Route outline for walk gw101:
Bont Newydd - Afon Rhaeadr-fawr - Aber Falls (Rhaeadr-fawr) - Raeadr Bach (Falls) - Bont Newydd
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The Afon Rhaeadr-fawr tumbles uninterrupted for 130ft over an outcrop of rock called granophyre (rare in Snowdonia). In Welsh Rhaeadr fawr simply means 'Big Waterfall'.
The Afon Rhaeadr-fawr tumbles uninterrupted for 130ft over an outcrop of rock called granophyre (rare in Snowdonia). In Welsh Rhaeadr-fawr simply means 'Big Waterfall'. While not as impressive as Rhaeadr-fawr, the smaller Rhaeadr-bach waterfall is well worth a visit.
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