Skip to page navigation | Using this site

Mountain, water, bootprint, name in blue,  white discFour Valleys Path

31 km / 19 miles

Gwynedd
A route through the hills and former slate mining valleys of north Gwynedd - the Nantlle, Gwyrfai, Padarn and Ogwen valleys - skirting the Snowdonia National Park boundary between Penygroes and Bethesda, going through many villages and passing Llanberis near the Snowdon mountain railway.

The website provides three free downloadable sectional leaflets in PDF format.


Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Waymark: Mountain, water, bootprint, name in blue, white disc Waymark: Mountain, water, bootprint, name in blue,  white disc
Attributes: Moorland; Industrial History
Start:
SH470531 - Penygroes, Gwynedd
View on StreetMap
Finish:
SH620669 - Bethesda, Gwynedd
View on StreetMap
Open Date: 2008
Web Sites: Gwynedd Four Valleys Path

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Leaflets: Four Valleys Path (Gwynedd County Council)

Maps:

Show OS Map
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger: 114115123
OS Landranger Active: 114
OS Explorer: 17254263
OS Explorer Active: 17254263

Group Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:

Hostel Accommodation: Snowdon Ranger YHA, Rhyd Ddu, Caernarfon,Gwynedd 4 Km
Camping Barn: Pentre Bach Camping Barn, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Llanberis YHA, Llwyn Celyn, Llanberis, Caernarfon, Gwynedd < 1 Km

Click to show 4 more Accommodations


Connected Paths:

Other Paths: Lleyn Peninsula Coastal Path (Edge of Wales Walk); Lon Eifion; Taith Pererin - Pilgrim's Way
Anytime Challenges: Around the Carneddau; Heart of Snowdonia 24 Peaks Circuit; Welsh 3000s; Welsh 3000s Double Crossing

Downloads:

GPS Exchange Format Route File: Four Valleys Path GPX Exchange Format Route File Login to Download
(Members Only)
MemoryMap Route file: Four Valleys Path Memory Map Route File Login to Download
(Members Only)
Tracklogs Route file: Four Valleys Path Login to Download
(Members Only)

Route Profile:

31.0 Km (19.3 miles)
1,145 m (3,757 ft) ascent
376 m (1,234 ft)  maximum height