Slate Trail, Bangor to Bethesda

Walks, Wales, Gwynedd

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  • The car park beside the shore in Bangor is a good place to start

    Step 1: The car park beside the shore in Bangor is a good place to start

  • Walk uphill from the car park, keeping the shore on the left, then turn into the lane down to Port Penrhyn

    Step 2: Walk uphill from the car park, keeping the shore on the left, then turn into the lane down to Port Penrhyn

  • Follow the lane, forking left down towards the harbour

    Step 3: Follow the lane, forking left down towards the harbour

  • Cross the river, on the lower bridge

    Step 4: Cross the river, on the lower bridge

  • It’s worth taking a short detour along the dockside

    Step 5: It’s worth taking a short detour along the dockside

  • You can easily imagine how busy this once was with huge sailing boats loading their slate cargoes here

    Step 6: You can easily imagine how busy this once was with huge sailing boats loading their slate cargoes here

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