The walk up Glyder Fach from Pen y Gwryd via the Miner’s Track makes for a different ascent of the Glyderau. It’s a steadier climb than those from Nant Peris and Pen y Pass, and not as rough and scrambly as those from Ogwen. Though that’s arguably their appeal. Glyder Fach via the Miner’s Path […]
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Y Garn from Ogwen cottage is a popular walk, and this route can be done in either direction. I personally prefer walking this in reverse, with the ascent of Y Garn’s NE Ridge being a classic approach to this mountain. However, the Devil’s Kitchen is easier in ascent than descent, so we’ve detailed that route.
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The ascent of the Glyderau via the Devil’s Kitchen from Ogwen is one of the classic Snowdonia walks. Setting off steadily up to Llyn Idwal, the path then begins to show it’s true colours and climbs steeply up the Devil’s Kitchen. It then becomes steeper for the scree path up Glyder Fawr, but once you’re
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Walks up to Carnedd Dafydd and Llywelyn more often than not set of from Ogwen. Far too often straight up Pen yr ole Wen, where a better route is the scramble up the High Carneddau from Glan Denau. Those wanting a quieter route to these can do worse than setting off up Mynydd Du from
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Beddgelert is a picturesque chocolate box village, dominated by Moel Hebog as well as the tourists. There’s a good selection of pubs here as well as eateries to please all after a tough walk, of which there are plenty to choose from. Things to do – laugh at coach drivers who don’t think the signs
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This walk up Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach, aka the Glyderau, is a slightly unusual walk in many respects. Not many people find their way to Pen y Pass, fight the crowds and then cross the road to the Glyderau rather than climbing Snowdon. You’ll also be bucking the trend as most people ascend Glyder
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The Llanfihangel y Penant Path up Cader Idris is a longer, quieter approach to Cader Idris that sets off from the quiet hamlet of Llanfihangel y Pennant and joins the Pony Path up to the summit. It’s visible on Google Streetview – so you can check the route out in its entirety there as well.
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Scrambles in Snowdonia To celebrate the launch of the new Scrambles in Snowdonia by Steve Ashton, published by Cicerone, we’ve collated the best selection of Grade 1 scrambles in Snowdonia. We’ve steered clear of the trickier scrambles and kept to the easier grade 1 routes. Be warned that these are far from being ‘easy’ routes!
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The Walk to the Llanberis Waterfall of Rhaeadr Ceunant Mawr is one of those Llanberis walks that all the locals have walked at some point, and it’s well worth a 10 minute diversion for a quick look. How do you get to the Llanberis waterfall? The Walk to the Llanberis waterfall map can be seen
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The walk up to Twll Du – or Devil’s Kitchen – and Cwm Idwal in the Glyderau may only be a short walk, but you need to be prepared for some serious terrain. The route up to the Devil’s Kitchen is steep and rocky, bordering on scrambling in places. If in any doubt, you could take
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The Nantlle Ridge in Snowdonia can be walked as a circular route from Rhyd Ddu, but it’s much more satisfying to walk the Nantlle Ridge Linear route. You’ll need to use two cars or book a taxi if you need to return to the start. Alternatively, you can base yourself in Caernarfon or Porthmadog and
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The Nantlle Ridge scramble from Rhyd Ddu is undoubtedly one of the classic ridge walking routes in Snowdonia. It’s often asked; how difficult and exposed is the Nantlle Ridge? As far as scrambles go, the Nantlle Ridge isn’t as technical as the other more famous scrambles and should be OK for an experienced hill walker. While
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A family friendly circular Aber Falls walk to the spectacular Rhaeadr Fawr waterfall that returns to Aber via the North Wales Path, high above the valley. The Aber Falls Walk follows an easy gradient, except for the steeper descent at the walk’s end which requires a little more care in the wet. Nothing difficult! Best
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An easy family walk to the Aber Falls in Snowdonia, or Rhaeadr Fawr to the locals. The easy walk to Aber Falls is a straightforward out and back to view the spectacular Rhaeadr Fawr waterfall that drops nearly 40m from the hanging valley above. The main drawback of the walk to Aber Falls is that
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This is a moderately easy walk from Nanmor near Beddgelert through the Coed Dolfriog woodland. Alternatively, the walk can be started from the Welsh Highland Railway at Nantmor and adding a couple of kilometres to the route and joining it at section 2 below. 1 Start the walk at the old picnic site in Nanmor.
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Finding a wild camping route in Snowdonia is like shooting fish in a barrel. With areas such as the Moelwynion and Rhinogydd, there’s more than enough locations for wild camping in Snowdonia to last a lifetime. While plentiful, they’re also diverse; from summit camps to lower level lakeside wild camping. On fine evenings, we’d always
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The route up Moel Siabod from Pont Cyfyng is popular and allows you two choices. The Daear Ddu scramble up Moel Siabod is perhaps the more exciting approach from Pont Cyfyng, but there’s a quieter walker’s approach along the North East ridge that’s certainly superior to the usual Plas y Brenin Path up Moel Siabod.
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This is another of those quiet, wild and pathless routes that were typical of the routes I published on Walk Eryri. Carnedd Moel Siabod is probably better ascended from the Capel Curig side, usually by scrambling up Daear Ddu.This walk was more of an addon to a wild camp than anything else, but shows you
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Moel Siabod is, more commonly, ascended from Capel Curig though there is a perfectly good route from this side of the hill. Not only does it ascend the Daear Ddu ridge, but it extends the route across some less often visited terrain and turns what is usually only a short day into something a little
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The peak of Moel Hebog dominates the village of Beddgelert. This is the classic walking route up Moel Hebog from Beddgelert, with an interesting return over the smaller outlying summits of Moel yr Ogof where Owain Glyndwr is said to have hidden from the English, and Moel Lefn. It’s topped off by a return through the forest
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If you’ve fancied walking some of the wilder, boggier sections of Snowdonia but don’t fancy sinking waist deep into the mire then 2017 might be the year for you. After an extremely dry winter, with a dry spring forecast, the boggy sections are going to be at their driest for a few years. Here’s a
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There are many circular walks from Snowdonia’s Betws-y-coed, not surprising considering the number of lakes near Betws-y-coed such as Llyn Elsi and Llyn Parc. Nestling in the Gwydyr Forest, walks are usually either through the trees, a river walk or involve a lake or two. More often than not, you’ll get the lot! With waterfalls
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The Walk up Cader Idris via the Pony Path is one of the more popular walks up Cader Idris in South Snowdonia. Cader Idris is traditionally regarded as the highest peak south of Snowdon, albeit a good 12 metres lower than it’s less illustrious neighbour, Aran Fawddwy. This is a brief account of the walk
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Snowdon is such a popular mountain, it seems quite a bizzare option to visit and totally ignore the summit. However, there’s a little known route called the Girdle of Snowdon that was developed by the guidebook writer – Showell Styles in his classic guidebook – Mountains of North Wales. These days, guidebooks are pretty predictable, but
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