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Lôn Las Menai

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Lôn Las Menai is part of Lôn Las Cymru, the Welsh National Cycle Route, which is about 400 km (250 mi) long. Lôn Las Menai is the section which runs for 6.5 km (4.0 mi) along a section of the former Caernarfon to Bangor railway trackbed. From the north of Caernarfon it just runs to the north side of Y Felinheli.

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N 52.977 ° E -4.265 °
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A487
LL51 9LX , Dolbenmaen
Wales, United Kingdom
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