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Llyn Ogwen – Pont Aberglaslyn loop from Capel Curig

Llyn Ogwen – Pont Aberglaslyn loop from Capel Curig

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Llyn Ogwen – Pont Aberglaslyn loop from Capel Curig

04:07

81.3km

1,280m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Yr Wyddfa

Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

SoDdGA Eryri

Waypoints

Start point

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8.30 km

Llyn Ogwen

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Llyn Ogwen is a ribbon lake in north-west Wales. It lies alongside the A5 road between two mountain ranges of Snowdonia, the Carneddau and the Glyderau.

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29.7 km

View of Llyn Padarn from Pont Pen-y-Llyn

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On a clear day, from this end of Llyn Padarn you’ll get an enticing view of Snowdon and other peaks.
Its absolutely stunning and well worth the ride.

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29.8 km

Llanberis Pass – Pen-y-Pass Climb

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Awesome mountain road from Nant Peris in the west to the top of Pen-y-pass in the east. It's a long climb up from Nant Peris or an exciting descent in …

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41.8 km

Pen-y-Pass Ascent from Nant Gwynant

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Voted one of the ten most iconic climbs in Wales, you have to conquer this climb. It climbs gently enough from Nant Gwynant to the summit of Pen y Pass for approximately 6km.

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51.9 km

Beautiful views across Llyn Dinas from the A498. Snowdon is to the north and the Watkin path starts a little further northeast up the road. Views south up onto Mynydd Llyndy which is managed by the National Trust.

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57.8 km

Stone Bridge over Afon Glaslyn

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The old bridge over the river or Afon Glaslyn is a great place to pause and watch the water go by. You can see down into the Aberglaslyn gorge with …

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57.9 km

Pont Aberglaslyn

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The bridge was probably built in the 17th century and then radically rebuilt and widened in 1795-1796. As with many older bridges, folk tales claimed that the bridge was built …

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61.6 km

Coed Caeddafydd

Forest

66.7 km

Coed yr Odyn

Forest

81.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.7 km

25.8 km

2.36 km

544 m

Surfaces

74.6 km

6.82 km

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Sunday 30 August

15°C

10°C

11 %

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Llyn Ogwen – Pont Aberglaslyn loop from Capel Curig

Llyn Ogwen

View of Llyn Padarn from Pont Pen-y-Llyn

View of Llyn Peris

Llanberis Pass – Pen-y-Pass Climb

Pen-y-Pass Ascent from Nant Gwynant

Llyn Dinas

Stone Bridge over Afon Glaslyn

Pont Aberglaslyn

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