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Padarn Country Park – National Slate Museum loop from Llanberis

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Padarn Country Park – National Slate Museum loop from Llanberis

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Padarn Country Park – National Slate Museum loop from Llanberis

01:26

4.42km

180m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.12 km

Coed Dinorwig

Forest

1.58 km

Padarn Country Park

Highlight • Castle

Fantastic walking, lakeside views, castle ruins, fascinating industrial heritage, stunning wildlife and views over to Snowdon: what's not to love? The 800-acre (324 ha) Padarn Country Park surrounds Llyn Padarn …

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3.06 km

Anglesey Barracks

Highlight • Other

Y Dre' Newydd (‘the new town’), also known as the Anglesey Barracks is a single storey double row of slate built barracks facing built in the1870's.
The best-surviving barracks within …

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3.73 km

View of Llyn Padarn from Dinorwic Quarry Ruins

Highlight • Viewpoint

Absolutely breath taking

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4.12 km

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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4.26 km

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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4.42 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.89 km

604 m

511 m

391 m

Surfaces

2.24 km

681 m

479 m

455 m

349 m

188 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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Wednesday 1 July

17°C

11°C

16 %

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Padarn Country Park – National Slate Museum loop from Llanberis

Padarn Country Park

Anglesey Barracks

View of Llyn Padarn from Dinorwic Quarry Ruins

National Slate Museum

Welsh Slate Mine, Closed for major refurbishments

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