Creigiau Gleision North Top – Llyn Crafnant loop from Trefriw

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Creigiau Gleision North Top – Llyn Crafnant loop from Trefriw

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Creigiau Gleision North Top – Llyn Crafnant loop from Trefriw

04:06

12.5km

570m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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871 m

Gravel track along Llyn Crafnant

Highlight • Lake

A nice and easy gravel track that runs along the length of the lake. Flat all the way.

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1.16 km

Llyn Crafnant

Lake

4.97 km

Creigiau Gleision North Top

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Creigiau Gleision North Top is a summit in the Carneddau region or range in Wales. Creigiau Gleision North Top is 2,224 feet (633 m) high. There is a very small cairn at the summit. It is a designated Nuttall.

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5.86 km

Creigiau Gleision Summit (678 m)

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Creigiau Gleision 678m, is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, near Capel Curig. It is the easternmost of the high Carneddau and is separated from the others by Llyn Cowlyd. Directly …

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6.66 km

Craiglwyn Summit (623 m)

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Craiglwyn 623m, is a summit in the the Carneddau region or range in the Carneddau. There is supposed to be a small cairn but I did not see this in …

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7.58 km

Craig Wen

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One of the many bumps along the way to Creigiau Gleision from Capel Curig. A fine and rough little hill.

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10.5 km

Llyn Crafnant

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Llyn Crafnant is a lake that lies in a valley in Wales where the northern edge of the Gwydir Forest meets the lower slopes of the Carneddau mountains and, more …

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10.8 km

View of Llyn Crafnant from Crimpiau

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View of the lake from on top of crimpiau, which is also an amazing hike to get to.

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12.0 km

Llyn Crafnant

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This is a serene lake located in the Conwy Valley surrounded by forested hills and the rugged landscape of Snowdonia. There's a cafe and fishery further south along the lake which is a lovely place to stop and refuel.

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12.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.84 km

2.86 km

2.68 km

102 m

Surfaces

9.32 km

2.82 km

180 m

122 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

12°C

8°C

56 %

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Comments

April 12, 2025,Creigiau Gleision – Llyn Crafnant loop from Llanrhychwyn

Oh no! I started the tour on gravel ride then switched back to hike, so if anyone wants to do the hike we started at B the car park. This hike gives some of the very best views of Snowdonia as you go along you can see all the bigest mountains from a good distance. The hike its quite strenous …

August 9, 2025,llyn Crafnant high loop

This is one of my favourite hikes. The views of Snowdon are breathtaking and well worth the hard work getting to the top of one of the unpronounceable Welsh mountains 🤔 (I do try though)
One of the most beautiful places in the UK (in my opinion)