A walk in the upper part of the Nantgwynant valley, passing through woodland and over lower mountainside with fine views over Llyn Gwynant (lake) and down the valley toward Beddgelert. The highest point of the walk reaches Pen-y-pass before returning in a loop to the north end of Llyn Gwynant. The route passes the historic Cwm Dyli hydro-electric power station and the pipeline that supplies water from Llyn Llydaw.

Cwm Dyli is the oldest hydro-electric power station in Britain, initially built to supply electricity for an electric railway through Nantgwynant. The railway was intended to connect slate quarries and mines in the area, but the work was abandoned. However, in 1906, the power station was commissioned to supply electricity to the National Grid and has been active ever since. Water for the power station comes from Llyn Llydaw approximately 320 metres above it. The water is carried from the lake through a tunnel and 30inch diameter, 2 kilometre long pipelines. Reportedly the pipeline featured in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough.

After climbing up hill along a quiet lane this route heads across open countryside and through woodlands before descending to Llyn Gwynant where the route continues to cross gently undulating open countryside and through more woodland to form a ‘circular’ walk with good views across the lake from many ‘view points’ along the route.

This walk starts out along the lower part of the historic Watkin Path (the first official public footpath in Britain) and passes a series of waterfalls before heading along an old tramway built to service the slate quarries on the south side of Yr Wyddfa. The route then heads up over the lower part of Yr Wyddfa’s south ridge and past the old Bwlch Cwm y Llan quarry with clear remains of the former quarry workings and buildings. The route descends to the Beddgelert Forest and follows a level route through the forest and then across open countryside to Beddgelert and returns along small lanes and footpaths past the Sygun copper mine and Llyn Dinas (lake) to the start.

This shorter walk starts out through woodland along the lower part of the historic Watkin Path (the first official public footpath in Britain) and then open hillside, it passes a series of waterfalls follows the route of old tramways and paths passing some of the old quarry buildings and workings in the upper part of the valley as well as the historic Gladstone Rock.

The walk follows a ‘figure-of-eight loop to explore the Afon Cwm Llan valley set below the dramatic mountains of Yr Aran, Y Lliwedd and Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon).

The walk passes the historic Dinas Emrys (former fort and place of history and legend, including ancient battles and dragons) and climbs through woodland before opening onto open countryside with views over Llyn Dinas and Beddgelert village. Along the route picturesque old ruined farm buildings (dating back to the 12^th century), waterfalls and traces of tramways that were built to serve small mines and quarries now long since vanished can be seen. The start is also close to the Sygun Victorian copper mine (that stopped production in 1903) which, when open, offers tours and has a visitor centre and tea room.

This route follows mountain and woodland paths with fine views (on a clear day) to journey from Nantgwynant, past Llyn Gwyant and then up into the Moelwyns to visit the isolated and historic Dolwyddelan Castle.

Dolwyddelan Castle built by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great). Llywelyn was prince of Gwynedd from 1195–1240, and Dolwyddelan Castle was purpose-built at the turn of the 13th century to protect the mountain pass, a popular route trade route at the time between Conwy and Cricieth. It is possible to wander into the ruins of the old castle (where there are information boards) and to explore.

This walk passes numerous small lakes, and larger ones including Llyn Dinas and high above on the upper slopes of the walk Llyn Llagi and Llyn Edno, it also passes many valley streams and includes fine views (on a clear day) of sections of the Moelwyns and the Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) range which is one the opposite side of the Nantgwynant valley. Note that while most parts of the route follow obvious paths, some are less obvious and some sections of this walk require careful navigation.

This route is ideal for a gentle stroll through woodland, along the banks of lake and river as it takes in Llyn Dinas and Afon Glaslyn before following leafy lanes to Beddgelert.

This mainly level walk passes the historic grave of Gelert, the brave dog of the 13th century prince Llywelyn the Great, from which the village of Beddgelert takes its name (translating from Welsh as the grave of Gelert), it also passes the site of an Augustine Priory, the current village church and includes a section of riverside.

If you’re lucky you might glimpse a steam train on the Welsh Highland Railway, this section of which was built to carry the extracts of local mines and quarries to the port at Portmadog.

This walk starts with an up hill section over open countryside before levelling out to follow tracks and then lanes back to the village centre, passing on the way the old Beddgelert railway station. On a clear day there are views over the village to the mountains beyond.

This gently undulating walk along lanes, across farmland and through woodland is a country walk with views of the surrounding mountains.

This walk could be combined with walk ‘LLYN DINAS TO ABERGLASLYN LOOP’ from the first book 'Walks in and around Nantgwynant' to start from ‘Watkin Path car park in Nantgwynant’ to make a circular walk of 15.6km, with an additional 42 metres of ascent and lasting an total approximate time of 5 hours to include sections of the Afon Glaslyn river with its rapids interspersed with wider calmer sections.

The (river) Afon Glaslyn has its source flowing from a lake high up on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), flows through Nantgwynant and Beddgelert and enters the Irish Sea at Porthmadog.

Starting over the lower foothills of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) this gently undulating walk then descends to the Beddgelert Forest to follow forest tracks which at times offer fine view of surrounding mountains and picturesque forest glades, visiting the forest lake (with picnic area) of Llyn Llywelyn before returning via the old Cadair Wyllt slate quarry and the nature conservation area around Llyn y Gadair. The route passes through Rhyd Ddu.

A shorter version of the Rhyd Ddu and Beddgelert Forest Long Loop, still starting out over the lower foothills of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) this gently walk descends to the Beddgelert Forest to follow a level section of the Snowdonia Slate Trail along forest tracks returning via the old Cadair Wyllt slate quarry which was operational between 1885 and 1920 and the nature conservation area around Llyn y Gadair. The route passes through Rhyd Ddu