Is-afon

Is-afon is a peak in Llangywer, Gwynedd, Wales and has an elevation of 1,608 feet. Is-afon is situated nearby to the village Llanycil, as well as near the hamlet Rhos-y-gwaliau.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,608 feet
Description: hill (490m) in Gwynedd
Also known as: “Is-Afon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bala Lake and Bala railway station.

Bala Lake

Lake

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llyn Tegid, also known as Bala Lake or Lake Bala in English, is a large freshwater glacial lake in Gwynedd, Wales. The River Dee, which has its source on the slopes of Dduallt in the mountains of Snowdonia, feeds the 3.7-by-0.5-mile lake.

Bala railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bala is the current terminus of the heritage Bala Lake Railway, in Gwynedd, Wales, since 1976. The site was formerly the location of the Bala Lake Halt railway station, a former station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line.

Llangower railway station

Railway station

Llangower was a minor station opened by the GWR on the Ruabon to Barmouth line in 1929 on the southern shore of Llyn Tegid serving the hamlet of Llangower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhos-y-gwaliau and Bala.

Rhos-y-gwaliau

Hamlet

Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rhos-y-gwaliau is a small hamlet in Meirionnydd, Gwynedd, North Wales, about 1.5 miles south-east of Bala. It is home to the Rhos y Gwaliau Outdoor Activity Centre and a now disused Victorian chapel, built for the Calvinistic Methodists.

Bala

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bala is a picturesque town of 2,000 people on the shores of Lake Bala in Gwynedd, North Wales. It lies at the south-eastern edge of the Snowdonia National Park. Excellent national centre for white water rafting and canoeing nearby.