Pistyll Cain

Falls on the Afon Cain in the Coed y Brenin forest north of Dolgellau, near the old Gwynfynydd gold mine.

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Pistyll Cain is a waterfall in Gwynedd. It sits within Eryri National Park. The nearest railway station is Talsarnau, 15 km to the north-west. For more of the same, Rhaeadr Mawddach and Rhaeadr Du are close by.

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