Llyn Ffynhonnau

Llyn Ffynhonnau is a lake in Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales. Llyn Ffynhonnau is situated nearby to the locality Bryn-castell, as well as near Avalanch Gully.

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Llyn Nantlle Uchaf and Mynydd Mawr.

Llyn Nantlle Uchaf

Lake

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Llyn Nantlle Uchaf is a lake in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, Wales. The lake forms the foreground in Richard Wilson's painting "Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle". Llyn Nantlle Isaf no longer exists as it was drained to protect the slate works.

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 Tryfan

Peak

Moel Tryfan is a small mountain near the villages of Rhosgadfan, Y Fron and Betws Garmon, in northern Gwynedd. The higher and more famous peak of Tryfan above Dyffryn Ogwen has also sometimes been referred to as "Moel Tryfan" in the past.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Talysarn and Rhyd Ddu.

Talysarn

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tal-y-sarn is a village in the slate quarrying Nantlle Valley in Gwynedd, Wales, next to Penygroes. It is part of the community of Llanllyfni and includes some of Llandwrog.

Rhyd Ddu

Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.

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.