Moel Tryfan

#2063 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Moel Tryfan is a small mountain near the villages of Rhosgadfan, Y Fron and Betws Garmon, in northern Gwynedd. The higher and more famous peak of Tryfan above Dyffryn Ogwen has also sometimes been referred to as "Moel Tryfan" in the past. ()

Area: 39.51 acres (0.0617 mi²)Elevation: 1407 ftProminence: 338 ftCoordinates: 53°4'56"N, 4°13'6"W

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WalesUnited Kingdom

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Moel Tryfan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Segontium, Llyn Nantlle Uchaf, Glynllifon, Mynydd Mawr.

4.3 miNW
Preserved ruins of a Roman fort
Segontium, Caernarfon
110 min walk • Segontium is a Roman fort on the outskirts of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, North Wales. The fort, which survived until the end of the Roman occupation of Britain, was garrisoned by Roman auxiliaries from present-day Belgium and Germany.
2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf, Snowdonia National Park
51 min walk • Llyn Nantlle Uchaf is a lake in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, Wales. The lake forms the foreground in Richard Wilson's painting "Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle". Llyn Nantlle Isaf no longer exists as it was drained to protect the slate works.
3.5 miW
Park
Glynllifon, Dinas Dinlle
90 min walk • Glynllifon is the name of the old estate which belonged to the Barons Newborough, near the village of Llandwrog on the main A499 road between Pwllheli and Caernarfon in Gwynedd, Wales.
1.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Mawr, Snowdonia National Park
46 min walk • Mynydd Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, approximately 7 km west of Snowdon itself, overlooking Llyn Cwellyn and being the northern outlier of the Moel Hebog group. A popular ascent starts from Rhyd Ddu. On its western flank are the remains of ancient settlements and field systems.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Garn, Snowdonia National Park
81 min walk • Y Garn is a top of Mynydd Drws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, north Wales and is the easterly end of the Nantlle Ridge. It has steep north facing cliffs, the summit area being the highest point on a broad rocky plateau.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Drws-y-Coed, Snowdonia National Park
87 min walk • Mynydd Drws-y-Coed is a peak on the Nantlle Ridge in Snowdonia, north Wales. It is located at the easterly end of the ridge, and is a subsidiary summit of Trum y Ddysgl.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trum y Ddysgl, Snowdonia National Park
86 min walk • Trum y Ddysgl is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales and is the second highest summit on the celebrated Nantlle Ridge. It is also one half of the two Marilyns that make up the ridge, the other being Craig Cwm Silyn.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nantlle Ridge, Rhyd Ddu
97 min walk • The Nantlle Ridge is the name given to a small range of mountains in Snowdonia, north Wales which runs south-west from the village of Rhyd Ddu for a distance of about 9 km, ending above Nebo in the Nantlle Valley.
2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Eilio, Snowdonia National Park
69 min walk • Moel Eilio is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, that is situated approximately 3 miles north-west of Snowdon itself. It has two subsidiary tops, Foel Gron and Foel Goch. The average annual temperature of the mountain is around 6 degrees Celsius.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd, Snowdonia National Park
83 min walk • Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd is a peak on the Nantlle Ridge in Snowdonia, north Wales. It is located at the center of the ridge, and is a subsidiary summit of Trum y Ddysgl.
3.1 miNW
53°7'7"N • 4°15'40"W
Gypsy Wood Park, Caernarfon
79 min walk • Park