Walking and Cycle Guides
About the Walks
Cedar Lodge is in an area of outstanding natural beauty and the North Wales area has a large number of excellent scenic walks. The map shows the location of various recommended walks and cycle rides relative to Cedar Lodge (blue marker). Download the PDF of the walk to get full information. You can also find printed versions of the PDFs in the Information file that is found in the kitchen of Cedar Lodge.
We have included 2 walks that can be reached directly from the house and we strongly recommend that all guests take the path to The View, which is a very easy walk.
Walks directly from Cedar Lodge
| Map | Walk | Download | Terrain | Length | Time | Distance from Cedar Lodge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pwllycrochan woods |
 | Easy nature trail |
0.5-1.25 miles |
0.5-1 hr |
15 min walk to the start of the trail (see trail map itself in the section below) |
| 2 | The View |
 | Easy walk |
Less than a mile |
15 min each way |
Walk directly from the house |
Walks that require transport to the start point
| Map | Walk | Download | Terrain | Length | Time | Distance from Cedar Lodge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Great Orme Nature Trail |  | Uneven and rough ground (2 trails) | 3.5-4 miles | 2.5-3 hr | 19 min drive |
| 3 | Great Orme Summit Trails |  | Easy walk (3 trails) | 1-1.5 miles | 1-1.5 hr | 14 min drive |
| 4 | Hiraethog walking trails |  | Moderate difficulty (3 trails) | 7-14 miles | 3-5 hr | 42 min drive |
| 5 | Huw Tom walk, Penmaenmawr - Rowen |  | Hill walking | 6 miles | 4.5 hr | 14 min drive |
| 6 | Llandudno area walks |  | Easy walk (3 trails) | 2-4 miles | 1-2 hr | 12 min drive |
| 7 | Llanfairfechan upland walk |  | Some moderate and steep climbs | 4.5 miles | 4 hr | 17 min drive |
| 7 | Llanfairfechan walks |  | Relatively easy (4 walks) | 2-3 miles | 1 hr | 17 min drive |
| 8 | Llanrwst walks (route 1) |  | Relatively easy | 3.5 miles | 2 hr | 25 min drive |
| 8 | Llanrwst walks (route 2) |  | Relatively easy | 25 min drive | ||
| 9 | Llyn Crafnant trail |  | Family friendly | 2-3 miles | 1 hr | 36 min drive |
| 10 | Nant y Coed nature reserve |  | Woodland / wildlife trail | 1 mile | 30 min | 17 min drive |
National Cycle Route 5 |  | Coastal cycle route | ||||
North Wales Path |  | Extensive coastal path | up to 60 miles | |||
| 5 | Penmaenmawr upland walk |  | Steep | 5.5-8 miles | 3.5-4.5 hr | 14 min drive |
| 11 | Pensychnant upland walk |  | Moderate to steep hills | 4.5 miles | 3.5 hr | 16 min drive |
| 12 | Pentrefoelas walks |  | Moderate difficulty (4 walks) | 2-9 miles | 1-5 hr | 38 min drive |
| 1 | Pwllycrochan woods |  | Easy nature trail | 0.5-1.25 miles | 0.5-1 hr | 15 min wa |