Snowdonia (Eryri) National Park

Glacial peaks, tarns and lakes with a Cardigan Bay coast in North Wales

Snowdonia, known in Welsh as Eryri, holds all 15 mountains in Wales over 3000 feet, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 1,085 m, alongside glacial lakes, tarns and 23 miles (37 km) of coastline. Its ridges, cirques and dunes sit within one park that is also home to over 26,000 people.

1Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)The highest mountain in Wales at 1,085 m, with a railway from Llanberis to the summit.

2Cwm IdwalWhere Charles Darwin realised in 1842 that glaciation had shaped the landscape.

3Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake)The largest natural water body in Wales, and the only native home of the gwyniad.

Things to do

On footClimb Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), or ride the Snowdon Mountain Railway from Llanberis to the summit
On footScramble up Tryfan, where the ascent needs hands as well as feet
On footWalk the Y Garn ridge to Elidir Fawr, or the Nantlle Ridge from Mynydd Tal-y-Mignedd
Try thisCross the Mawddach estuary on foot over Barmouth Bridge

United Kingdom · North Wales Est. 1951 Size 2,132 km² Highest 1,085 m Protected area category: IUCN V

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Snowdonia (Eryri) National Park

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