates page and the signs on the day.
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