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SITE SERVICES AT COED Y BRENIN HAVE CHANGED
All Trails and Beics Brenin shop/hire centre are OPEN: Beics Brenin, the bike shop and hire centre at Coed y Brenin remains OPEN (Mon-Sun, 9am to 5pm) and the trail network remains open and will continue to be maintained.
The Visitor Centre & Cafe and information desk is now CLOSED
Natural Resources Wales have now closed the visitor centre cafe and information desk at Coed y Brenin. This means there is no longer a cafe or information point at Coed y Brenin and there are no public facing Natural Resources Wales staff that work from the site to provide help and assistance to visitors.
Beics Brenin, the bike shop and hire centre at Coed y Brenin remains OPEN (Mon-Sun, 9am to 5pm) and the trail network remains open and will continue to be maintained.
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Coed y Brenin has a huge network of world-class mountain bike trails to be explored but that’s just one part of what’s on offer, there is much more to discover and enjoy in the forest park. There are walking and running trails, a kids animal discovery trail, geocache and orienteering trails.
Hire a bike and explore the vast network of forest trails. Immerse yourself in tree covered valleys or ascend to find spectacular views of the mountains of Eryri National Park. Journey through a forest steeped in myth and legend, passing through quiet tree lined slopes, alongside wild rivers and along ancient roads to find your adventure.
The forest park offers a unique opportunity to escape and unwind for people of all ages. The network of cycling, walking and running trails gives people of all ages, fitness and ability levels the chance to enjoy one of Wales' most beautiful forests.
A large multi-level play area with accessibility features, perfect for entertaining energetic youngsters. The play area is located near the main visitor centre & cafe building
Continuing its pioneeding record, Coed y Brenin became the Uks first dedicated trail-running venue, introducing a series of superb waymarked and graded trail running routes up to half marathon distance. Each year the centre also plays host to the Trail Marathon Wales, one of the UKs largest trai marathon events. Thousands runners take on the formidable challenge of running a 26 miles mountain marathon route in the spectacular surroundings of the Forest Parks.
Coed y Brenin has three waymarked walking trails that begin and end at Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre car park.
Afon Eden Trail
- Grade: Accessible (blue waymarkers) or Easy (yellow waymarkers)
- Distance: 1 mile/1.6 kilometres
- Total climb: 105 feet/35 metres
- Time: 45 minutes
The easiest is the Afon Eden Trail, an accessible trial which winds its way through woodlands down to the banks of the Afon Eden river.
Cefndeuddwr Trail
- Grade: Easy
- Distance: ¾ mile/1.3 kilometres
- Total climb: 197 feet/55 metres
- Time: 45 minutes
Cefndeuddwr Trail is an easy short trial which climbs to the Cefndeuddwr viewpoint and picnic area for spectacular views over the surrounding area and southern snowdonian mountains.
Afon Gain Trail
- Grade: Strenuous
- Distance: 4 miles/6.5 kilometres
- Total climb: 745 feet/227 metres
- Time: 2 hours
The Gain Waterfall Trail walk is a strenuous route, ascending the Cefndeuddwr ridge, before dropping to where the Afon Gain and Afon Mawddach rivers converge in a twin waterfall. [Gain trail PDF]
Other walking locally:
- Tyddyn Gwladys (a walking trail past two waterfalls)
- Pont Cae'n y Coed (our longest waymarked walk in the forest park)
- Ty'n y Groes (an accessible riverside trail and a walk up Penrhos mountain)
- Glasdir (a trail through a ruined copper mine ruins with accessible section to a viewpoint over the ruins)
Coed y Brenin has a barrierless ANPR parking system. Charges apply daily from 6am to 11:59pm. These charges will start on 30 March 2026. You can pay by contactless at the machine in the car park (the machine will not take cash), on the RingGo website or on the RingGo app.
Charges -
- first 30 minutes or drop off: free
- up to 1 hour: £1
- up to 2 hours: £3
- up to 4 hours: £7
- all day: £12
Annual season tickets are available at £40
For more information on season tickets, local resident parking and blue badge parking,
please visit - https://naturalresources.wales/days-out/places-to-visit/north-west-wales/coed-y-brenin-visitor-centre/?lang=en
There is a cycle parking rack in front of the bike shop (Beics Brenin). Loan locks are available on request free of charge from the bike shop. E-Bike charging facilities are now available. You will require your charger with UK plug.
Telephone enquiries
PLEASE SEE THE NRW WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ON SITE SERVICES AND INFORMATION.
For enquiries regarding bike trails, bike rental or bike shop please call Beics Brenin: 01341 440728