Mynydd Drws-y-Coed, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Mynydd Drws-y-Coed
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#62 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. It has steep west-facing cliffs, the summit area being the highest point on a thin ridge. ()

Elevation: 2280 ftProminence: 187 ftCoordinates: 53°2'41"N, 4°9'56"W

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Mynydd Drws-y-Coed – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Mary's Church, Llyn Nantlle Uchaf, Mynydd Mawr, Pitt's Head.

3.5 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church, Beddgelert
90 min walk • The Priory and Parish Church of Saint Mary is in Beddgelert, in the Snowdonia area of Gwynedd, Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building, on the site of one of the oldest Christian establishments in Wales. An early Christian community was established there in the 6th century AD which is mentioned by Gerald of Wales.
2.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf, Snowdonia National Park
58 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.
1.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Mawr, Snowdonia National Park
47 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.
1.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Pitt's Head, Snowdonia National Park
43 min walk • Pitt's Head is a distinctive rock located at grid reference SH576515, close to the A4085 road in Gwynedd, Wales. Its distinction lies in a resemblance to the profile of politician William Pitt the Younger.
3.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Hebog, Snowdonia National Park
83 min walk • Moel Hebog is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales which dominates the view west from the village of Beddgelert. It gives name to a whole range of peaks in the north-western corner of Snowdonia, which include the Nantlle Ridge and Mynydd Mawr.
0.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Garn, Snowdonia National Park
13 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 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yr Aran, Snowdonia National Park
88 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.
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel yr Ogof, Snowdonia National Park
66 min walk • Moel yr Ogof is a summit in Snowdonia. It is a subsidiary summit of Moel Hebog and a sister peak to the lower Moel Lefn. There is an asbestos trial mine located on the summit.
3.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Tryfan
87 min walk • 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.
~1710 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trum y Ddysgl, Snowdonia National Park
9 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.
2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nantlle Ridge, Rhyd Ddu
52 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mynydd Drws-y-Coed?

Nearby attractions include Trum y Ddysgl, Snowdonia National Park (9 min walk), Y Garn, Snowdonia National Park (13 min walk), Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd, Snowdonia National Park (24 min walk).