Aber Falls

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Aber Falls (size is shown by people stood below)
Aber Falls (size is shown by people stood below)

Aber Falls (Rhaeadr Fawr in Welsh) is a waterfall located about two miles south of the village of Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd, Wales.

The waterfall is formed as the Afon Goch plunges about 120 feet over a sill of igneous rock in the foothills of the Carneddau range. Two tributaries merge; the enlarged stream is known as Afon Rhaeadr Fawr; from the road bridge, Bont Newydd, the name becomes Afon Aber, or Afon Aber Garth Celyn as it was previously known.

Aber Falls with the mountains around
Aber Falls with the mountains around

Visitors can park at Bont Newydd, from where the Falls are accessible on foot on a clearly marked trackway.

The North Wales Path, a long distance coastal path between Prestatyn and Bangor, crosses the bridge at the foot of the falls. This bridge, together with the smaller one at the foot of the smaller falls to the west (Rhaeadr Fach), was erected in 1995.


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