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Llanberis <--- Caernarfon
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Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables
on the official Gwynedd CC website |
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BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the
main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)
Swallow Falls
River Llugwy at Capel Curig
Snowdon from the Twin Lakes
(partially frozen over in mid-winter)
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11.20
please note there are no later Sherpa buses
to complete this clockwise circuit of Snowdon in the winter
This "S2" Sherpa service connects off the
1010 "X1" Bus and the 1022 "Conwy Valley Train" from Llandudno
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PenyPass arr |
11.42 |
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change buses |
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PenyPass (Express Motors S97) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog)
Snowdon in the winter
Overlooking Llyn Gwynant
Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
(recently acquired by the National Trust) |
11.50 |
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Beddgelert arr |
12.07 *** |
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Aberglaslyn Bridge has not changed in 50 years
(although large lorries keep trying to damage it !)
The Fisherman's path through the gorge |
*** alternatively stay on the bus to Pont Aberglaslyn arr 12.14
and walk back through the Aberglaslyn Pass along the Fisherman's Path to Beddgelert
Suitable shoes should be worn as the path can be wet and muddy at any time of the year !
If you change your mind on the day
simply stay on the bus to Porthmadog
and return at 1330 |
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change buses |
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Beddgelert (Padarn S4) dep
Llyn Cwellyn |
13.25 or 15.10 |
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Caernarfon arr |
13.55 or 15.40 |
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change buses |
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Caernarfon (Padarn 88/89) dep
Llyn Padarn |
14.00 then every half-hour until 16.00 |
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Llanberis arr |
14.19 then every half-hour until 16.19 |
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change buses |
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Llanberis (Padarn S2) dep
Leaving Llanberis before climbing to PenyPass
Pont y Gromlech near the top of Llanberis Pass |
16.30 |
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BetwsyCoed arr |
17.08 |
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OPTION TWO (time for coffee at Porthmadog
also a break at Beddgelert or Caernarfon and/or Llanberis)
Capel Curig and Twin lakes Nant Gwynant Pass
Aberglaslyn Pass
BETWSYCOED <---> PenyPass ---> Beddgelert <---> Porthmadog
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Llanberis Pass
| SNOWDON | Lake
Cwellyn
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Llanberis <--- Caernarfon
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Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables
on the official Gwynedd CC website |
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BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the
main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)
River Llugwy at Capel Curig
Snowdon from the Twin Lakes
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11.20
please note there are no later Sherpa buses
to complete this clockwise circuit of Snowdon in the winter
This "S2" Sherpa service connects off the
1010 "X1" Bus and the 1022 "Conwy Valley Train" from Llandudno
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PenyPass arr |
11.42 |
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change buses |
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PenyPass (Express Motors S97) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog)
Snowdon in the winter
Overlooking Llyn Gwynant
Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
recently acquired by the National Trust
Aberglaslyn Bridge has not changed in 50 years
although large lorries keep trying to damage it !
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11.50 |
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Porthmadog arr |
12.35 |
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change buses |
time for a tea or coffee |
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Porthmadog (Express Motors S97) dep
(bus destination is PenyPass) |
13.30 |
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Beddgelert arr |
13.54 |
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change buses |
time for a tea or coffee |
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Beddgelert (Padarn S4) dep
Llyn Cwellyn |
15.10 |
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Caernarfon arr |
15.40 |
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change buses |
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Caernarfon (Padarn 89) dep
Llyn Padarn |
16.00 |
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Llanberis arr |
16.19 |
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change buses |
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Llanberis (Padarn S2) dep
Leaving Llanberis before climbing to PenyPass
Pont y Gromlech near the top of Llanberis Pass |
16.30 |
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BetwsyCoed arr |
17.08 |
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OPTION THREE (time for coffee and a visit to the
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway at Porthmadog -
also a break at Beddgelert and Caernarfon and/or Llanberis)
Capel Curig and Twin lakes Nant Gwynant Pass Aberglaslyn Pass
BetwsyCoed <---> PenyPass ---> Beddgelert <---> Porthmadog
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Llanberis Pass
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SNOWDON | Lake
Cwellyn
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Llanberis <--- Caernarfon
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Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables
on the official Gwynedd CC website |
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BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the
main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)
River Llugwy at Capel Curig
Snowdon from the Twin Lakes
(partially frozen over in mid-winter)
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09.05 |
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PenyPass arr |
09.25 |
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change buses |
time for a tea or coffee |
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PenyPass (Express Motors S97) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog)
Snowdon in the winter
Overlooking Llyn Gwynant
Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
(recently acquired by the National Trust) |
09.50 |
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Beddgelert arr
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10.07 |
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Porthmadog arr |
10.35 *** |
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Aberglaslyn Bridge has not changed in 50 years
(although large lorries keep trying to damage it !)
