ubeetrip: Snowdonia National Park II

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Places:The Royal Victoria Hotel, Snowdon Mountain Railway, Snowdon peak, A4086 route, Llyn Peris, Afon Nant Peris,Pen-y-Pass. Plas y Brenin, Llyn Ogwen, Nant Ffrancon Valley, National Trust - Carneddau and Glyderau, Rhaeadr Ewynnol Swallow Falls Waterfall, Penrhyndeudraeth, Sygun Fawr Hotel, Llyn Gwynant, Llyn Cwellyn, Caernarfon Castle, Llanaelhaearn, Traeth Trefor, Trwyn Brêc, Llŷn Peninsula, Trefor Quarry, Nant Gwrtheyrn, Pistyll, Llyn Trawsfynydd, Canolfan Prysor Centre, Llynnau Cregennen, Barmouth Ferry, Llangelynin, Llyn Mwyngil, Ty'n y Cornel Hotel, Top Tal-y-llyn.

Wildlife & flora: European herring gull, Welsh mountain sheep, European Robin, Welsh black cattle, Domestic rabbit, Mute swan, Oystercatcher, Hermit thrush, Eurasian magpie, Shorthorn, Eurasian siskin, Common chaffinch, Dung beetle.

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⏳ Jun 11-13, 2018

Snowdon Peak

Snowdon (/ˈsnoʊdən/; Welsh: Yr Wyddfa, pronounced [ər ˈʊɨ̯ðva]) is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside the Scottish Highlands. It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in Gwynedd (historic county of Caernarfonshire). It is the busiest mountain in the United Kingdom and the third most visited attraction in Wales; in 2019 it was visited by 590,984 walkers,[3] with an additional 140,000 people taking the train.[4] It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna.

The Royal Victoria Hotel

Snowdon Mountain Railway

(1187 m Snowdon – Yr Wyddfa, great tomb – the burial place of a giant slain by King Arthur)

European herring gull

A4086 route - Llyn Peris (Outlook 1)

A4086 route - Afon Nant Peris (Outlook 2)

The Llanberis Pass lies between the mountain massifs of Snowdon and the Glyderau in the county of Gwynedd, in northwestern Wales. The summit of the pass is 359 m (1,178 ft) above sea level, and is the site of the Pen-y-Pass Hotel, now a Youth Hostel. The A4086 road traverses the pass. The Nant Peris valley lies to the northwest descending to the town of Llanberis, the Llyn Peris and Llyn Padarn lakes and continues on as the Afon Rhythallt to Caernarfon and the Menai Strait. The valley is narrow, straight and steep-sided, with rocky crags and boulders on either side of the road.

A4086 route - Pen-y-Pass (Outlook 3)

Welsh mountain sheep

A4086 route - Plas y Brenin

Plas y Brenin, located in Conwy County Borough, Wales, is a National Outdoor Centre owned by Sport England. The centre is situated in Dyffryn Mymbyr, the Mymbyr Valley, in Snowdonia and is less than a quarter of a mile south-west of the centre of Capel Curig on the A4086 road. We had also an excellent lunch and cappuccino...

European robin

A5 route - Llyn Ogwen (Outlook 4)

A5 route (near) - Nant Ffrancon Valley (Outlook 5)

A5 route - National Trust - Carneddau and Glyderau

Welsh black cattle

A5 route - Rhaeadr Ewynnol Swallow Falls Waterfall

A4085 route - Penrhyndeudraeth (Outlook 6)

Domestic rabbit

A498 route - Sygun Fawr Hotel

A498 route - Llyn Gwynant (Outlook 7)

A4085 route - Llyn Cwellyn (Outlook 8)

Caernarfon Castle

The first fortifications at Caernarfon were built by the Romans. Their fort, which they named Segontium, is on the outskirts of the modern town.[4] The fort sat near the bank of the River Seiont; the fort was probably built here due to the sheltered position and because it could be resupplied via the river Seiont.