Situated by the Dee Valley southwest of Llangollen, Bala is a
small town on the shores of Llyn Tegid, Wales' largest natural
lake. Surrounded by the Berwyn Mountains to the west, and not
far from Southern Snowdonia in the north, the town is a good base
for exploring the landscape of both Mid and North Wales.
There is only
one main street in the town, but the reason most people come to
Bala is for the watersports, which are a popular activity on the
lake due to the high winds sweeping through the mountain valley.
By the edge of the lake there is a centre which provides equipment
and runs courses for sailing, windsurfing and canoeing. There
is also a whitewater rafting centre nearby on a stretch of the
River Treweryn.
You can take
a 4-mile trip on the steam-powered narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway,
which runs from Llanuwchllyn to Bala along the lake's shores,
or take a walk around the lake itself. For more challenging hikes,
the surrounding mountains - Aran Benllyn, the Berwyn, or Arenig
Fawr - all offer scenic routes up to their summits. To the south
of Bala in nearby Powys is Lake Vyrnwy, a picturesque lake that
is a great base for walking in the foothills of the Berwyn Mountains.
West of Bala, also in the Berwyns, is Wales' highest waterfall,
the spectacular Pistyll Rhaedr.
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