Llyn Gwynant

A favourite for wild swimming below Snowdon's flanks, in the upper Gwynant valley on the road to Pen-y-Pass.

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Llyn Gwynant is a llyn in Gwynedd. The surrounding countryside is part of Eryri National Park. The nearest railway station is Roman Bridge, 6.7 km to the east. For more of the same, Llyn Llydaw and Llyn Dinas are close by.

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