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

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

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

06:25

22.4km

510m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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: April 24, 2026

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After 20.3 km for 199 m

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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822 m

Lakeside Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Pay and display car park

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11.6 km

Wooden Footbridge Over Stream in Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Highlight • River

17.4 km

From the top of the hill, just follow the track down to the left until you reach a country road. Follow the road down to the left for a couple of meters, and then follow the public footpath down to the right through the bracken. Keep following the small trail until you reach the Bala Lake Hotel (following the “hidden” yellow markings)

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21.1 km

Bala (Pen-y-Bont) railway station

Highlight • Structure

21.4 km

Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala)

Highlight • Natural Monument

At 6km long and 0.8km wide Llyn Tegid is the largest natural lake in Wales. The glacial lake formed in the fault line between Bala and Tal-y-Llyn towards the end of the last ice age. The receding glacier left a recessional moraine which dammed the valley and created the lake.
Today it's a popular tourist and sport venue with lots of water sports and fishing on the lake and walking trails around it.

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21.7 km

Bala Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bala Lake is a large freshwater glacial lake in Gwynedd, Wales. The River Dee, which has its source on the slopes of Dduallt in the mountains of Snowdonia, feeds the 3.7 miles long by 0.5 miles wide lake.
It has water sports centre and some wonderful little cafés
The cycle path it wonderful smooth.

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22.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.4 km

6.42 km

2.62 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.92 km

6.19 km

4.18 km

3.30 km

588 m

242 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Sunday 21 June

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

Lakeside Car Park

Llanwchllyn Station

Wooden Footbridge Over Stream in Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

View of Llyn Tegid

View over Bala Lake

Bala (Pen-y-Bont) railway station

Llyn Tegid (Lake Bala)

Bala Lake

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