National parks of Wales, Snowdonia National Park

#101 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

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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. Each National Park Authority is a free-standing body within the local government framework. At present, Wales has three national parks: Snowdonia, created in 1951, Pembrokeshire Coast and Brecon Beacons National Park, and five areas of outstanding natural beauty, which together form the Protected areas of Wales. One of the AONBs, the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley has been proposed to be Wales' fourth national park. ()

Elevation: 1204 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°54'0"N, 3°51'0"W

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National parks of Wales – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pistyll Cain, Arenig Fawr, Tomen y Mur, Cwm Prysor Viaduct.

5 miS
Waterfall
Pistyll Cain, Dolgellau
128 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.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Arenig Fawr, Snowdonia National Park
115 min walk • Arenig Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, close to Llyn Celyn reservoir, alongside the A4212 between Trawsfynydd and Bala.
3.8 miNW
Archaeological site
Tomen y Mur, Snowdonia National Park
98 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.
2.5 miNE
Bridge
Cwm Prysor Viaduct, Snowdonia National Park
64 min walk • Cwm Prysor Viaduct, which is occasionally referred to as Blaen-y-Cwm Viaduct, is a railway viaduct which crosses the Afon Prysor in thinly populated uplands east of Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales. It was built by the Bala and Festiniog Railway.
5.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Arenig Fawr, Snowdonia National Park
150 min walk • Llyn Arenig Fawr is a lake and reservoir located near the summit of Arenig Fawr, a mountain in North Wales. The lake's primary purpose is to supply water to the nearby town of Bala and the numerous small villages in the surrounding area.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Arenig Fach, Snowdonia National Park
143 min walk • Arenig Fach is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, north Wales. It is a peak in the Arenig range and lies to the north of its parent peak Arenig Fawr. It lies close to Llyn Celyn alongside the A4212 between Trawsfynydd and Bala.
1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Oernant, Snowdonia National Park
28 min walk • Moel Oernant is a 503 metres high hill in the community of Trawsfynydd in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales. It has a number of western tops, the highest of which reaches a height of 466 metres overlooking the waterbody known as Llyn Gelli-Gain and another at Frîdd Wen exceeds 410 metres.
3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Llyfnant, Snowdonia National Park
82 min walk • Moel Llyfnant is a mountain in the southern portion of the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a peak in the Arenig mountain range. It lies to the west of Arenig Fawr. It has one notable top, the twin peaked Gallt y Daren, being at the end of its west ridge.
4.9 miW
Protected area
Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve, Penrhyndeudraeth
125 min walk • Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve is located on the western shore of Llyn Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, North Wales. As an example of Atlantic Rainforest, it is very wet and the are many different examples of mosses and liverworts that cover the ground and the trees.
3.7 miSW
Rock
Harlech Dome, Snowdonia National Park
95 min walk • 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.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Arenigs, Snowdonia National Park
116 min walk • Arenigs is an informal term for a group of mountains in central Snowdonia, in north Wales.