The Meirionnydd Ramblers are a friendly and welcoming group. We offer regular and varied walks in the wonderful countryside in and around southern Snowdonia.
Our walk today takes in the history of the attractive little town of Tremadog, also visiting nearby Porthmadog. Tremadog nestles in an impressive location beneath steep cliffs at the edge of a flat expanse of land which was once salt marsh. It is a fine example of a planned town, named after its founder, William Alexander Madocks, who bought the land on which it stands in 1798. The layout of the town was carefully planned around its Market Square to create the impression of a borough. The historic centre of the town was completed in 1811 and remains substantially unchanged to the present day.
We set out from the square through woodland towards Porthmadog, walking around the tidal inlet of Llyn Bach to Ynys Tywyn. From here we can look down on the cob, the great embankment built by Madocks across the Glaslyn estuary. Continuing on our way, we head around Porthmadog harbour to the seaside village of Borth y Gest and hence back to Porthmadog. An easy walk through the park and along Y Cyt brings us back to Tremadog.
Group grade C+
Tremadog Square
