Saturday August 04, 2007

Beddgelert: Llyn Dinas and Aberglaslyn Pass

Moderate, 9 miles.

Reportedly, one of the most beautiful walks of Snowdonia, warmer and lusher, on the sheltered south side of Snowdon. Excellent May June flowering Rhododendrons, riversides, meadows, lanes, hillsides, some wet meadows. Waterproof footwear essential

(1) From Beddgelert car park, walk down village street away from Royal Goat Hotel.

(2) Before road bridge over river, turn right along road beside river. Cross footbridge at end of this road and bear left beside river.

(3) Follow path alongside river, climb stile, and walk down lane and track following the course of the river. Pass copper mine. Llyn Dinas is reached.

(4) Follow clearly defined path alongside lake, over the hill, and then beside wood. Cross meadows and go past farm (5) At end of driveway (6), turn right onto single track lane.

Follow the lane for about 3 miles, passing an old quarry and then a farm house on an S bend. Shortly after, a wooden footbridge is seen on the right.

(7) Pass through a gap in the low stone wall and walk across the meadow to this bridge.

(8) Cross and walk to the left end of the barn seen ahead. Follow the track up through the oak woods.

(9) At the top of the hill keep to the wall, got through gate and follow the old cart track.

(10) Passing ruined farm buildings, follow the stony track up the hill. At brow of hill a gate is seen to the left across the meadow. Make for this, go through and follow the paving stones up the hill.

(11) Go through the farmyard and join the farm road running downhill. (If the llamas are here, ignore them - they’re harmless if left alone.)

(12) Where the farm roads meets the lane, turn right. Go through village of Nantmor and (13) walk along main road for a short distance, turning into car park with information point and toilets. Climb old railway embankment and walk trough tunnel (14), which is very dark. The ground is even, but it can be avoided by diverting at the entrance along a path which rejoins the route at the far end after some scrambling.

(15) Cross the footbridge and turn right. Follow the marker posts across the water meadows to Beddgelert.

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