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Looking at Talyllyn lake from the ascent to Cadair Idris.

Explore: 12/04/2025

Talyllyn lake, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, UK

'Reflections' Llyn Mwyngil / Talyllyn lake, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, UK

Tal-y-llyn Lake is a 220 acre ribbon lake situated north-east of Tywyn and north of Machynlleth at the foot of Cadair Idris in Southern Snowdonia. the River Dysynni flows from the lake through the village of Abergynolwyn to the sea north of Tywyn on the Mid Wales coast near Tonfanau.

Talyllyn Lake, North Wales.

Llyn Mwyngil (Talyllyn lake), Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, UK

Looking towards the Talyllyn lake.

Explore: 28/12/2023

Harsh light but still a lovely view.

Tal-y-llyn Lake (aka Llyn Mywngil) is a 220 acre ribbon lake situated north-east of Tywyn and north of Machynlleth at the foot of Cader Idris in Southern Snowdonia. Tal-y-Llyn Lake is at the head of Afon Dysynni, a river only 8 miles long and entering the sea at Tywyn.

Talyllyn lake.

Talyllyn lake, North Wales.

Reflections on Llyn Mwyngil/Talyllyn lake, Eryri/Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Cymru/Wales, UK

Llyn Mwyngil also known as Talyllyn Lake is a large glacial ribbon lake in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is formed by a post-glacial massive landslip damming up the lake within the glaciated valley. The hamlet of Talyllyn lies at the west end of the lake.

Llyn Mwyngil is situated to the north of Machynlleth, at the foot of Cader Idris, in the Snowdonia mountain range of Gwynedd, Wales. The River Dysynni flows from the lake, through the village of Abergynolwyn, and discharges into the sea north of Tywyn.

On a walk down from Cadair idris.

Tal-y-llyn Lake, (Welsh: Llyn Mwyngil), also known as Talyllyn Lake and Llyn Myngul, is a large glacial ribbon lake in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is formed by a post-glacial massive landslip damming up the lake within the glaciated valley. The hamlet of Talyllyn lies at the west end of the lake.

Tal-y-llyn Lake is situated to the north of Machynlleth, at the foot of Cadair Idris, in the Snowdonia mountain range of Gwynedd, Wales. The River Dysynni flows from the lake, through the village of Abergynolwyn, and discharges into the sea north of Tywyn.

There is a route leading to the summit of Cadair Idris from near the lake and the narrow gauge Talyllyn Railway has its eastern terminus at nearby Nant Gwernol near the village of Abergynolwyn, within the parish of Tal-y-llyn, the hamlet at the southern end of the lake.

The Tal-y-llyn Lake is located on a major fault line in Wales known as the Bala Fault, which extends from the Cheshire border to Tywyn on the Cardigan Bay coast. The depression caused by this was likely carved out and deepened during subsequent glaciation periods. Until 1962, Tal-y-llyn Lake was regarded as the most southerly example of a lake formed in a rock basin, with a terminal moraine on top of the bedrock through which the river had carved a channel. It is now understood that what appeared to be bedrock is in fact massive blocks of debris left by a large landslide. An enormous scar on the valley side to the left of the foot of the lake shows the source of the landslide, and another landslide a few miles downstream caused the River Dysynni to divert into the adjoining valley to the north. The upper end of the lake is becoming shallower as a result of the deposition of alluvium.

Llyn Mwyngil, Talyllyn lake, Eryri, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Cymru,Wales, UK

Reflections on Llwyn Mwyngil/Talyllyn lake, Eryri/Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Cymru/Wales, UK

The Talyllyn lake (Llyn Myngul) taken on my way home from work a few years back.