Yr Arddu, Snowdonia National Park
#129 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park


Facts and practical information
Yr Arddu is a mountain summit found in the Moelwynion in Snowdonia; grid reference SH673507. ()
Snowdonia National Park United Kingdom
Yr Arddu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Moel Siabod, Dolwyddelan Castle, Moel-yr-hydd.
2.8 miSE
Tours, History museum, MuseumLlechwedd Slate Caverns, Blaenau Ffestiniog
72 min walk • Llechwedd is a visitor attraction near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. It details the history of slate quarrying in the town and specifically the Llechwedd quarry in which it is located.
3.1 miNE
Natural attraction, MountainMoel Siabod, Capel Curig
80 min walk • Moel Siabod, is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, which sits isolated above the village of Dolwyddelan. At 872 metres, it is the highest peak in the Moelwynion mountain range.
3.3 miE
Historical place, View point, Forts and castlesDolwyddelan Castle, Betws-y-Coed
84 min walk • Dolwyddelan Castle is a Welsh castle located near Dolwyddelan in Conwy County Borough in North Wales. It is thought to have been built in the early 13th century by Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd and Wales.
3.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainMoel-yr-hydd
84 min walk • Moel-yr-hydd is a subsidiary summit of Moelwyn Mawr in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. The mountain overlooks the village of Tanygrisiau and Tanygrisiau railway station from where the mountain can easily be ascended.
3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainCnicht, Snowdonia National Park
79 min walk • Cnicht is a mountain in Snowdonia which forms part of the Moelwynion mountain range.
1.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainMoel Druman
50 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.
2.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainCnicht North Top, Snowdonia National Park
74 min walk • Cnicht North Top is a top of Cnicht in Snowdonia, which forms part of the Moelwynion mountain range. It is one of the Nuttalls, a list of 443 hills in England and Wales over 2,000 ft with a relative height of at least 49 ft.
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain passPen-y-Gwryd, Snowdonia National Park
83 min walk • Pen-y-Gwryd is a pass at the head of Nantygwryd and Nant Cynnyd rivers close to the foot of Snowdon in Gwynedd, Wales. The area is located at the junction of the A4086 from Capel Curig to Llanberis and Caernarfon and the A498 from Beddgelert and Nant Gwynant about a mile from the head of the Llanberis Pass.
2.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, ValleyNant Gwynant, Snowdonia National Park
72 min walk • 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.
2.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLlyn Gwynant, Snowdonia National Park
61 min walk • Llyn Gwynant is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales. Llyn Gwynant lies on the River Glaslyn, in the Nant Gwynant valley, and is about 1¼ miles north east of Llyn Dinas; the village of Bethania lies between them. Snowdon lies 2 miles to the north west.
2.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainAllt-fawr
54 min walk • Allt-fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion group. It is on the internal border of Snowdonia National Park, and overlooks the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, with its numerous slate quarries, as well as the Tanygrisiau reservoir and power station.
