Parys Mountain

Eryri National Park, United Kingdom — — By Robert Watts

Distance 3.6 KM

Duration 2.15 Hours

Today's walk was around Parys Mountain on Anglesey, North Wales. Despite the name, it is not actually a mountain; it is a copper mine! After the actual mountains we climbed this week, this walk was a nice short 3.6km with only 234m of ascent.

A orange gravel footpath with a mine in the background.
The footpath with an old mine in the background.
A circular stone tower with purple flower in front
A windmill that was used to assist the mine in the removal of water from mine shafts.
A white Ordnance Survey trig point with the sea in the background
The Ordnance Survey trig point at Parys Mountain has wonderful views over to the sea.
A view containing orange heather, green fields and the sea
You can see all the way down to the sea from the top!
Two people standing in a field of purple heather looking out over far fields and the sea
In addition to all the copper stone, there is a lot of purple heather.
Orange and purple ground with dry lake beds
You can see marks in the earth where tailings have been stored and old settling ponds.