YondoAberglaslyn and Bryn Du
Up through the Aberglaslyn woods and over open mountain to Beddgelert and back.
- Distance
- 5.6 km loop
- Time
- 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes
- Grade
- challenging
- Without a car
- Not easily
When to set off
| Date | Sunset | Start by | Back by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 December | 15:59 | 12:55 | 15:25 |
| 15 March | 18:18 | 15:15 | 17:45 |
| 15 June | 21:43 | 18:40 | 21:10 |
| 15 September | 19:35 | 16:35 | 19:05 |
From the route’s slowest published time (2 hours 30 minutes) and the sunset at the start, with half an hour of daylight spare.
Getting there
- Nantmor car park; Porthmadog station is 8 km away
Start: National Trust car park, Nantmor, grid reference SH597462. See it on a map.
Before you go
- Steep through the woods; wet and boggy patches
- Toilets in the Nantmor car park
The route
Checked by hand against the official route. Route source: National Trust. For the step-by-step directions, see the official route page.
More walks in Eryri (Snowdonia)
- Gelert's Grave, Beddgelert1.6 km, 40 minutes to 1 hour
- Craflwyn, Hafod y Llan and Llyn Dinas10.4 km, 3 hours to 4 hours
- Dinas Emrys3.5 km, 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes
- Cwm Idwal4.8 km, 3 hours
- Llyn Ogwen4.6 km, 1 hour to 2 hours
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