Rhyd-ddu (/ˌrdˈð/; Welsh: [ˌr̥iːdˈðiː]; lit.'black ford') is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon (via the Rhyd Ddu Path), Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge.

Rhyd Ddu
Llyn y Dywarchen
Rhyd Ddu is located in Gwynedd
Rhyd Ddu
Rhyd Ddu
Location within Gwynedd
Population37 
OS grid referenceSH568485
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCaernarfon
Postcode districtLL54
Dialling code01286
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53°03′14″N 4°08′10″W / 53.054°N 4.136°W / 53.054; -4.136

It lies on the A4085 between Beddgelert and Caernarfon, at its junction with the B4418 to Nantlle and Penygroes.

Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.

T. H. Parry-Williams, the poet, author and academic was born and raised at Rhyd-ddu. He twice won both the chair and the Crown at the National Eisteddfod, in 1912 and 1915.

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