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Cwm Gorffen Uchaf

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📷 Rudi Winter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.25326, -3.87664

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Phoenix, Large Yellow Underwing, Chestnut +241 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Phoenix, Large Yellow Underwing, Chestnut +241 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bog Groove-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Bristly Haircap +83 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Bog Groove-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Bristly Haircap +83 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route173 m
Named routeRef 82Length 173 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 82Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route212 m
Named routeRef 82Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route446 m
Named routeRef 82Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route982 m
Named routeRef 82Length 982 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans Cambrian WayMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruined farm building near Cwm Gorffen

📷 Rudi Winter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruined farm building near Cwm Gorffen

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St David's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Treflyn Methodist SchoolroomHistoric site2.7 km→✦Abaty Ystrad FflurHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Ty-Canol-RhosHistoric site400 m→✦Bryn DuHistoric site1.3 km→

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