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Eryri: Yr Wyddfa and LlanberisCoed Dinorwig and Ceunant Mawr
Oak woodland above Llyn Padarn with a waterfall in a ravine and quarry inclines running up through the trees.
- Distance
- 3.1 mi / 5 km
- Time
- 1 hr 45
- Ascent
- 150 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Shape
- Circular
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
Go up through the woods from the country park to Ceunant Mawr falls and loop back past the quarry hospital. Steps throughout.
Worth knowing
- Ceunant Mawr is a substantial waterfall and is best after rain.
- The quarry hospital museum shows what industrial medicine looked like and is sobering.
- The woods are a national nature reserve for their oak and lichens.
What you’ll see
The waterfall in its ravine, oak woodland, quarry inclines and the hospital.
Background
The quarry hospital treated Dinorwig’s injured from 1860, and its records give an unusually complete picture of industrial injury.