Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve, Snowdonia National Park

#222 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Natural attraction, Protected area

Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve location map

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Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve is situated behind the village of Ganllwyd on the A470, about 9 kilometres north of Dolgellau in Wales, United Kingdom. ()

Coordinates: 52°47'60"N, 3°54'32"W

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Coed Ganllwyd National Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pistyll Cain, Rhobell Fawr, Mawddach Trail, Cymer Abbey.

2.4 miNE
Waterfall
Pistyll Cain, Dolgellau
62 min walk • Pistyll Cain, also written as Pistill Cain and Pistill Y Caen, is a renowned waterfall in Meirionnydd in north Wales. It lies north-east of Ganllwyd off the A470 trunk road between Dolgellau and Trawsfynydd.
4.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Rhobell Fawr, Snowdonia National Park
118 min walk • Rhobell Fawr is the site of an ancient volcano that was active during the Early Ordovician period in the Arenig range within the Snowdonia National Park.
3.9 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Mawddach Trail, Dolgellau
101 min walk • The Mawddach Trail is a cycle path route, part of Lôn Las Cymru, which runs for some 8 miles from Dolgellau to Morfa Mawddach railway station, by Barmouth bridge on the Cambrian coast.
2.9 miS
Historic walking areas, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Cymer Abbey, Dolgellau
76 min walk • Cymer Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey near the village of Llanelltyd, just north of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, United Kingdom.
4.2 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church, Dolgellau
107 min walk • Our Lady of Sorrows Church or its full name Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Dolgellau, Gwynedd. It was built in 1966 and is a Grade II listed building. It is situated on Meyrick Street close to the centre of town. It is administered in the Dolgellau Deanery of the Diocese of Wrexham.
4.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhinog Fawr, Snowdonia National Park
110 min walk • Rhinog Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Rhinogydd range. It is the third highest summit of the Rhinogydd, losing out to Y Llethr and Diffwys respectively.
4.1 miS
Museum
Tŷ Siamas, Dolgellau
105 min walk • Tŷ Siamas is the 'National Centre for Folk music' in Wales, and is situated in Dolgellau. Tŷ Siamas opened its doors to the public on Easter 2007, following extensive renovation and development of the old Neuadd Idris, which was formerly the market hall for the town of Dolgellau.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Llethr, Snowdonia National Park
87 min walk • Y Llethr is the highest mountain in the Rhinogydd range of Snowdonia, in north Wales. The summit consists of a flat grassy top marked only by a small cairn. The summit is more in keeping with its southern flanks than its rugged northern approach.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhinog Fach, Snowdonia National Park
90 min walk • Rhinog Fach is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Rhinogydd. Technically, Rhinog Fach is a subsidiary summit of Y Llethr, but is a Marilyn.
1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Garn, Penmaenpool
25 min walk • Y Garn is a mountain in the southern Snowdonia, Wales, north of Dolgellau. It is an outlier of the Rhinogydd range, rising above the Coed-y-Brenin forest and the Rhaeadr Du waterfalls.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Diffwys, Snowdonia National Park
85 min walk • Diffwys is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, near Barmouth and forms part of the Rhinogydd. On the north side is an exposure of the Caerdion Syncline. It is technically a subsidiary summit of Y Llethr, missing Marilyn status by 2m. It is therefore like Rhinog Fach a sub Marilyn. The summit has a trig point.