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Dinorwic Slate Quarry – Dinorwig Slate Mine Ruins loop from Llanberis

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Dinorwic Slate Quarry – Dinorwig Slate Mine Ruins loop from Llanberis

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Dinorwic Slate Quarry – Dinorwig Slate Mine Ruins loop from Llanberis

02:07

6.67km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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 16, 2026

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Parking

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139 m

Welsh Slate Mine, Closed for major refurbishments

Highlight • Historical Site

Pity this was closed apparently it is a really nice museum
The National Slate Museum is located at Gilfach Ddu, the 19th-century workshops of the now disused Dinorwic quarry, within …

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277 m

National Slate Museum

Highlight • Monument

The former slate workshops of the immense Dinorwig quarry today host the National Slate Museum. There's nowhere better to learn about Snowdonia's rich slate heritage, the hardships faced by the …

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2.03 km

Uphill walk to the actual Quarry

Highlight • Historical Site

You need to see this, simply amazing the amount of work that was undertaken

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2.76 km

Just Wow

Highlight • Viewpoint

The photo are good but they do not do this place justice

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3.02 km

View of Dinorwic Quarry and Llyn Peris

Highlight • Structure

Beautiful view from above of the lake and the slopes surrounding the water.

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3.92 km

So many goats

Highlight • Natural

We encountered all of these goats Wow and they climbed up the mountain to let us down the pathway

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4.16 km

Dinorwic Slate Quarry

Highlight • Viewpoint

At one time, Dinorwic Slate Quarry was one of the biggest quarries in Wales, employing more than 3,000 men at one stage. Slate transformed the tranquil mountain areas of North …

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5.49 km

Dinorwig Slate Mine Ruins

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Dinorwig Slate Mine was the second largest slate quarry in the world. There's a lot to discover here. Old buildings, some crumbling, remains of machines and a lot of slate ...

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6.67 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.61 km

2.20 km

1.22 km

629 m

Surfaces

2.83 km

1.97 km

913 m

875 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 8 May

14°C

6°C

26 %

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Dinorwic Slate Quarry – Dinorwig Slate Mine Ruins loop from Llanberis

Welsh Slate Mine, Closed for major refurbishments

National Slate Museum

Uphill walk to the actual Quarry

Just Wow

View of Dinorwic Quarry and Llyn Peris

So many goats

Dinorwic Slate Quarry

Dinorwig Slate Mine Ruins

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