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Blue Lake Quarry – Morfa Mawddach station loop from Llwyngwril

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Blue Lake Quarry – Morfa Mawddach station loop from Llwyngwril

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4.3

(3)

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Blue Lake Quarry – Morfa Mawddach station loop from Llwyngwril

05:55

19.7km

590m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.06 km

View of Fairbourne and Barmouth

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.60 km

Ruins of a Farm Building

Highlight • Historical Site

5.40 km

Blue Lake Quarry

Highlight • Lake

Not the easiest to find, but at the old quarry look for a large rusty old wheeled axle, and opposite that is a slate slope. Climb the slope and the …

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8.98 km

Fairbourne Sea Defences Inauguration Plaque

Highlight • Structure

Fairbourne Sea Defences inauguration commemorative plaque

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11.3 km

Morfa Mawddach station

Highlight • Rest Area

Train stops here on demand only. Now with small shelter and bench.

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14.6 km

Wooden Owl Carving

Highlight • Natural

art on the hillside - someone took the time to sculpt an owl out of a tree stump

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14.9 km

Archaeological Site

15.3 km

View of Barmouth and Mawddach Estuary

Highlight • Natural Monument

The view is breathtakingly beautiful! Stop and enjoy!

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19.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.95 km

6.66 km

1.87 km

1.54 km

658 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.27 km

5.18 km

3.20 km

2.06 km

2.03 km

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

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Weather

Sunday 2 August

28°C

12°C

53 %

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Blue Lake Quarry – Morfa Mawddach station loop from Llwyngwril

View of Fairbourne and Barmouth

Ruins of a Farm Building

Blue Lake Quarry

Fairbourne Sea Defences Inauguration Plaque

Morfa Mawddach station

Wooden Owl Carving

View of Barmouth and Mawddach Estuary

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