Dinas Emrys

Beautiful wood, went to see the Giants Chair. Found it following the black arrows. Quite an easy walk, pretty little waterfall on the way. National Trust car park, £5 for the day or free for NT members. I heard someone say card payment only and no WiFi. Not sure how it was sorted. Nice and quiet. Beautiful views.

Such a beautiful place to visit, the scenery was wonderful and we took the harder route but it wasn’t actually that hard to do :). The waterfalls are fantastic to see and all run off into the river below. At the end of the route you do have to turn back on yourself but that doesn’t matter because you get to see all of the waterfalls and plants/rocks all over again. There are some beautiful hidden gems around, so keep an eye out for them. Have fun, keep safe and look after the environment while you explore.

Parking is at Craflwyn £5. There are toilets and heritage building to see.
The walk for me started by walking up the road towards the hall and left through a white gate. The paths are clearly signed and well defined but I’d recommend having a map or App to clearly see your way as there are many side tracks taking you higher up the mountain.
Dinas Emrys, whether the tales are true or not is a lovely place to visit as it offers great views over the Beddgelert valley and the Sygun Mines and mountain range. It’s beautiful.
The walk requires a bit of effort and is more than a stroll but well worth it as you get to view some lovely waterfalls and views.
So glad we did it. It’s about a 5km walk.

Dinas Emrys, Myrddin's (Merlin's) Fort, Craflwyn.
Steeped in legend. A magnificent and truly outstandingly beautiful place to spend my final morning in this stunning country.
The information plaque warned to tread carefully as the Red Dragon of Wales sleeps beneath the earth mountain.

And so I did.
The legend tells of a 5th century Vortigern (ruler) who set about building a castle at the top the mountain. Every day the Royal masons would complete their work and retire to wake the following morning to find that all of their tools were missing and their efforts had been destroyed. The vortigern sought the advice of his sorcerers and mystics who recommended that he find a child born of a human mother and an otherworldly father. Vortigern found such a child. However the child turned out to be Merlin who instructed the Vortigern that his efforts were lost due to the meddling of the two dragons that lived deep inside the mountain by the side of an lake.
In order to complete his Fort, the Vortigern and his men had to dig into the mountain side, find the two dragons and resolve the meddling. Both were found snoozing by cave pool.
Once awake, the two dragons, one white and one red, started to fight. The white dragon fled and the red dragon returned to his lair by the Cave pool deep inside the mountain. The red dragon's image was recorded by the scribes. It remains on the Welsh flag to this day.

In 1945, the site was excavated and archaeologists discovered a lake within the mountain along with the ruins of a fortress dating back to the 5th century. The walls showed signs of having been rebuilt several times.

Great Walk!

We found this walk while staying in Rhyd-Ddu for the week. It was one of favourite walks during our stay.

There are a handful of trails to choose, we took the trail to Dinas Emrys. It is well rounded with inclines, declines, gentle walks and a small scramble near the end.

The views were stunning of both the waterfalls and the general landscape, with the finale at end looking out over the countryside with the mountains in the distance.

Beautiful views and nice walk. Be prepared as last bit involved a lot of scrambling

For a forest walk right out of a fairy tale, this is a must do. Relatively easy walk but more difficult in the wet. Steepish at times. Would have liked hiker's sticks. But photo ops galore!!

Great hike on marked trails. There are two waterfalls along the trail, both of them lovely. Trail fairly well marked but expect some possible climbing up some rocky areas. Finding the cistern and remains of buildings fascinating. Excellent views!

An excellent ruin. Difficult to get to (a little too much of a hike for my parent's in their 80s). Beautiful view, and quite evocative if you are informed about the legends associated with this location.

Great little walk with great views and fascinating features shrouded in mystery. Obviously the walk is more interesting if you research the legend of Dinas Emrys first.

Good parking with a toilet and well marked paths. Lovely walk and views.

Lovely hike in Snowdonia.

Such a beautiful place with a very interesting history!

Great walk, good shaded path, good views

Amazing. Transformational.

I love merlin

Great place for a walk