Garn For and Trefor Quarry - Added to Everything Else in Gwynedd, Wales

I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:

An exposed site with the hill of Garn For being half half-erased by the workings of the now-defunct Trefor Granite Quarry.

Free Car park about 2 miles from the quarry, with a fair climb up to the pass at Garn For before then descending 800ft to the quarry buildings - along reasonable paths for walking but not wheelchair friendly, and there is a gate to walk around at one point. We flew from one of the upper galleries, meaning we didn't descend the other 500ft to the main buildings, but we could see them well enough. If the weather had been less windy, and I could have flown the AVATA's, then I would have made the long walk down and back up, but no point when it was too windy.

Stunning views of the North Wales coast, Llyn peninsula and Snowdonia, and a fairly impressive quarry to fly around - including an abandoned piece of machinery or two and some rather cool quarry buildings lower down.

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 21/08/2025. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.

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