View of Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) – Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) loop from Bala

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View of Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) – Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) loop from Bala

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riders

View of Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) – Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala) loop from Bala

03:42

39.6km

930m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.5 km for 153 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.26 km

View of Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala)

Highlight • Lake

It's Llyn Tegid🤨

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17.5 km

Coed y Glyn

Forest

18.1 km

Hirnant Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

The classic and semi-brutal climb up the Hirnant pass. This single track road connects the two big lakes of Bala and Vyrnwy together.

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22.2 km

Gravel Track Across the Tops, Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Stunning scenery as you bike across the tops on this remote double track gravel road. The entire route is a viewpoint!

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36.4 km

Hirnant Riverside at Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Highlight • Forest

Absolutely stunning valley to ride up.

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38.5 km

Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala)

Highlight • Natural Monument

At nearly 4 miles (6 km) long and half-a-mile (0.8 km) wide, Llyn Tegid is the largest natural lake in Wales. The glacial lake formed in the fault line between …

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39.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.2 km

12.1 km

3.62 km

1.62 km

779 m

204 m

Surfaces

23.9 km

13.7 km

839 m

817 m

305 m

Elevation

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Highest point (660 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

16°C

9°C

85 %

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Comments

September 21, 2023,Penllyn Forest and the Dee Valley circular from Bala

What a route. The views are breathtaking one of the best ridesvi have ever had

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View of Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala)

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