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Beddgelert walk
Beddgelert, Caernarfon, Wales
Beddgelert, Caernarfon, Wales

Beddgelert walk

Length6.9 mi
Elev. Gain1308.7 ft
Est. Steps16000
Created by Gianguido

Beddgelert walk Introduction

Beddgelert walk is a 7 mile (16,000-step) route located near Beddgelert, Caernarfon, Wales. This route has an elevation gain of about 1308.7 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Beddgelert walk

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Sygun Copper Mine

Tourist Attraction
Sygun Copper Mine is a Victorian copper mine which closed in 1903 but was renovated and reopened by the Amies family as a tourist attraction in 1986, focusing on audio-visual tours of the underground workings. Sygun Copper Mine was once a main supplier of minerals in Wales. It is located about one mile (1.6 km) outside of the village of Beddgelert in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales.

Llyn Dinas

Water
Llyn Dinas is a lake near Beddgelert, Gwynedd in north Wales. It is formed by the River Glaslyn.Llyn Dinas lies on the valley floor a few miles north of Beddgelert at an altitude of about 55 metres above sea level. It has an area of 60 acres (240,000 m2) and is fairly shallow, with the maximum depth only 10 metres.

Beddgelert

Place
Beddgelert (Welsh: [ˈbeːðgɛlɛrt] (listen)) is a village and community in the Snowdonia area of Gwynedd, Wales. The population of the community taken at the 2011 census was 455. and includes Nantmor and Nant Gwynant. It is reputed to be named after the legendary hound Gelert. The community is large and sparsely populated and covers 86 square kilometres.

Aberglaslyn Pass

Place
The Aberglaslyn Pass (Welsh: Bwlch Aberglaslyn) is a narrow gorge of considerable beauty in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, north Wales. The A498 road/A4085 road follows a relatively level route along the Afon Glaslyn through the pass from Beddgelert to Prenteg and then continues at the edge of the Traeth Mawr via Tremadog to Porthmadog.

Aberglaslyn Hall

Place
Aberglaslyn Hall is an outdoor learning centre near Beddgelert, North Wales on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park. The hall was purchased by Leicestershire County Council in 1962. It offers dormitory style accommodation for up to 48 people and serves as a residential centre for groups wishing to participate in outdoor activities and environmental education.

A498 road

Place
The A498 is a 16-mile road between Pen-y-Gwryd and Porthmadog in North Wales. At Pen-y-Gwryd, the A4086 Llanberis Pass route bears off to the north. The A498 descends from a 277 m (909 ft.) summit at Pen-y-Gwryd and runs south west through the village of Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn Pass, where it overlaps the A4085.

Beddgelert Fault

Place
Beddgelert Fault First reported in a Memoir of the British Geological Survey activity ref. Ramsay 1881. It is a SW-NE trending volcanotectonic fault in North Wales that formed part of a graben system within the collapsed Snowdon caldera structure. It was a focus for later felsic intrusions and hydrothermal activity.

Pont Aberglaslyn

Place
Pont Aberglaslyn is a bridge over the Afon Glaslyn and the surrounding hamlet, located near Beddgelert and Nantmor in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. A well-known beauty spot, according to Peter Bishop it was "one of the most visited sites in north Wales" at the end of the eighteenth century; an 1883 guidebook wrote that it "has occupied the artist's pencil perhaps more than any other".

Nantmor railway station

Building
Nantmor is a railway halt in North Wales serving the nearby hamlet of the same name. It is located between the stations of Beddgelert and Pont Croesor on the recently restored Welsh Highland Railway. It had existed during the first period of the WHR, 1923–1936, and was rebuilt for the current line, opening on 27 May 2010.

Beddgelert railway station

Building
Beddgelert railway station is a railway station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway in North Wales.The rebuilt station was officially opened by Lord Elis-Thomas on 7 April 2009.

Comments

Selby Jones
2025/02/20
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

6.9 mi

Elev. Gain

1308.7 ft

Est. Steps

16000
Created by
Gianguido
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