| Walk: |
Garn Boduan |
| Map: |
Lleyn Peninsula West / Pen Llyn Ardal
Orllewinol 253 |
| Directions: |
From Pwllheli take the A497 to Nefyn. About
5 miles from Pwllheli take a right turn onto the B4354 to Y Ffôr
and only about 500 yards on your left is a large opening at the
bottom of a track that leads up the hill. |
| Say it!: |
Garn Boduan: Garn Bod-ee-an |
Garn Boduan is only 280 metres high, yet offers fantastic panoramic
views of the other hills of Llŷn, Cardigan Bay to the south as well as
Caernarfon Bay to the north.
The lower slopes are wooded and there are some good tracks suitable
for pushchairs etc. However, to get to the summit the paths are not so
good and become narrow, uneven and even rocky.
To get to the summit, follow the main track from where you have
parked, around the first sharp corner and up to where the track turns
towards the right, where there is a smaller path leading up ahead of
your through the trees into more open ground. Continue to follow this
path as it almost turns back on itself twice as it continues up the
hill. When you reach the rocky terrain near the top, the summit is
found by turning right and up the last little bit. Care should be
taken around the summit as the heather can hide loose rocks in the
path and the paths are very uneven.
There are also the remains of one of Llŷn's three main hill forts
around the summit - so look carefully and you can pick out some of the
walls. A huge fire over 25 years ago burnt the trees on the
north-western slopes, the stumps of which still remain today.
If you don't want to venture to the top, then it is still worth just
walking around the wooded areas, it is very peaceful and there are
some good vantage points.
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