Coed Plas-y-nant

Coed Plas-y-nant is a forest in Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales. Coed Plas-y-nant is situated nearby to the locality Pont Cerrig-y-rhyd, as well as near the hamlet Salem.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llyn Cwellyn and Mynydd Mawr.

Llyn Cwellyn

Reservoir

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Llyn Cwellyn is a reservoir in North Wales which supplies drinking water to parts of Gwynedd and Anglesey. It lies on Afon Gwyrfai in Nant y Betws between Moel Eilio and Mynydd Mawr in the northern part of Snowdonia National Park.

Mynydd Mawr

Peak

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Mynydd Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, approximately 7 km west of Snowdon itself, overlooking Llyn Cwellyn and being the northern outlier of the Moel Hebog group.

Moel Eilio

Peak

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Moel Eilio is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, that is situated approximately 3 miles north-west of Snowdon itself. It has two subsidiary tops, Foel Gron and Foel Goch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Llanberis.

Rhyd-ddu is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon, Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge. It lies on the A4085 4 miles north of Beddgelert, at its junction with the B4418 to Nantlle and Penygroes. Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.

Llanberis

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Llanberis is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, on the southern bank of the lake Llyn Padarn and at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales.