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Llyn Idwal – View of Tryfan loop from Capel Curig

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Llyn Idwal – View of Tryfan loop from Capel Curig

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August 23, 2025

Llyn Idwal – View of Tryfan loop from Capel Curig

Hard

06:13

13.9km

2.2km/h

1,150m

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Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 2.13 km for 724 m

After 12.4 km for 75 m

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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Parking

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2.39 km

Tryfan Summit

Highlight • Summit

An incredible rocky adventure playground that rises like the ancient spine of a petrified leviathan, Tryfan is without doubt one of the UK's premier mountains. The North Ridge is an …

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4.81 km

Cantilever Stone

Highlight • Climb

Situated near the summit of Glyder Fach is the Cantilever Stone, a large rock which from the correct angle appears to be precariously balanced, making it a popular place for photographs.

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4.96 km

Glyder Fach summit and the Cantilever Stone

Highlight • Summit

Home to the impossibly-balanced, much-photographed Cantilever Stone, Glyder Fach is the highlight of the Glyders: a world of jumbled boulders and craggy outcrops, soaring sumptuously above Llyn Ogwen. For an …

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5.24 km

Castell y Gwynt

Highlight • Natural Monument

Glyder Fach's Castell y Gwynt – the Castle of the Winds – is an astonishing jumble of angled rock that puts one in mind of the Iron Throne. With Snowdon …

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6.54 km

Glyder Fawr summit

Highlight • Summit

The summit of Glyder Fawr is magnificent. On a clear day you will see incredible views of Snowdon, Crib Goch and Garnedd Ugain. At 3,284 feet (1,001 m), it is the highest peak in the Glyderau range.

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7.89 km

Devil's Kitchen (Twll Du)

Highlight • Gorge

After the rest stop at Llyn Y Cwn we descend and pass the Devil's Kitchen (Twll Du) again. The descent is as strenuous as the climb. The path, as far …

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9.49 km

Cwm Idwal

Highlight • Lake

A beautiful lake with stunning views to Tryfan and Pen Yr Ole Wen. There is a circular walk from the visitors centre which takes you around the lake or you …

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10.1 km

View of Tryfan

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Here you have a great view of Tryfan, a mountain in the Ogwen Valley in Snowdonia. It is part of the Glyderau Group and is one of the most recognisable …

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13.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.98 km

3.25 km

2.44 km

1.72 km

1.24 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.42 km

2.08 km

1.80 km

1.30 km

1.15 km

960 m

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Llyn Idwal – View of Tryfan loop from Capel Curig

Tryfan Summit

Cantilever Stone

Glyder Fach summit and the Cantilever Stone

Castell y Gwynt

Glyder Fawr summit

Devil's Kitchen (Twll Du)

Cwm Idwal

View of Tryfan

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