The Fisherman's path through the gorge |
*** alternatively alight at Pont Aberglaslyn arr 10.14
and walk back through the Aberglaslyn Pass along the Fisherman's Path to Beddgelert
Suitable shoes should be worn as the path can be wet and muddy at any time of the year ! |
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Time for a trip on the
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway to PenyMount
(depart 1130 - back 1215 - £6 including visit to the museum)
Alight at the main line railway station bus stop
CLOSED DURING THE WINTER --- Re-opens Saturday 24th March 2012
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change buses |
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Porthmadog (Express Motors S97) dep
(bus destination is PenyPass) |
11.00 or 13.30 |
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Beddgelert arr |
11.24 *** or 13.54 *** |
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Aberglaslyn Bridge has not changed in 50 years
(although large lorries keep trying to damage it !)
The Fisherman's path through the gorge |
*** alternatively alight at Pont Aberglaslyn arr 11.18 or 13.48
and walk through the Aberglaslyn Pass along the Fisherman's Path to Beddgelert
Suitable shoes should be worn as the path can be wet and muddy at any time of the year ! |
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change buses |
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Beddgelert (Padarn S4) dep |
11.35 or 13.25 or 15.10 |
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Caernarfon arr |
12.05 or 13.55 or 15.40 |
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change buses |
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Caernarfon (Padarn 88/89) dep
Llyn Padarn |
12.30 then every half-hour until 16.00 |
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Llanberis arr |
12.55 then every half-hour until 16.19 |
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change buses |
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Llanberis (Padarn S2) dep
Leaving Llanberis before climbing to PenyPass
Pont y Gromlech near the top of Llanberis Pass |
16.30 |
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BetwsyCoed arr |
17.08 |
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OPTION FOUR ( a "longer"
visit to Porthmadog ) A return trip through Capel Curig, PenyPass (foot of Snowdon), Nant Gwynant pass, Beddgelert
and the Aberglaslyn pass - return the same route
alternatively return early to Beddgelert and break your journey there
Capel Curig and Twin lakes Nant Gwynant Pass
Aberglaslyn Pass
BetwsyCoed <---> PenyPass <---> Beddgelert <---> Porthmadog
* * * If you intend to stick to this itinerary - ask your driver for the
"Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £4
(only valid on any S1, S2, S4, S6 or S97 "Sherpa" sevices)
Purchase ticket from the driver of your first bus
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Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables
on the official Gwynedd CC website |
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BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the
main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)
River Llugwy at Capel Curig
Snowdon from the Twin Lakes
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09.05 or 11.20 or 13.20 |
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PenyPass arr |
09.25* or 11.42 or 13.42* |
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change buses |
* - time for a tea or coffee |
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PenyPass (Express Motors S97) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog)
Snowdon in the winter
Overlooking Llyn Gwynant
Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
(recently acquired by the National Trust) |
09.50 or 11.50 or 14.15 |
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Porthmadog arr |
10.35 or 12.35 or 15.00 |
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Time for a trip on the
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway to PenyMount
(depart 1130, 1300, 1400, 1500 or 1600 - back 1215, 1345, 1445, 1545 or 1645 - £6 including visit to the museum)
Alight at the main line railway station bus stop
CLOSED DURING THE WINTER --- Re-opens Saturday 24th March 2012
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change buses |
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Porthmadog
(Express Motors S97) dep
(bus destination is PenyPass) |
13.30*
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Porthmadog (Berwen 497) or
(Express Motors S97) dep
(bus destination is Beddgelert)
(Berwen - Mons to Fris during School Term
or
Express Motors - Sats and School Holidays) |
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| 15.20(497)Sch or 16.00(S97)SSH
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Beddgelert arr |
13.54*
or 16.00 or 16.19 |
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change buses |
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Beddgelert (Express Motors S97)
or (Padarn S4) dep
(bus destination is PenyPass/Llanberis)
Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
(recently acquired by the National Trust) |
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13.54*
or 16.25
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PenyPass arr |
14.12*
or 16.40
* - through "S97" Sherpa bus Porthmadog to PenyPass |
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change buses |
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PenyPass (Padarn S2) dep |
14.27# or 16.50 |
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BetwsyCoed arr |
15.02 or 17.08
# - the 1427 "S2" Sherpa returns via Lake Ogwen |
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OPTION FIVE [ anticlockwise ]
(time for a break at Llanberis, Caernarfon and/or Beddgelert also a short break at PenyPass on return at the highest point of the trip - approx 1,000 feet !)
