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Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) – Bala Lake loop from Llangywer

Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) – Bala Lake loop from Llangywer

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Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) – Bala Lake loop from Llangywer

02:01

40.0km

410m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.39 km for 153 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.46 km

Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala)

Highlight • Natural Monument

At nearly 4 miles (6 km) long and half-a-mile (0.8 km) wide, Llyn Tegid is the largest natural lake in Wales. The glacial lake formed in the fault line between …

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4.77 km

Bala Lake

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Bala Lake is a large freshwater glacial lake in Gwynedd, Wales. The River Dee, which has its source on the slopes of Dduallt in the mountains of Snowdonia, feeds the …

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5.42 km

Bala Town Centre

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Bala is a town and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Formerly an urban district, Bala lies in the historic county of Merionethshire at the north end of Bala Lake. it has …

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5.59 km

Statue of Thomas Ellis

Highlight • Historical Site

Great coffee, good selection of snacks and lunch meals

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14.6 km

Ffridd Fawr

Forest

15.5 km

Allt y Gelli

Forest

22.0 km

View of Bala Lake

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Rolling but a gradual descent into Bala

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34.7 km

Y Grin Pay and Display Car Park (Bala)

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Machines only take cash unless you download the “pay by phone app “ car park number 803861
There are a lot of spaces here but fills up fast, so get here early 😉

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36.0 km

View of Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala)

Highlight • Lake

It's Llyn Tegid🤨

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40.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.4 km

16.6 km

328 m

318 m

183 m

142 m

121 m

Surfaces

27.1 km

12.2 km

470 m

285 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

26°C

12°C

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Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) – Bala Lake loop from Llangywer

Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala)

Bala Lake

Bala Town Centre

Statue of Thomas Ellis

View of Bala Lake

Y Grin Pay and Display Car Park (Bala)

View of Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala)

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