Lôn Las Ogwen is a 17.7 km (11.0 mi) cycle route in the National Cycle Network which runs south from the NCN 5 at Porth Penrhyn on the north coast of Wales to Llyn Ogwen in Snowdonia. Lôn Las is Welsh for "green lane".
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From Porth Penrhyn to Penrhyn Quarry it follows the former Penrhyn Quarry Railway trackbed. After Tregarth the route climbs about 700 feet (210 m) to Ogwen Cottage.[1]
Route
editPorth Penrhyn | Glasinfryn | Tregarth | Bethesda | Nant Ffrancon | Ogwen Cottage | Llyn Ogwen
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lon Las Ogwen, Sustrans
External links
edit- Recreational Routes, Gwynedd Council
- Lon Las Ogwen, Sustrans
- Lon Las Ogwen to Capel Curig, Mud & Routes
- NCN 82 on Open Cycle Map
- Ogwen Trail route description with photos
- Light at end of the tunnel for scenic Gwynedd path, Daily Post, 24 Feb 2017
- Are Wales' disused railway tunnels an untapped resource for tourism?, BBC News, Jan 2017