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Tywi Valley Walk

4.10 miles (6.6 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This walk explores the Tywi Valley and forest in the Cambrian Mountains.
The route runs from Llyn Brianne to Dolgoch, passing along the River Towy with waterfalls and wonderful mountainous scenery to enjoy. The walk starts from the car park at the northern end of Llyn Brianne but there is also a car park at Dolgoch if you would like to start from there. Follow trails north from the lake and they will take you along river as it feeds into the lake. You'll pass along the edge of the Tywi Forest where you can enjoy some peaceful woodland trails to the east of the river. The forest is a good place for wildlife with plenty of birds and the popular red squirrels to look out for.

Tywi Valley OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Tywi Valley Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

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Afon Tywi feeding Llyn Brianne - geograph.org.uk - 1041564

Afon Tywi feeding Llyn Brianne. A short distance north of this scene, the river feeds the reservoir after having lime added to its water at a weir a mile away. The cilycwm.com website gives this information: Llyn Brianne reservoir was originally built (1968-1972) to satisfy the growing demands of heavy industry in and around Swansea for water, notably the tin plate works at Felindre and a smelting plant at Llansamlet. Ironically, both these have since closed down and water from Llyn Brianne which is surplus to the Swansea area's needs now goes into the general supply, quenching thirsts all the way from Llanelli, across West and South Wales and as far East as Cardiff.

Rapids on the Tywi River, north of Llyn Brianne - geograph.org.uk - 1041132

Rapids on the Tywi River, north of Llyn Brianne

Cwm Tywi near Dolgoch, Ceredigion - geograph.org.uk - 1839725

Cwm Tywi near Dolgoch, Ceredigion

Mountain road and Cwm Tywi, Powys - geograph.org.uk - 2924091

Mountain road and Cwm Tywi, Powys

Tywi Valley - geograph.org.uk - 359730

Tywi Valley In the foreground is the bridge at SN 803572, where the forestry track to Dolgoch Youth Hostel leaves the Tregaron-Abergwesyn mountain road. The burnt out ruin of Nantyrhwch visible at the base of the forest has not been occupied since the early 1990s. update: Will be closed mid October 2009 until early spring 2010 for building work.

Rowan trees by the Afon Tywi, Ceredigion - geograph.org.uk - 1499802

Rowan trees by the Afon Tywi, Ceredigion

Cwm Tywi by Dolgoch Hostel, Ceredigion - geograph.org.uk - 2929664

Cwm Tywi by Dolgoch Hostel, Ceredigion

Across the Tywi Valley near Dolgoch Youth Hostel - geograph.org.uk - 1053566

Across the Tywi Valley near Dolgoch Youth Hostel. The standing water is on the floodplain of the river, which flows from left to right along the line of trees about 80 metres further away. Land on the far side of the Tywi is in Powys.

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