The Snowdon South Ridge path usually elicits a blank expression on most walkers when you mention routes up Snowdon. Those in the know however, realise that this is an absolute gem of a route that stands modestly in the shadows, shunning the limelight. In comparison, the PYG, Miners Track and Watkin Paths are cheap, talentless […]
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The Miner’s Track up Snowdon from Pen-y-Pass is often noted as one of the easier walking routes up Snowdon, after the Llanberis Path, don’t let that fool you. It does have a track that mountain rescue can drive up to around 600m, but beyond that this is still a challenging mountain track that commands respect.
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Arenig Fawr stands, with Moel Llyfnant, alone in the middle of the Snowdonia National Park. There are no sweeping ridges, only a lofty summit surrounded by moorland and distant views to the rest of Snowdonia. Arenig Fawr’s nearest neighbour is Arenig Fach across the road, along with Carnedd y Filiast and the Rhobell Fawr and
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The highest mountain in England is well known to be Scafell Pike, but what about the other of England’s highest mountains? Following on from our top 25 Summits in Wales – we’ve compiled the same list for England. The only problem with compiling a top 25 for England is the utter domination of the Lake District! So
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Eryri is full of popular walking trails, from the paths up to Cwm Idwal to the motorways up Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon). What it didn’t have at the time of designing the Eryri Way is a backpacker’s long distance trail. The Cambrian Way, which failed to gain official status in 1970s – a mixed blessing – cuts
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The South Ridge up Snowdon is, surprisingly, not one of the six routes to the top of Snowdon, despite being the best of the lot! While the South Ridge is often started from Rhyd Ddu, the approach via The Watkin Path and Bwlch Cwm Llan from Nant Gwynant is a much more natural line to
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The Watkin Path up Snowdon offers an alternative to the more popular walks from Llanberis and Pen y Pass such as the PYG and Miner’s Tracks. It’s still a very popular path, and rightly so. It provides a variety of walking that none of the other routes to the summit of Snowdon can boast. The Watkin
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The mountain of Moel Cynghorion is often ignored in favour of the Ranger Track up Snowdon, or the popular Moel Eilio Circuit. While it makes a fine add on to those walks, it’s also a fine half day out in its own right. It’s a steady walk with fine views towards Yr Wyddfa and Moel
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Make no mistake that The Mountain track up Ben Nevis , the highest mountain in Scotland and the United Kingdom is going to be a hard walk. No wonder that they renamed the Tourist Path as the Mountain Path, as people were unaware of it’s difficulty. Nevermind that the path sets off up to the
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The Snowdon Ranger path is one of the quieter approaches to the summit of Snowdon which takes it’s name from the Snowdon Ranger YH, or rather from when it was a hotel which specialised in providing guides for the walk up Snowdon. Starting from the shores of Llyn Cwellyn (and newly christened Lwybr Cwellyn to
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At 843m, The Merrick is the highest mountain in the Southern Uplands of Scotland and as such it is popular, particularly during public holidays. It sits amongst the rolling hills of Galloway and enjoys excellent views to the northern Lake District fells, the Isle of Man and the coast of Northern Ireland. Walk up The
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The mountain of Skiddaw in the Lake District Northern Fells stands at the magical 931m height, making it the 3rd tallest* mountain in the Lake District National Park and England, and also classed as one of the Furth Munros. It’s often noted as being a relatively easy mountain to climb as it has a good
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The Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB stretches from Prestatyn in the north to Llangollen in the south. It was originally just the Clwydian Range, which is now the northernmost section found between Prestatyn, Rhuthin Mold and Llandegla. It’s long and narrow and followed in it’s entirety by the Offa’s Dyke National Trail. There are numerous small
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An ascent of Cir Mhor (799m) on the Isle of Arran from Glen Sannox and return to Brodick via Glen Rosa. Cir Mhor From Glen Sannox Route Description From the ferry terminal, take the 324 (via north island) bus and ask for Glen Cottage at Sannox. Pass through the gate to the left of the
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Crib Goch is the hardest route up Snowdon and starts from Pen-y-Pass along the PYG Track. It’s an exposed grade 1 scramble that should only be attempted if you’re confident in your abilities. NOTE – Distance above is for one way only. You’ll need to double up if you descend the same way – but we don’t recommend
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The PYG track up Snowdon is both the shortest tracks up Snowdon, and the one that involves the least amount of ascent as it starts from pen y Pass Car park (LL55 4NY for sat nav!) and already nearly a good way of the way up. Despite this, the PYG track isn’t the easiest path up Snowdon
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Suilven is one of the most instantly recognisable mountains in Britain. Although not even achieving Corbett status, its iconic profile draws thousands to it every year. There are two routes on to Suilven and this out and return route from Glencanisp is probably the most popular. Suilven is classified as one of the Grahams. Suilven
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INTRODUCTION At 1,296m, Braeriach is the third highest mountain in the British Isles after Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui. This circular route reaches the summit via the Lairig Ghru and returns via the northern corrie rims and Gleann Einich. ROUTE DESCRIPTION Park at the end of the track at Whitewell. This is reached by turning
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Blencathra is one of the great Lake District fells. For those approaching Keswick from the east, it is the mountain which really draws the eye. It’s an awe inspiring sight. It may be best known for Sharp Edge, the razor-thin ridge which inspires excitement and dread in equal parts. Not up to the challenge of
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The picturesque town of Llangollen can be found in the county of Denbighshire in North East Wales, and falls within the Clwydian and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Sitting alongside the River Dee, with the Eglwyseg mountain to the north and Berwyn Mountains to the south, the setting is as stunning as you
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The Ceiriog Valley Walks is a waymarked trail from Chirk on the English border deep into the Berwyn Hills of North Wales. The Ceiriog Valley Walk was devised by the Chirk and Ceiriog Valley Partnership in order to connect all the villages in the valley. It’s also devised around public transport, so even if it a
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The Maelor Way is a walking trail in North East Wales that is largely within the county of Wrexham, but following the border with England for a large distance. It starts at Castle Mill near Chirk, where it joins with both Offa’s Dyke National Trail and the Ceiriog Valley Walk local trail. The Maelor Way
Dyffryn Ogwen (Valley), or just Ogwen or Ogwen Cottage, is one of the best walking bases in the whole of Snowdonia, with the mighty Carneddau to one side and the rugged Glyderau to the other there are plenty of walks to choose from. The mountains of Tryfan, Glyder Fach and Fawr and Carneddau Dafydd and
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The Nantlle Ridge Traverse in Snowdonia is just one of your classic ridge walks. No other word for it. This one’s an absolute classic. This is a traverse of the Nantlle Rigde that omits the final summit of Mynydd Graig Goch, which is more of an outlier than a true part of the Nantlle Ridge.
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