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G Trywydd y llwybr gyda’r pellter a gerddwyd S S 1 mewn milltiroedd / G The footpath route with distance walked in miles Llwybr arall (ddim o reidrwydd yn hawl tramwy) / Other path (not necessarily a right of way) Castell / Castle G

Carn / Cairn Gwersyllfa / Camping site Lôn gerbydau a phont / Motor road with bridge 5 S G Wal / Wall

Clawdd neu ens / Hedge or fence G B Rheilordd a gorsaf / Railway and station Traethlin / Shoreline

Eglwys / Church 4 Adeilad arwyddocaol / Signi cant building Adfail / Ruin G Giât / Gate S Camfa / Stile S © J.Baxter S Moel y Gerddi P Arwyddbost / Signpost Nant neu afon gyda chyfeiriad llif y dŵr / Stream or river with direction of ow Rhyd yr Eirin S Llyn / Pond S G A Cylch Meini / Stone circle 3 Gweddillion cylch meini / G G Remains of stone circle Cartography by / Mapio gan Laurence Main

A 496 2 HARLECH ^ O Ganol y Daith TREN From the Central Section TRAIN 1 BWS 0 BUS CYCHWYN START Llanfair

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1400 HARLECH BRYN CADER FANER LLANDECWYN Graddfa / Scale MILLTIR / MILES 1200 PROFFEIL GRADDIANT / GRADIENT PROFILE 1000 0 1/2 1 800 1400 600ABERMAW / BARMOUTH CERRIG ARTHUR TAL Y BONT 400 Map Explorer GraddfaOL 18 yr Arolwg / Scale OrdnansMILLTIR / MILES Ymwadiad / Disclaimer 1200 200 ( cyf.grid SH 612581 ) Mae cerddwyr yn gyfrifol am eu diogelwch eu hunain. 1000 / Feet Troedfedd 0 0 1/2 1 800 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ordnance Surcey Explorer OL 18 Walkers are responsible for their own safety. 600 MILLTIR / MILES ( Grid ref. SH 612581 ) 400 Map Explorer OL 18 yr Arolwg Ordnans 200 0 ( cyf.grid SH 612581 ) Troedfedd / Feet Troedfedd 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ordnance Surcey Explorer OL 18 MILLTIR / MILES ( Grid ref. SH 612581 ) © Partneriaeth Ardudwy Partnership 2010 | Photographs J Baxter, D Newbould & D Rowley | Design by: by: Design | Rowley D & Newbould D Baxter, J Photographs | 2010 Partnership Ardudwy Partneriaeth ©

© Partneriaeth Ardudwy Partnership 2010 | Photographs J Baxter, D Newbould & D Rowley | Design by: by: Design | Rowley D & Newbould D Baxter, J Photographs | 2010 Partnership Ardudwy Partneriaeth © Pellter: 12 Milltir | Hyd: 5 i 7 awr | Graddfa: Cymedrol | Tir: Cilffyrdd, traciau, llwybrau mynydd a chamfeydd | Map OS: 18

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Taith Ardudwy – Llwybr ucheldirol 24 milltir wedi’i arwyddo’n dda sy’n mynd o dde Abermaw i ogledd Llandecwyn. Ceir BE PREPARED: PREPARED: BE tair rhan i’r daith a thaflen ar gyfer bob un; De: Abermaw i Dal y Bont (8milltir) Canol: Tal y Bont i Harlech (13 milltir)

Gogledd: Harlech i Landecwyn (12 milltir). Roedd Ardudwy yn dalaith ganoloesol. Mae’r ‘Daith’ yn croesi ffurfiannau

starts on the left. left. the on starts Way’ The

hill from the crossroads in Llandecwyn and in 200 yards ‘ yards 200 in and Llandecwyn in crossroads the from hill daearegol y creigiau Cambrian, Cromen Harlech ac yn rhoi’r cyfle i chi flasu rhai o olygfeydd arfordirol a mynyddig Northern Section Northern

Reverse Route: Reverse

, Llandecwyn to Harlech or Llanfair, start up the the up start Llanfair, or Harlech to Llandecwyn , For the reverse direction of the of direction reverse the For mwyaf godidog Cymru. Mae’n ymweld â safleoedd cynhanesyddol ac yn rhoi’r cyfle i weld llystyfiant amrywiol ac adar

prin yr ardal. Dylid nodi nad oes unrhyw gaffis na chyfleusterau ar hyd ‘Y Daith’. the main road. road. main the

(which has the legend of Dorti the local witch), before heading left to to left heading before witch), local the Dorti of legend the has (which (E) Uchaf Tecwyn Llyn to On Snowdon. and , (D)

estuary estuary the Morfa, Coastal the of view stunning a provides and Church Llandecwyn to up right sharp turns ‘The Way’ ‘The Y Daith: Er mwyn ymuno â’r ‘Daith’ o Harlech, cychwynwch wrth y Castell

a cherdded i fyny’r allt heibio Gwesty’r Llew. Ymhen milltir, wrth y capel,

dragonflies and damselflies. Otters are occasionaly seen. occasionaly are Otters damselflies. and dragonflies trowch i’r chwith am 0.5 milltir yna fforchio i’r dde, gan ddilyn arwyddbost

woodpecker and bats. The small lake, Llyn Tecwyn Isaf, has lilies and contains some of Wales rarest rarest Wales of some contains and lilies has Isaf, Tecwyn Llyn lake, small The bats. and woodpecker Cwm Bychan. Ymhen milltir arall, byddwch yn ymuno â Rhan

the zig zags. These oak woods are special because of the trees, pied flycatchers, three species of of species three flycatchers, pied trees, the of because special are woods oak These zags. zig the Ogleddol ‘Y Daith’ gan fynd i’r chwith. Mae’r llwybr yn mynd heibio

burial, ceremonial and settlement sites as it descends to the lane and turns left and left again after after again left and left turns and lane the to descends it as sites settlement and ceremonial burial, Rhyd yr Eirin (A) ac yna’n croesi rhostiroedd uchel lle ceir golygfeydd

passes further Bronze and Iron Age Age Iron and Bronze further passes Way’ The the bog on the left of the path are rare mosses. ‘ mosses. rare are path the of left the on bog the godidog o’r tir a’r môr. Ymhen milltir, edrychwch i’r chwith i weld caer

