The Rhyd Ddu Path up Snowdon is one of the traditional routes, and originally started from Beddgelert as a pony track. It’s now one of the quieter paths up, reasonably easy to follow and with an excellent airy walk over Bwlch Main to reach the summit. Full Route Description Snowdon Rhyd Ddu Path 1 From the Car […]
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This has to be the most popular and easiest route to the summit of Snowdon, Wales’ highest mountain. In normal weather, it poses no problems for the fit walker, with even the navigation being reasonably easy. On a fine day, you’ll be able to follow the hordes of other people who have also decided to follow
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Blencathra is a Lake District icon and the approach to the summit via the scramble up Sharp Edge is one of the most famed ascents in the National Park. How Difficult is Sharp Edge? Sharp Edge is a knife-edged ridge, requiring a head for heights. This route needs to be respected, especially in poor weather
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Grasmere is regarded as the Lake District’s most visited village, mainly thanks to it’s most famous resident who made it the location of his first family home from 1799 to 1808, poet laureate Williams Wordsworth. It is found at the centre of the Lakes and takes it’s name from the nearby lake Grasmere, it also
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Cnicht is known as the Welsh Matterhorn owing to it’s pointy shape when seen from Porthmadog and nearby. However, this is an illusion, and from other angles the mountain looks far less impressive as it’s a long ridge. The usual approach is from Croesor, but despite it being a relatively simple mountain, there are a
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Patterdale is perhaps the most common starting point for people climbing High Street as it’s the most populated valley in the vicinity and the easiest to get to by car or public transport. While many opt for Helvellyn, you can seek some quieter walking in the fells to the east of the valley. There are some
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Great Langdale is a very popular Lake District valley amongst walkers, fell-runners and climbers alike. It is also known as simply Langdale, though the Great is to distinguish it from it’s smaller neighbour Little Langdale. Upon entering the valley via the typically picturesque Lakeland village of Skelwith Bridge you can see why it’s well regarded,
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Cnicht from Croesor aka the Welsh Matterhorn, is one of those essential hill walking routes to include on your Snowdonia Itinerary, and it certainly deserves better than a simple up and down. There are much better options for ascending Cnicht, with a number of circular route options from Croesor. This Cnicht Circular Route continues along
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This is an easy Lake District walk from Elterwater in Great Langdale over to a viewpoint across Grasmere before returning to the start. The highlights on this route are obviously Grasmere, but the walk also includes the woodland at Red Bank and passes the YHA Langdale at High Close. That makes it an ideal way
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This is a walk from Langdale to Grasmere over the Wainwright of Silver How, which provides an excellent view over Grasmere. The route outlined sets off from Chapel Stile, up Meg’s Gill and across to Silver How. It’s then down to Grasmere Village, past Allan Bank – which was one of Wordsworth’s homes for a few
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This Great Langdale low level walk offers a respite from the higher Langdale summits of the Langdale Pikes and Bowfell. Starting off from Chapel Stile, the walk takes the Cumbrian Way along the Great Langdale Beck for a couple of kilometres. Views towards the Langdale Pikes dominate. It’s then across the valley and to complete
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This is a longer version of the direct route up Helm Crag from Grasmere, taking in the extra Wainwright summits of Gibson Knott and Calf Crag in a satisfying circular walk around Far Easedale. Helm Crag is highly visible from Grasmere and as a result is a popular Wainwright. The summit is unmistakable, with the crag
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This easy Grasmere Riverside walk along the River Rothay is an ideal way to see more than just the touristy parts of Grasmere village in the Lake District. There’s no doubting Grasmere’s popularity, with the strong poetic links to William Wordsworth, and plenty of walking options, it’s no wonder that it’s geared up for the tourist.
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This is an easy, flat low level Lake District walking route along Rydal Water starting from the White Moss Common car park between Rydal and Grasmere. Rydal Water lies near Rydal, between Grasmere and Ambleside and while it’s one of the smallest lakes at barely a kilometre in length, it’s undoubtedly one of the most
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This is an easy Lake District walk from the White Moss Common car park situated between Grasmere and Rydal Water. The first section is on an accessible path through woodland with the latter section still suitable for most abilities. This is a woodland and riverside walk to the Grasmere outflow that’s a perfect walk for
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The valley of Great Langdale in the Lake District has so many hills surrounding it that you’ll have to walk them all on the Great Langdale Round rather than having to choose! Not only do you get to bag a load of Wainwright summits, they’re split between the Wainwright Southern Fells and the Central Fells.
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This easy walk between the villages of Elterwater and Skelwith Bridge in the Lake District’s Great Langdale has sections of trail and path that’s suitable for all abilities. The path between Elterwater and Skelwith Force is reasonably accessible – with flat trails, while the trail between Elterwater and Skelwith Bridge is a fully accessible footpath
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The small Lake District village of Kentmere sits at the mouth of the valley of the River Kent, surrounded on all sides by fine, shapely fells. This ring of high, undulating ground forms the Kentmere Horseshoe, a popular high level route around the valley crossing no less than eight Wainwrights (with the option to add
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A linear route on the Isle of Arran linking Sannox and Brodick via two of the largest glens on the island with an interesting geological feature on route. 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
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The mountain of High Street in Wainwright’s Far Eastern Fells is an intriguing hill, with many approaches to the summit. At 827m in height, it my not be the highest mountain, but it does form a wide expanse of high ground and plenty of space to get away from the masses if you choose. With
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There are few estuaries as beautiful as the Mawddach Estuary in South Snowdonia, which thankfully hasn’t been reclaimed from the sea like the Glaslyn further north. At each end of the Mawddach you’ll find two towns that are as different as can be. Abermaw, Bermo or even Barmouth at the seaward end is a popular
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Some dismiss the Lake District summit of High Street as a boring, grassy lump but, presumably, they have only ever climbed the fell from Patterdale. High Street is home to some superb mountain scenery with the best being located on its eastern flanks, where a series of slender ridges cradle quiet valleys and deep glacial
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The Mawddach Trail in South Snowdonia joins the towns of Dolgellau and Abermaw (Barmouth). along the beautiful shores of the Mawddach Estuary. It has the advantage of being totally flat, following the track of the old railway line that used to connect Barmouth to Ruabon many years back. You can join the Mawddach Trail at
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The Precipice Walk, or Llwybr Cynwch, near Dolgellau is one of the very best easy circular walks in Snowdonia. The walk dates back to Victorian times, when the walk was probably described as being frightfully precipitous. However, this belies a much gentler walk that’s more of a ramble than the mountaineering expedition implied by the name. The walk
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