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Beddgelert Stone Bridge – Gelert's Grave (Beddgelert) loop from Beddgelert

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Beddgelert Stone Bridge – Gelert's Grave (Beddgelert) loop from Beddgelert

01:40

5.41km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

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45 m

Beddgelert Stone Bridge

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Presumably there was a bridge here for a long time that gave access from the north side of the river to the Augustinian priory of Beddgelert. In 1623 it was recorded that the bridge needed repairs and in 1778 it was repaired and widened. Much of the bridge appears to have been swept away in a flood of 1799 and was repaired again and doubled in width between 1802 and 1811.
(British Listed Buildings)

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178 m

Glaslyn Bridge, Beddgelert

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Thanks to this pedestrian bridge you can cross the river with dry feet.

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1.42 km

Glaslyn River at Aberglaslyn Pass

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The River Glaslyn flows through Llyn Dinas before entering the village of Beddgelert. In the center of the village there is a substantial tributary, the River Colwyn (which drains the south-west flank of the Snowdon). The now much larger river flows past Gelert's grave before dumping into the Aberglaslyn Pass. This is a small rocky gorge close to the main road providing easy access to the public to a very picturesque piece of countryside.
(Wikipadia)

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2.11 km

River Walk in Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

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2.27 km

Pont Aberglaslyn

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The bridge was probably built in the 17th century and then radically rebuilt and widened in 1795-1796. As with many older bridges, folk tales claimed that the bridge was built by the devil or by the Romans (which an investigation by the National Trust described as "very doubtful"). During the reconstruction, a stone was found with the inscription "W M 1656" scratched on it, suggesting that the bridge is at least that old.
Pont Aberglaslyn is located near the downstream end of the Aberglaslyn Pass. Although the location is rocky and the river flows through rapids upstream, it is not far above sea level.
(Wikipedia)

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2.30 km

Stone Bridge over Afon Glaslyn

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The old bridge over the river or Afon Glaslyn is a great place to pause and watch the water go by. You can see down into the Aberglaslyn gorge with the rocky fisherman's path cutting its way along the opposite bank.
The bridge itself is a grade 2 listed 17th century stone construction.

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3.26 km

Bryn Du Tower

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This historic tower was originally built as part of triangulation surveys for mapping the region. It was built in the 19th century for the Ordnance Survey and now stands as a fantastic viewpoint overlooking the surrounding Snowdonia National Park.

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4.92 km

Gelert's Grave (Beddgelert)

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In the 13th century Llywelyn, prince of North Wales, had a faithful hound named Gelert. One day, the hound was left to guard the prince's baby. When Llywelyn returned, his child was missing, but his hound was spattered with blood.

In his rage, the prince killed his dog, but then he heard a noise. He found his baby crying beside the body of a wolf. Gelert had killed the wolf to protect his master's baby and so the prince's heart was broken. He buried his dog here and the small village near to the grave is nowadays called Beddgelert, Welsh for Gelert's Grave.

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5.41 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.83 km

1.22 km

756 m

227 m

188 m

117 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.18 km

1.10 km

831 m

554 m

544 m

198 m

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Thursday 14 May

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3°C

17 %

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Beddgelert Stone Bridge – Gelert's Grave (Beddgelert) loop from Beddgelert

Beddgelert Stone Bridge

Glaslyn Bridge, Beddgelert

Glaslyn River at Aberglaslyn Pass

River Walk in Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Pont Aberglaslyn

Stone Bridge over Afon Glaslyn

Bryn Du Tower

Gelert's Grave (Beddgelert)

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