. In In . (C) site burial Age Bronze to the north east to a knoll and Bryn Cader Faner, a spectacular spectacular a Faner, Cader Bryn and knoll a to east north the to 2500-mlwydd-oed o gyfnod Oes yr Haearn ar Foel Goedog a chael cip years ago) trackway for a further mile before turning off left. From here take a detour of 200 yards yards 200 of detour a take here From left. off turning before mile further a for trackway ago) years ar Lyn Cwm Bychan islaw ar y dde. Gellir gweld Tinwen y Garn yma yn y

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goes left (easy to miss) and follows a Bronze Age (3000 to 4000 4000 to (3000 Age Bronze a follows and miss) to (easy left goes Way’ The After another 2 miles ‘ miles 2 another After Gwanwyn a’r Haf ynghyd â’r Bwncath a’r Hebog (B).

Ymhen 2 filltir arall mae’r ‘Daith’ yn troi i’r chwith (gwyliwch rhag colli’r tro) ac yn dilyn trac o (B). peregrines and buzzards

also also gyfnod Oes yr Efydd (3000 i 4000 o flynyddoedd yn ôl) am filltir arall cyn troi i’r chwith. Yma,

below to the right. Wheatears may be seen in spring and summer and and summer and spring in seen be may Wheatears right. the to below cerddwch oddeutu 200 llath i’r gogledd ddwyrain tuag at fryncyn Bryn Cader Faner a chladdfa

Iron Age Fort on Moel Goedog and a glimpse of Llyn Cwm Bychan way way Bychan Cwm Llyn of glimpse a and Goedog Moel on Fort Age Iron ysblennydd o gyfnod Oes yr Efydd (C). Mae mwsoglau prin yn y gors ar ochr chwith y llwybr.

and towards the sea. After roughly 1 mile look left for the 2500 year old old year 2500 the for left look mile 1 roughly After sea. the towards and Mae’r ‘Daith’ yn mynd heibio rhagor o gladdfeydd, safleoedd seremon ol ac aneddiadau o gyfnod

and then crosses high moorland with spectacular views inland inland views spectacular with moorland high crosses then and

yr Eirin (A) Eirin yr Oes yr Efydd ac Oes yr Haearn wrth ostwng i’r gilffordd ac yn troi i’r chwith a’r chwith eto ar ôl y

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of ‘ of rhan igam-ogam. Mae’r goedwig dderw hon yn arbennig oherwydd y coed, y Gwybedog Brith,

miles then fork right, signposted Cwm Bychan. In another mile you join join you mile another In Bychan. Cwm signposted right, fork then miles y tair rhywogaeth wahanol o gnocellau’r coed a’r ystlumod sy’n byw yma. Yn y llyn bach, Llyn

up the hill past The Lion Hotel. In 1 mile at the chapel turn left for 0.5 0.5 for left turn chapel the at mile 1 In Hotel. Lion The past hill the up Tecwyn Isaf, ceir lilis a rhai o weision y neidr a mursennod mwyaf prin Cymru. Gwelir Dyfrgwn yma o bryd i’w gilydd.

: Route The from Harlech start at the Castle and go go and Castle the at start Harlech from Way’ The ‘ join To Mae’r ‘Daith’ yn troi ar ei hunion i’r dde i fyny am Eglwys Llandecwyn ac yma ceir golygfa arbennig o hardd o’r Forfa, yr

aber (D) a’r Wyddfa. Ymlaen i Lyn Tecwyn Uchaf (E) (sy’n gysylltiedig â chwedl enwog y wrach Dorti Ddu) cyn troi i’r

. Way’ ‘The along facilities or cafes no are there note Please area. the of birds rare

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and offers the chance to see the varied vegetation vegetation varied the see to chance the offers and sites prehistoric visits It Wales. in views mountain and coastal best

, and takes in some of the the of some in takes and , Dome Harlech the , rocks Cambrian of formation geological the crosses Way’ ‘The

province. Y daith o chwith: Er mwyn cerdded Rhan Ogleddol y daith o chwith, sef Llandecwyn i Harlech neu Lanfair,

Central: Tal y Bont to Harlech to Bont y Tal Central: (12 miles). Ardudwy was a medieval medieval a was Ardudwy miles). (12 Llandecwyn to Harlech Northern:

(13 miles) miles) (13 dechreuwch drwy gerdded i fyny’r allt o’r groesffordd yn Llandecwyn tuag at gychwyn ‘Y Daith’ ymhen 200 llath ar y chwith.

(8 miles) miles) (8 Bont y Tal to Barmouth Southern:

north. The route is divided into three Sections each with a leaflet;- leaflet;- a with each Sections three into divided is route The north. PARATOWCH: Taith Ardudwy Way Ardudwy Taith - A well signposted upland pathway of 24 miles from Barmouth in the south to Llandecwyn in the the in Llandecwyn to south the in Barmouth from miles 24 of pathway upland signposted well A - • Gall y tywydd newid yn sydyn a gall y tir fod yn arw, yn • Peidiwch â dibynnu ar ffonau symudol gan bod signal yn

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