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Pen-Y-Bont-Fawr

View of Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) – Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) loop from Pen-y-bont-fawr

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United Kingdom
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Pen-Y-Bont-Fawr

View of Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) – Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) loop from Pen-y-bont-fawr

Hard

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riders

View of Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) – Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) loop from Pen-y-bont-fawr

03:28

51.5km

830m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.7 km for 153 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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13.3 km

Bwlch y Safan Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

This is the B4391 that travels over the Berwyns, from Bala in the north to Llangynog in the south. The northern half of the route is also the border of Snowdonia national Park.
High point of 486m so great views.

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23.4 km

View of Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala)

Highlight • Lake

It's Llyn Tegid🤨

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23.8 km

Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala)

Highlight • Natural Monument

At 6km long and 0.8km wide Llyn Tegid is the largest natural lake in Wales. The glacial lake formed in the fault line between Bala and Tal-y-Llyn towards the end …

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24.5 km

Tegid Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

A linear, mainly level, surfaced, multi-user trail with excellent views of the Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) and the surrounding hills. Access to the lake in several places.

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25.0 km

Loch Café at Llyn Tegid

Highlight • Lake

Nice place for coffe cake or icecream with view on Bala

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25.6 km

Bala Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Bala is a town and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Formerly an urban district, Bala lies in the historic county of Merionethshire at the north end of Bala Lake. it has …

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26.0 km

Tomen y Bala

Highlight • Historical Site

8

37.0 km

Bwlch y Safan Pass

Highlight • Cycleway

This is the B4391 that travels over the Berwyns, from Bala in the north to Llangynog in the south. The northern half of the route is also the border of Snowdonia national Park. High point of 486m so great views.

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51.5 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.1 km

1.75 km

791 m

547 m

176 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.2 km

935 m

176 m

149 m

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Sunday 31 May

16°C

11°C

95 %

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