Harlech Dome, Snowdonia National Park

#175 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

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The Harlech Dome is a geological dome in southern Snowdonia in north Wales. It extends approximately from Blaenau Ffestiniog in the north to Tywyn in the south, and includes Harlech, The Rhinogydd, Barmouth and Cadair Idris. ()

Coordinates: 52°51'36"N, 3°54'36"W

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Harlech Dome – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pistyll Cain, Tomen y Mur, Bryn Cader Faner, Moel Ysgyfarnogod.

2.4 miSE
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.
4.9 miN
Archaeological site
Tomen y Mur, Snowdonia National Park
125 min walk • Tomen y Mur is a First Century AD Roman fort in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales. The fortification, which lies on the slope of an isolated spur northeast of Llyn Trawsfynydd, was constructed during the North Wales campaigns of governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola in AD 78.
5 miNW
Memorial
Bryn Cader Faner, Snowdonia National Park
127 min walk • Bryn Cader Faner is a Bronze Age round cairn which lies to the east of the small hamlet of Talsarnau in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd in Wales. The diameter is 8.7 metres and there are 18 thin jagged pillars which jut upwards from the low cairn. It is thought to date back to the late third millennium BC.
4.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Ysgyfarnogod, Snowdonia National Park
108 min walk • Moel Ysgyfarnogod is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and is the northernmost of the Rhinogydd. Rhinog Fawr lies directly south. It overlooks Llyn Trawsfynydd, and from the summit it is possible to see the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It may be climbed from Trawsfynydd in the east, or from Talsarnau in the west.
3.7 miNE
Park
National parks of Wales, Snowdonia National Park
95 min walk • The national parks of Wales are managed areas of outstanding landscape in Wales, United Kingdom where some forms of development are restricted to preserve the landscape and natural environment. Together, they cover 20% of the land surface of Wales and have a resident population of over 80,000 people.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhinog Fawr, Snowdonia National Park
87 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 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhinogydd, Snowdonia National Park
102 min walk • The Rhinogydd are a range of mountains located east of Harlech in North Wales. The name Rhinogydd derives from the names of two of the more famous peaks, Rhinog Fawr and Rhinog Fach, although the greatest elevation in the range is reached by Y Llethr, 756 m.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Cwm Bychan, Snowdonia National Park
124 min walk • Llyn Cwm Bychan is a lake in north Wales, and is one of the sources of the River Artro which flows south westwards through Llanbedr and onwards to the sea. It is located in the Rhinogydd mountains of Snowdonia.
4.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Llethr, Snowdonia National Park
117 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.
3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhinog Fach, Snowdonia National Park
100 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.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Garn, Penmaenpool
126 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.