Fforest Fawr Sculpture Trail Walk

2 miles (4 km)

This large area of woodland has some lovely waymarked footpaths including the delightful Fforest Fawr sculpture trail. It's a lovely, peaceful area with well laid out paths, pretty streams, old mining caves and lots of woodland wildlife to look out for. In the spring months you can also see carpets of bluebells, wood anemone and wild garlic flowers.
You can pick up the trails from the Castle Coch car park in Tongwynlais. There are several waymarked trails including the sculpture trail with a number of beautifully carved wooden pieces including a dragon, a wizard and other mythical creatures. After your walk you can enjoy refreshments at the tea room.
The Taff Trail cycling and walking trail also passes through the forest so mountain bikers can pick up the trails too.
To extend your walking in the area you can head a mile to the west and climb Garth Hill. From the summit you can enjoy fantastic views of Cardiff, the Bristol Channel and the Taff Valley.
Also round here you can pick up the long distance Taff Ely Ridgeway Walk and visit the beautiful Ely Valley and Taff Vale.

Postcode

CF15 7JS - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

Fforest Fawr Ordnance Survey Map - view and print off detailed OS map

Fforest Fawr Open Street Map - view and print off detailed map

Fforest Fawr OS Map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Fforest Fawr Open Street Map - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

The epic Cambrian Way passes the site. The long distance waymarked route runs for nearly 300 miles through the Brecon Beacons, the Cambrian Mountains and Snowdonia before finishing on the North Wales coast at Conwy.