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Woodlands for forest bathing in Gwynedd

9 places in Gwynedd that suit forest bathing, with parking, paths and facilities on each page.

Conifer forest in Beddgelert Forest, Eryri, GwyneddBeddgelert ForestLarge forest north of Beddgelert with views to Yr Wyddfa and a quiet lakeWooded gorge of the Afon Cynfal near Llan Ffestiniog, GwyneddCeunant Cynfal National Nature ReserveNarrow oak-lined gorge below Llan Ffestiniog, with cascades and Huw Llwyd's PulpitGreen path through woodland above Ceunant Llennyrch gorge, GwyneddCeunant Llennyrch National Nature ReserveDeep, mossy gorge of the Afon Prysor near Maentwrog, with oak rainforest and a waterfallThe wooded valley of the Nant Gwernol above Abergynolwyn, GwyneddCoed Nant GwernolGorge woodland with cascades above Abergynolwyn, at the end of the Talyllyn RailwayConifer woodland in Coed y Brenin Forest Park near Dolgellau, GwyneddCoed y Brenin Forest ParkBig forest park north of Dolgellau with tall Douglas firs, rivers, waterfalls and easy trailsTrees beside the Afon Rhaeadr in Coedydd Aber National Nature Reserve, GwyneddCoedydd Aber National Nature ReserveOak, hazel and alder valley below the Carneddau, on a wide easy path to Aber FallsFootpaths through oak woodland in Coed Llyn Mair, Maentwrog, GwyneddCoedydd Maentwrog and Coed Llyn MairMossy oak rainforest above the Vale of Ffestiniog, with a small lake and steam railwayOak woodland at Coed Ganllwyd on the Dolmelynllyn estate, GwyneddDolmelynllyn Estate and Rhaeadr DduAncient oakwood at Ganllwyd with mossy rocks and the twin Rhaeadr Ddu waterfallsSessile oak in Coed Dinorwig, Padarn Country Park, Llanberis, GwyneddPadarn Country ParkCountry park at Llanberis with Coed Dinorwig, one of Wales's largest ancient sessile oakwoods

Photos: Beddgelert Forest, scotbotwylie (CC BY 2.0); Ceunant Cynfal National Nature Reserve, David Medcalf (CC BY-SA 2.0); Ceunant Llennyrch National Nature Reserve, David Medcalf (CC BY-SA 2.0); Coed Nant Gwernol, Peter_Glyn (CC0); Coed y Brenin Forest Park, Michael Graham (CC BY-SA 2.0); Coedydd Aber National Nature Reserve, ClwydianRanger (CC BY-SA 4.0); Coedydd Maentwrog and Coed Llyn Mair, Christine Johnstone (CC BY-SA 2.0); Dolmelynllyn Estate and Rhaeadr Ddu, Ian Medcalf (CC BY-SA 2.0); Padarn Country Park, Christine Johnstone (CC BY-SA 2.0).