Exchange your Green Voucher for a half price stay at Dolgoch or Tyncornel Hostel
The Elenydd Wilderness Trust hostels are giving Green Vouchers to anyone arriving at their hostels on foot or bike. These vouchers entitle the holder to a half price stay at either of the hostels at a later date. Dolgoch and Tyncornel Hostels are in the wild and stunningly beautiful Cambrian Mountains a days walk apart, ideal for an adventure by bike or one foot. They were converted from Isolated farmhouses situated near old drovers’ roads in the wild and stunningly beautiful Cambrian Mountains. Tyncornel Youth Hostel has been a traditional YHA simple hostel for many years and now offers comfort and company to walkers and cyclists as part of the Independent Hostels UK network. It has a new wood-burning stove and stone fireplace fitted in time for the 2017 winter.
Sailing boats in the Doethie Fach river, about half a mile from the hostel.
Tyn Cornel Hostel has a quiet, isolated location away from traffic and the modern world. Ideal for allowing children to let of steam and enjoy the wildlife. Here is a family group sailing boats in the Doethie Fach river, about half a mile from the hostel. The hostel is located on old drovers road (now grassy track) at the head of the beautiful Doethie Valley. There is wild walking straight from the hostel and the Cambrian Way long distance footpath passes the door. An ex – YHA hostel traditional hostel in a stone farmhouse, it has a cosy sitting-dining room with log burner, kitchen with electric rings and microwave and two small dorms with bunkbeds and duvets. The hostel is operated by the Elenydd Wilderness Trust and cared for by volunteers.
View from Pen y Gurnos trig point about a 3 miles walk from the hostel.
Tyn Cornel Hostel is set deep among the rolling Cambrian Mountain scenery. This photo is taken from Pen y Gurnos trig point about a 3 miles walk from the hostel. Walkers have open access to much of the higher Elenydd area and David Lukes have documented some walks in the Elenydd Wilderness.
You can print these walks yourself from the following pdf links: Each walk starts at Ty’n Cornel Hostel and there are directions and a map.
Short walks from Ty’n Cornel hostel
Troeon byr o Dy’n Cornel
1. Cerrig Ysgfarnog (5km)
2. Llethr Llwyd (6km)
Day walks from Ty’n Cornel hostel
Troeon dydd o Dy’n Cornel
1. Soar y Mynydd chapel + Doethie valley (10km)
2. Bryn Ambor + Doethie valley (16km)
3. Llanddewi Brefi (22km)
4. Dolgoch Walk to our sister hostel (18km)
5. Llyn Brianne (22km)
6. Janet’s walk (22km)
7. Telephone box (16km)
