Llyn Llywelyn Walk, Beddgelert Forest
2.7 miles (4.3 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Beddgelert Forest car park. About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SH 573 502, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 109 m of climbing and 111 m of descent; highest point 245 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1173
- Distance
- 2.7 miles (4.3 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Gwynedd
- Total ascent
- About 109 m. Highest point 245 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car park
- Car park (free), 70 m from the start. Directions SH 574 503
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: a bus stop, 1.2 km away (Directions); Meillionen station (heritage railway), 1.3 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 56 m in a kilometre (1 in 18), starting 0.3 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- WA 107Llwybr Llechi EryriShares 0.6 miles of path with this route.
- WA 1025Lôn GwyrfaiShares 0.6 miles of path with this route.
Walks nearby
- WA 1040Rhyd Ddu Path3.8 miles, one way. Starts 1.5 miles away
- WA 1014Craflwyn, Hafod y Llan and Llyn Dinas walk6.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.8 miles away
- WA 1118The Legendary Trail of Dinas Emrys, Craflwyn2.2 miles, circular. Starts 1.8 miles away
- WA 1018Aberglaslyn, Llyn Dinas and Cwm Bychan walk, Eifionydd5.7 miles, circular. Starts 1.9 miles away
- WA 1107Gelert's Grave Walk, Meirionydd1 mile, circular. Starts 1.9 miles away
- WA 1044Aberglaslyn, Bryn Du and Beddgelert walk, Meirionydd3.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.9 miles away
Sources
Checked against naturalresources.wales on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Natural Resources Wales, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Natural Resources Wales information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Facts: naturalresources.wales
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