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View of Llyn Trawsfynydd – Llyn Trawsfynydd loop from Blaenau Ffestiniog

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United Kingdom
Wales
North Wales
Gwynedd
Ffestiniog

View of Llyn Trawsfynydd – Llyn Trawsfynydd loop from Blaenau Ffestiniog

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View of Llyn Trawsfynydd – Llyn Trawsfynydd loop from Blaenau Ffestiniog

02:28

32.1km

540m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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8.90 km

Llyn yr Oerfel

Lake

2

11.9 km

Hefin's Wall

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the worlds famous hefin's wall

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3

16.4 km

Trawsfynydd Trig Point

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Trawsfynydd FBM
Snowdonia trig

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4

17.2 km

A bit muddy after rain but never too bad. Avoids the main road, well signposted.

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5

19.3 km

Cafe/restaurant and fishing centre at the lake. Open Thurs-Sun 8-2:30

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6

19.7 km

Trawsfynydd Nuclear Power Station

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Here you can learn that the nuclear power plant is no longer in operation, serves as a (temporary) storage facility and should be dismantled by the end of the century.

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19.8 km

View of Llyn Trawsfynydd

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Beautiful views across the lake and the mountains beyond. Originally a reservoir built for the nuclear power station nearby.

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19.9 km

Llyn Trawsfynydd

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An enormous man-made reservoir, Llyn Trawsfynydd originally provided cooling water for the local nuclear power station (now undergoing decommissioning). The lake lies in the west of Snowdonia National Park and …

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23.5 km

Ty'n-y-bryn Covert

Forest

10

29.8 km

B

32.1 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

9.08 km

5.73 km

1.45 km

1.34 km

1.34 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

10.2 km

6.11 km

4.20 km

1.00 km

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Monday 19 October

9°C

2°C

70 %

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