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Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Pyg Track & Miners Track loop to Yr Wyddfa / Snowdon from Pen y Pass — Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri / Snowdonia National Park

12.3km

04:56

680m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Llyn Llydaw – Llyn Glaslyn loop from Nant Peris

11.3km

03:47

470m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Llyn Glaslyn – Llyn Llydaw loop from Nant Peris

15.4km

06:19

1,080m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Alex Foxfield

October 19, 2021

The east side of the Snowdon massif is a sensational natural amphitheatre. A horseshoe of charismatic summits: twin peaked Y Lliwedd, towering Garnedd Ugain, the notoriously narrow Crib Goch and Snowdon herself watch over two high llyns below, Llydaw and Glaslyn.

Glaslyn, though smaller, is higher and more atmospheric. Cupped just below Snowdon's mighty east face, it is a spectacular place and one with Arthurian associations. It is said that King Arthur's sword Exalibur was thrown into the water and that, when Arthur died, his body was placed in a boat on its surface before it was carried away to Avalon.

The Miners' Track begins its ascent to Snowdon's summit from Glaslyn's northern shore. There's also a fantastic grade one scramble up the obvious slabby rib of Y Gribin, which begins from the llyn's eastern end and joins the Watkin path between Snowdon and Y Lliwedd.

OliverZ

October 7, 2018

The lake at the foot of the Snowdon. Surrounded by mountain peaks, it has a wonderful location.

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David Howells

December 30, 2020

More than likely the most famous and most photographed lake in Wales. A stunning spot!

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Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

Llyn Glaslyn

1. Pyg Track & Miners Track loop to Yr Wyddfa / Snowdon from Pen y Pass — Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri / Snowdonia National Park

2. Llyn Llydaw – Llyn Glaslyn loop from Nant Peris

3. Llyn Glaslyn – Llyn Llydaw loop from Nant Peris

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