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Dolaucothi Woodland Trail, Dolaucothi
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)
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Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
Climb through beautiful Carmarthenshire woodland, where you may be lucky to spot wildlife including badgers & woodpeckers. From the Roman gold mines at Dolaucothi to the Pumsaint stone & walled garden of the former mansion, the trail is rich in history.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 4.8 km · 3.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 4.2 km · 2.6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 6.7 km NE of Llansawel (Carmarthenshire, Wales) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Carmarthenshire
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Visitor Car Park, Dolaucothi Gold Mines, Pumsaint, Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, SA19 8US;52.04511, -3.95160;SN662403 → Visitor Car Park, Dolaucothi Gold Mines, Pumsaint, Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, SA19 8US;52.04511, -3.95160;SN662403
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 52.0496, -3.9558
- Route start
- 52.0453, -3.9518
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19859362
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/cy/visit/wales/dolaucothi/l
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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