Plan your visit
Facilities
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No visitor centre
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Car park off-site
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Toilets off-site
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Accessible toilets off-site
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No Refreshments
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Viewing point
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Nature trails
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Shop off-site
Accessibility
How to get here
The nearest station is at Barmouth. From Barmouth the reserve is 5.5 miles (8 km) to the east between the villages of Bontddu and Taicynhaeaf on the A496.
The nearest stop is at Taicynhaeaf on the Dolgellau to Barmouth (X94) route. The stop is 0.5 miles (0.75 km) from the reserve.
The Mawddach Trail runs nearby.
From the A470 heading north from Dolgellau, turn left onto the A496 at the roundabout at Llanelltyd heading for Barmouth. After passing the village of Taicynhaeaf and before you reach the village of Bontddu, almost exactly 4km from the roundabout, there is a right hand turn into a horseshoe shaped layby with a small picnic area, managed by Snowdonia National Park, known locally as Fiddlers Elbow.
There are places for a small number of vehicles to park. The reserve can be accessed by walking from the layby up the public footpath along the private access road going immediately up the hill. As you walk up the access road, look for the RSPB sign on the gate on the left which takes you along the public footpath into the reserve.
Sat nav POI file: If you have a satellite navigation system that can accept POI files, please see our POI page for a download link and instructions.
Contact Mawddach Valley - Coed Garth Gell
- Can be accessed via public footpaths. No car park, but take the A496 from Llanelltyd (near Dolgellau) to Barmouth. Between the villages of Taicynhaeaf and Bontddu there are several lay-bys and parking places.
- mawddach@rspb.org.uk
- 01654 700222