Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#235 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen, Snowdonia National Park

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Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen is a mountain pass in Conwy county borough, north Wales, traversable only on foot or horseback, following the former Roman road from Caerhun to Caernarfon. The route may be followed by road to Rowen or to Llanbedr-y-Cennin and from either, the way, through a mountain gate, is a clearly marked green path to Abergwyngregyn. The route lies between the peaks of Tal y Fan and Drum, in the Carneddau range in north Snowdonia. The distance from Rowen to Abergwyngregyn is about nine miles of mostly high mountain footpath. Near the Abergwyngregyn end, the route forms part of the North Wales Path. ()

Coordinates: 53°13'42"N, 3°55'39"W

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Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aber Falls, Llyn Melynllyn, Canovium, Foel-fras.

3.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Park, Trail
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Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Melynllyn, Snowdonia National Park
101 min walk • Llyn Melynllyn is a lake within the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. It lies at a height of just over 2,000 feet, and has an area of some 18.5 acres.
3.9 miE
Forts and castles
Canovium
101 min walk • Canovium was a fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its site is located at Caerhun in the Conwy valley, in the county borough of Conwy, in North Wales.
2.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Foel-fras, Snowdonia National Park
65 min walk • Foel-fras is a mountain in the Carneddau range, about 10 km east of Bethesda in North Wales. It lies on the border between the counties of Gwynedd and Conwy. With a summit elevation of 944 m it is officially the eleventh-highest summit in Wales.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Dulyn, Snowdonia National Park
88 min walk • Llyn Dulyn is a lake on the edge of the Carneddau range of mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. The lake is 33 acres in extent and 189 feet deep. Less than a kilometre to its south lies the smaller Llyn Melynllyn.
2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Llwytmor, Snowdonia National Park
60 min walk • Llwytmor is a satellite peak of Foel-fras, and forms a part of the Carneddau range. The summit is 849 metres above sea level and it contains a series of boulderfields, a shelter and several cairns. It is the 27th highest peak in Wales.
1.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Drum, Snowdonia National Park
38 min walk • Drum is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales, 2 km north-east of Foel-fras. It is 771 m high. It is also known as Carnedd Penyborth-Goch.
1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tal y Fan, Snowdonia National Park
27 min walk • Tal y Fan is an outlying peak of the Carneddau mountains in North Wales. It is one of the four Marilyns that make up the Carneddau, the others being Carnedd Llywelyn, Pen Llithrig y Wrach and Creigiau Gleision.
3.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carnedd Gwenllian, Snowdonia National Park
90 min walk • Carnedd Gwenllian is a minor summit of the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales, and included in the Welsh 3000s. From the summit, distant views to the north can extend as far as Ireland and the Isle of Man, and to the South as far as the Berwyn Ranges.
2.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Pen y Gaer, Snowdonia National Park
70 min walk • Pen y Gaer is the location of a Bronze Age and Iron Age hillfort near the village of Llanbedr-y-Cennin in the Conwy valley, Wales.
4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Craig Eigiau, Snowdonia National Park
103 min walk • Craig Eigiau is a top of Foel Grach in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, North Wales, Wales. It is located on a broad ridge extending eastwards from Foel Grach, leading to a large peaty plateau, Gledrfordd, which ends with the cliffs of Craig Eigiau.