Guide for the Pedestrian

ROUTE.	COUNTIES.	MILES.	PRINCIPAL INNS.	OBJECTS OF INTEREST.	ANGLING STATIONS.
From London to Shrewsbury,	Salop	154	The Talbot—Raven—Lion, and the Fox.	The House of Industry—Military Depôt—Lord Hill’s Column—Quarry Walk—and the Castle.	The Severn.
thence to Wittington	Do.	16		The Castle, and the Church.	The Severn.
Chirk	Denbighshire	6	The Hand.	The Castle—The Aqueduct and Vale.	The Ceiriog.
Llangollen	Do.	7	The Hand—King’s Head, and Royal Oak.	Bran—Church—Plas Newydd—Pont Cysylltan.	The Dee—to Corwen or Overton.
Corwen	Merionethshire	10	The Owen Glyndwr.	The Church—Cross—Glyndwys Seat—Vale of Edeyrnion.	Between Corwen and Llan St. Ffraid bridge.
Bala	Do.	12	White Lion & Bull’s Head.	The Lake—Aran Fowddwy—Arrenig Vawr—Arrenig Vach.	Bala lake and pool, halfway up the Arrenig Vach—R. Dee.
Dolgelley	Do.	18	Golden Lion—Angel, & Ship.	Nannau Park—Kymmer Abbey—County gaol—Parliament House of Owen Glyndwr—The Falls of Rhaiadr Mawddach—Rhaiadr Du, and Pistyll-y-Cain.	Lanvachreth 3½ miles—Dol-y-gammed, on the Avon, 4 miles—Llyn Cregnan, S.W. 4 miles—Llyn Gader, 1½ m—Llyn Griew, 5 m—Tal-y-llyn, on Cader Idris, 6 m.
Barmouth	Do.	10	Commercial Inn, and Cors-y-gedol Arms.	Old Town—Sarn Badric—Cors-y-gedol.	Llyn Raithlyn, near Trawsfynydd—Arthog Chapel, 3 m. distant—Llyn Bodlyn, 4 M. from Barmouth—Llyn Teddin and Llyn Gierw, near the town.
Harlech	Do.	10	The Blue Lion.	The Castle—Cwm Bychan—The Cromlech, 2 miles S. in a farm called Gwern Einion—A Druidical circle between the Farm and Harlech.	Llanvihangel, on Dwyryd, 5 m—Llanbedr on the Bychan, 3 m—Llyn-y-Vedw, Llyn Eiddaw, Llyn Glyn—Llyn-y-cwm Bychan—Llyn Trewyn.
Maentwrog	Do.	10	Maentwrog Inn, and Oakley Arms.	Tan-y-Bwlch—Slate Quarries, 5 m—Rhaiadr Du and Raven fall, 2 m—Festiniog, 3 m—Falls of Cynfall—Roman encampment (Toman Mur) 3 m from Festiniog.	Llyn Llanyrch, 3½ m (good trout)—Cwmmorthin Lake (in the pass of Cwmmorthin) 4½ m—Llyn Mannot, 6 m (large trout)—Llyn Murionion, 6 m—Llyn Tackwyn. 3 m.
Tremadoc	Caernarvonshire.	10½	Madoc Arms.	The Breakwater at Port Madoc—The Church.	Angling from Tremadoc.
Beddgelert	Do.	10½	The Goat.	Gelert’s grave—The chair of Rhys Gocho’r’ Ryri—Pont Aber Glas Llyn.	Nant Gwynnant—Llyn Dinas—Cwm Llan—Llyn Gwynnant—Llyn Llydan.
Llanberis	Do.	14	The Victoria, and Snowdonia.	Dolbadarn Castle—The Church—The Tomb of little John Closs—Well of St. Peris—Lakes—Pass.	Upper and lower lakes (bad sport)—Llyn Cwm Dwythog, 2 m—Llyn Llydan (on Snowdon), 5 m—Glaslyn, on the W. of Snowdon.
Capel Curig	Do.	10	Capel Curig Inn.	Rhaiadr-y-Wennol waterfall—Moel-Siabod—Dolwyddelan Castle, 5 m.
Bettws-y-Coed	Do.	5		Pont-y-pair—Shenkin’s Cave—Church—Monument to Davyd Goch.	Lake Ogwen—Nant Francon—Llyn Idwal—R. Llugwy.
Llanrwst	Denbighshire.	5	The Eagles.	The Bridge—Gwydir Castle—The Church—Gwydir Chapel.
Conway	Caernarvonshire.	12	The Castle, and the Newborough Arms.	The Castle—Church—Curious monuments—Plas Mawr—Ormes-head.	Bettws-y-Coed, 3 m—Trevriw, 2 ½ m—Dol-garrog, 4 m—Llanbedr, 5 m—Dolwyddelan, 8 m—Tal-y-Llyn, and Llyn Crafnant, near Llanrwst.
Aber-gwyngregyn	Do.	9	The Bulkley Arms.	The Waterfall and Glen—Penmaen Mawr.	Llyn Ogwen—Llyn Idwal, and Ogwen river.
Bangor	Do.	5½	The Penrhyn Arms—The Castle—the Liverpool Arms, and Albion.	Penrhyn Castle—Slate quarries—Caenarvon—Menai Bridge—Beaumaris and Castle—Penmon Monastery—Plas Newydd—Baron Hill—Puffin Island, and the Cathedral.	The fishing stations as above.

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