Walk to the Llanberis Waterfall Ceunant Mawr
Route Summary:
Easy walk to the Rhaeadr Ceunant Mawr in Lanberis.
| Distance | Ascent | Time |
| 1 km | 52 m | 15 |
Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.
Start and Finish: Start of Llanberis Path
Facilities:
In Llanberis
Hazards:
Plungepool can be risky for swimming.
Remember that we cannot outline every single hazard on a walk – it’s up to you to be safe and competent. Read up on Mountain Safety , Navigation and what equipment you’ll need.
Public Transport:
Snowdon Sherpa to start of walk.
Traveline for UK Public TransportParking and Post Code for Sat Nav (where applicable):
In Village – you’ll release the wrath of the locals if you dare park at the start. The road is plastered weith illegal NO PARKING signs – even though it is a public road!
Weather Forecast:
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Recommended Maps:
OS Explorer OL17 Snowdon & Conwy Valley, Snowdonia BMC (British Mountain Map) , Landranger 115 Snowdon & Caernarfon
Guidebooks:
Ridges of Snowdonia: The Best Ridge Walking, Mountain Walks: The Finest Mountain Walks in Snowdonia, Great Mountain Days in Snowdonia , Day Walks in Snowdonia, Mountain Walking in Snowdonia
Summits and Places on this Route
- Y Ceiliog Mawr - 1.4km
- Foel Gron - 2.7km
- Pen y Bigil - 2.7km
- Moel Eilio - 3.1km
- Moel Cynghorion - 3.1km
Places Nearby
- Weekend on the Glyderau – Llyn Cwn Wild Camp - 5.7km
- Llyn y Cwn - 5.9km
- Glaslyn (Lake) - 6.0km
- The Glyderau - 6.2km
- Cwm Idwal - 6.4km
Routes Nearby
- Walk up Snowdon via the Llanberis Path - 0.1km
- Snowdon Via the Llechog Ridge from Llanberis - 0.3km
- Snowdon and Glyderau Horseshoe - 0.4km
- Elidir Fawr and Garn From Llanberis - 0.4km
- Eryri Way Day 6 – Llanberis to Caernarfon - 0.6km
- Cefn Du and Moel Smytho from Llanberis - 0.6km
- The Paddy Buckley Round - 0.6km
- Moel Eilio Circular Walk from Llanberis - 0.6km
Accommodation Nearby:
- Snowdonia Mountain Hostel - 6.3km
- Snowdonia Bunkhouse - 6.9km
- Pen y Gwryd Hotel - 8.7km
- Your Snowdonia Business Here for free? - 8.7km
- Yr Efail Swynol The Enchanted Forge Holiday Cottage - 9.7km
Campsites Nearby:
- Your Snowdonia Business Here for free? - 8.7km
- Llyn Gwynant Campsite - 9.8km
- Gwern Gôf Uchaf Campsite - 10.4km
- Gwern Gôf Isaf Campsite - 10.4km
- Dol Gam Campsite and B&B - 16.5km
Pubs and Cafes Nearby:
- Mallorys YHA, Pen y Pass - 7.7km
- Pen y Gwryd Hotel - 8.7km
- Your Snowdonia Business Here for free? - 8.7km
- The Black Boy Inn - 10.8km
- Cynllwyd Cafe – Llyn Crafnant - 16.0km
Other Businesses Nearby:
- Snowdon Events - 0.7km
- Snowdonia Bunkhouse - 6.9km
- Mallorys YHA, Pen y Pass - 7.7km
- Pen y Gwryd Hotel - 8.7km
- Your Snowdonia Business Here for free? - 8.7km
Walk to the Llanberis Waterfall Ceunant Mawr Details
The Walk to the Llanberis Waterfall of Rhaeadr Ceunant Mawr is one of those Llanberis walks that all the locals have walked at some point, and it’s well worth a 10 minute diversion for a quick look.
How do you get to the Llanberis waterfall? The Walk to the Llanberis waterfall map can be seen below (postcode -LL55 4TR ) and you can easily walk to the starting point from the village centre.
BE WARNED – one of the other top google searches for this walk provides a GPS route that appear to head over a cliff to these falls – while we think this is just sloppy gps plotting, just be wary.
1 Start the walk from the start of the Llanberis Path at the Victoria Terrace Bus stop. Head towards and under the viaduct of the Snowdon Railway and and keep left down the country lane.
2 Find the sign to the left of the lane that notes “to the waterfalls”. Continue on this track and continue beneath the Viaduct again.
3 The path now continues along the Afon Arddu for a few 100m and is well built if a bit rough.
4 The Rhaeadr Ceunant Mawr Falls are spectacular after heavy rain, and can be viewed from a safe viewing area. Do not be tempted to swim unless you know what you’re doing as the falls are a known killer and there have been numerous reported deaths at these Llanberis waterfalls.
The sign “to the waterfalls” is missing.
At the bottom of the road is a sign to “upper and lower paths” For the upper path walk up the very steep road till you meet a kissing gate by the railroad track. Cross over the track and there is a platform overlooking the top of the falls. 50m up the road is another kissing gate and path to the waters edge.
For the lower path, follow the fence on the left, branching left where it turns left. Walk between the fence and the bracken until you reach the river. Follow the concrete path on the right to the foot of the falls.