A walking and wellbeing charity is trying to “unearth” volunteers to take care of the newly waymarked, long-distance footpath, the Cambrian Way.

The Ramblers have been installing waymarkers along the Cambrian Way route to help guide walkers.

The route begins in Cardiff and extends for 298 miles, passing through Snowdonia National Park to Blaenau Ffestiniog and ending in Conwy. The path is approximately 74,000 feet of climbing, which is equivalent to climbing Everest two-and-a-half times.

Walking space officer Oliver Wicks told the Cambrian News that 72 percent of the Cambrian Way has now been waymarked, and the majority of the gaps of unmarked turf are in Snowdonia.

They say they are working alongside Snowdonia National Park to finish waymarking the path.

Oliver highlighted many difficulties with waymarking a route on such a tough terrain. Primarily, the Ramblers do not want to waymark the path through the tough, mountainous terrain too much.

This could risk walkers becoming reliant on the waymarkers to complete the route. Instead Ramblers want the waymarkers to act as reassuring signs that a walker is on the right path.

“A large part of the route is on the mountains. If people become too comfortable, expecting to see a marker, they become lulled into a false sense of security. There might be a couple of hours when you don’t see a marker,” Oliver said.

Many other places in Gwynedd have already been waymarked by The Ramblers, including the National Trust owned Cregennan Lakes.

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