Pistyll Cain, Dolgellau

Name: Pistyll Cain
Address: Dolgellau, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Dolgellau

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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. ()

Coordinates: 52°49'48"N, 3°52'46"W

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Dolgellau United Kingdom

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Pistyll Cain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rhobell Fawr, Cymer Abbey, Dduallt, National parks of Wales.

3.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Rhobell Fawr, Snowdonia National Park
88 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.
5 miS
Historic walking areas, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Cymer Abbey, Dolgellau
128 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.
4.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dduallt, Snowdonia National Park
120 min walk • Dduallt is a mountain in central Snowdonia, north Wales. It is the sister peak of Rhobell Fawr. It lies north of the A494 between Dolgellau and Llanuwchllyn. Its eastern slopes are the source of the Afon Dyfrdwy.
5 miN
Park
National parks of Wales, Snowdonia National Park
128 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.
4.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhinog Fawr, Snowdonia National Park
115 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.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhinogydd, Snowdonia National Park
141 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.
4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Llethr, Snowdonia National Park
119 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.
4.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhinog Fach, Snowdonia National Park
111 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.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Garn, Penmaenpool
86 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.
4.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Oernant, Snowdonia National Park
106 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.
5.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Diffwys, Snowdonia National Park
133 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.