Capel Curig and Twin lakes Nant Gwynant Pass
BetwsyCoed <---> PenyPass <--- Beddgelert
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Llanberis Pass
|
SNOWDON | Lake
Cwellyn
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Llanberis ---> Caernarfon
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Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables
on the official Gwynedd CC website
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BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the
main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)
River Llugwy at Capel Curig
Snowdon from the Twin Lakes
Decending Llanberis Pass |
09.05 or 11.20
The 1120 "S2" Sherpa service connects off the
1010 "X1" Bus and the 1022 "Conwy Valley Train" from Llandudno
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Llanberis arr |
09.35 or 11.57 |
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change buses |
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Llanberis Maes Padarn (Padarn 88/89) dep |
09.56 10.31 and each hour until 14.56 |
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Caernarfon arr |
10.20 10.50 and each hour until 15 20 |
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change buses |
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Caernarfon (Padarn S4) dep
Beddgelert Bridge
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12.50 or 14.35 or
15.45* |
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Beddgelert arr |
13.20 or 15.05 or 16.15* |
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change buses |
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Beddgelert (Express S97/Padarn S4) dep
(bus destination is PenyPass/Llanberis)
Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
(recently acquired by the National Trust) |
13.54(S97) or 16.25*(S4) |
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PenyPass arr |
14.12 or 16.40*
* - through "S4"" Sherpa bus Caernarfon to PenyPass |
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change buses |
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PenyPass (Padarn S2) dep |
14.27# or 16.50
# - this "S2" Sherpa goes via Llyn Ogwen |
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BetwsyCoed arr |
15.02 or 17.08 |
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OPTION SIX (Afternoon trip to Beddgelert)
Capel Curig and Twin lakes Nant Gwynant Pass
BetwsyCoed <-----> PenyPass <-----> Beddgelert
* * * If you intend to stick to this itinerary - ask your driver for the
"Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £4
(only valid on any S1, S2, S4, S6 or S97 "Sherpa" sevices)
Purchase ticket from the driver of your first bus
|
| |
Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables
on the official Gwynedd CC website
|
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| |
BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
(the Sherpa bus starts from "platform 2" which is outside BetwsyCoed railway station and also picks up on the
main road at the church, the bridge and the pottery)
Swallow Falls
River Llugwy at Capel Curig
Snowdon from the Twin Lakes
|
11.20 or 13.20
The 1120 "S2" Sherpa service connects off the
1010 "X1" Bus and the 1022 "Conwy Valley Train" from Llandudno
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PenyPass arr |
11.42 or 13.42* |
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change buses |
* - time for a tea or coffee |
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PenyPass (Express S97) dep
(bus destination is Porthmadog)
Snowdon in the winter
Overlooking Llyn Gwynant
Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
recently acquired by the National Trust |
11.50 or 14.15 |
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Beddgelert arr |
12.07 *** or 14.32 *** |
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spend a couple of hours in the village |
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Aberglaslyn Bridge has not changed in 50 years
although large lorries keep trying to damage it !
The Fisherman's path through the gorge |
*** alternatively continue on the bus to Pont Aberglaslyn arr 12.14 or 14.39
and walk back through the Aberglaslyn Pass along the Fisherman's Path to Beddgelert
Suitable shoes should be worn as the path can be wet and muddy at any time of the year ! |
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Beddgelert (Padarn S4)
dep
(bus destination is PenyPass/Llanberis)
Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
recently acquired by the National Trust |
16.25 |
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PenyPass arr |
16.40 |
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change buses |
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PenyPass (Padarn S2) dep |
16.50 |
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BetwsyCoed arr |
17.08 |
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on 7th February 2012
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