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Porthmadog Rail Station

  • Special Area of Conservation
  • National Nature Reserve
  • National Park
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Peaks nearby
30
highest 87m
Walking routes
17
within 10 miles

What's on the doorstep

Photo of Eryri / SnowdoniaEryri / SnowdoniaNational Park · 0.7 mi (about 0.9 to 1 mi on foot)

Also nearby

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 Porthmadog Rail Station

Porthmadog, originally Portmadoc until 1972 and known locally as Port, is a coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, Wales, and the historic county Caernarfonshire. It lies 5 miles (8 km) east of Criccieth, 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Blaenau Ffestiniog, 25 miles (40 km) north of Dolgellau and 20 miles (32 km) south of Caernarfon. The community population was 4,185 in the 2011 census and was put at 4,134 in 2019. It grew in the 19th century as a port for local slate, but as trade declined it continued as a shopping and tourism centre, being close to Snowdonia National Park and the Ffestiniog Railway. The 1987 National Eisteddfod was held there. It includes nearby Borth-y-Gest, Morfa Bychan and Tremadog.

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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.

Ynys Hir36m0.4 mi (about 0.5 to 0.6 mi on foot)
Moel-y-GestM263m1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot)
Parc y Borth74m1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot)
Y Fedw280m1.4 mi (about 2 mi on foot)
Pen y Garn135m1.5 mi (about 2 mi on foot)