Nant Gwynant, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Nant Gwynant
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#108 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Nant Gwynant is a valley in north Wales. The A498 road descends 600 feet into the valley in about two miles from Pen-y-Gwryd; it follows the Nant Cynnyd, the Afon Glaslyn and alongside Llyn Gwynant, then beside the Nant Gwynant river to Llyn Dinas and passing below Dinas Emrys to Beddgelert. The road continues through the Aberglaslyn Pass to Porthmadog. ()

Coordinates: 53°2'15"N, 4°2'50"W

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Nant Gwynant – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Snowdon, Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Glaslyn, Llyn Llydaw.

2.4 miNW
Mountain with panoramic views
Snowdon, Snowdonia National Park
63 min walk • Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside the Scottish Highlands. It is located in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd.
3.5 miNW
Climbing
Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Snowdonia National Park
88 min walk • Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, or "Cloggy", is a north-facing rhyolite set of cliffs located on the northern flank of Snowdon mountain.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Glaslyn, Snowdonia National Park
62 min walk • Glaslyn is a lake in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is found at approximately 600 metres above sea level in a cwm on the eastern flanks of Snowdon. It is a rough ellipse in shape, about 500 metres east–west and about 300 metres north–south, and the Miners' Track runs along the northern shore.
2.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Llydaw, Snowdonia National Park
54 min walk • Llyn Llydaw is a natural lake in Snowdonia National Park on the flanks of Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain. This long thin lake has formed in a cwm about one-third of the way up the mountain. It is one of the most visited lakes in the United Kingdom.
2.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Crib Goch, Snowdonia National Park
70 min walk • Crib Goch is described as a "knife-edged" arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means "red ridge" in the Welsh language. The highest point on the arête is 923 metres above sea level.
1.9 miSW
Mine, Historical place, History museum
Sygun Copper Mine, Beddgelert
50 min walk • 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.
1.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Dinas Emrys, Beddgelert
45 min walk • Dinas Emrys is a rocky and wooded hillock near Beddgelert in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Rising some 76 m above the floor of the Glaslyn river valley, it overlooks the southern end of Llyn Dinas in Snowdonia.
1.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Lliwedd, Snowdonia National Park
41 min walk • Y Lliwedd is a mountain, connected to Snowdon in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. Its summit lies 898 metres above sea level. The eastern flanks are steep cliffs rising above Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw. Y Lliwedd is the most conspicuous of the peaks for those who approach Snowdon via the Miners' and Pyg tracks.
1.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yr Aran, Snowdonia National Park
39 min walk • Yr Aran is a mountain peak on a ridge radiating south from Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain, with beautiful views of the summit of Snowdon, Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge.
2.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cnicht, Snowdonia National Park
73 min walk • Cnicht is a mountain in Snowdonia which forms part of the Moelwynion mountain range.
3.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Druman
86 min walk • Moel Druman is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. It is a subsidiary summit of Allt-fawr.

Nant Gwynant, Snowdonia National Park

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Nant Gwynant – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)