Penychain Rail Station
- Special Area of Conservation
- Peaks nearby
- 30
- highest 67m
- Walking routes
- 5
- within 10 miles
What's on the doorstep
Nearby
- Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau
Special Area of Conservation
0.7 mi (about 0.8 to 1 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
About Penychain Rail Station
Penychain railway station, is located by an over bridge at Pen-ychain on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. For many years the station served the large Butlins Holiday Camp at Penychain. The station is on the Cambrian Line, between Abererch and Criccieth, 129 miles 29 chains (208.2 km) from Whitchurch, measured via Oswestry.
Hills, trails and walks from the platform
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
| Penychain | 37m | 0.2 mi (about 0.3 mi on foot) |
| Clogwynbach | 101m | 2.6 mi (about 3.5 to 4 mi on foot) |
| Garn Bentyrch | 228m | 3.4 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) |
| Criccieth Castle | 50m | 4.5 mi (about 6 to 6.5 mi on foot) |
| Mynydd Carnguwch | 358m | 5.2 mi (about 6.5 to 7.5 mi on foot) |
No National Trails within 10 miles.
Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL – coverage and route quality vary by area.
| Llŷn Coastal Path ↗Regional | 101.2 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Llanbedrog Walking Trail, Llyn ↗Local | 2.5 mi | 6.7 mi |
| Morfa and Nant Bach Circular Walk, Llyn ↗Local | 2.2 mi | 7.4 mi |
| Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd) ↗Regional | 64.6 mi | 8.9 mi |
| Porthdinllaen marine trail on the Llŷn Peninsula, Porthdinllaen ↗Local | 2.5 mi | 9.4 mi |