Cader Idris or Cadair Idris, is regarded among Wales’s best mountains. It is found between the town of Dolgellau and Abermaw (Barmouth) on the coast, with views up from the Mawddach Estuary dominated by this impressive South Eryri (Snowdonia) mountain. Sitting outside the popular ranges in the north of the Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri (Snowdonia National …
The mountain of Helvellyn is the highest of Wainwright’s Eastern Fells and the third tallest mountain in the Lake District at 950m tall, making it a Furth Munro. It boasts some of the best scrambling – with the route via Striding Edge and Swirral Edge being one of the best scrambling outings in the Lake District. …
Yr Wyddfa* , or Snowdon, (it’s never Mount or Mt Snowdon ) is one of the most popular mountains in the United Kingdom, let alone Eryri / Snowdonia. It’s sometimes climbed as one of the National 3 Peak Challenge, the Welsh 3 Peaks or during the 14/15 Peaks. With the coming season people will be flocking …
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Carnedd Moel Siabod may be a solitary mountain, but it has a number of distinct walking, hiking and scrambling routes up. The usual tourist path from Capel Curig, Eryri (Snowdonia), the wide grassy ridge of Moel Gid from Pen-y-gwryd, The NE ridge from Pont Cyfyng and the Daear Ddu Scramble which can be walked from …
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Cadair Berwyn is the highest point in the Berwyn mountain range, though the current summit was for years a crag between Moel Sych and the old summit at Cadair Berwyn North Top until the OS surveyed it and found it was 3 metres higher than either! It’s likely that any walk up will also include …
Great Gable is perhaps the most iconic mountain in the Lake District. While that’s an overused description that’s practically a cliche. we think that in this case it’s justified. Towering over Wasdale, separated from England’s highest mountain – Scafell Pike – by barely a few kilometres laterally and a cruel 79 vertical metres. Great Gable …
Blencathra, one known primarily as Saddleback, is a popular mountain in the Lake District’s Northern Fells. It may only be 868 metres in height, but it’s one of the most popular mountains in the Lakes owing to the wide varieties of routes to it’s summit. It’s also diminutive in scale with some routes up being …
Fairfield at 873 metres high, depending on how you define a mountain, is the 7th highest mountain in England – or the 6th highest in the Lake District and is one of the most popular mountains in the Lakes. It’s busy but slightly quieter than the neighbouring Helvellyn, and has a range of walks up …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Carnedd Llywelyn is the second highest mountain in Wales at 1064m in height. As is fitting for a mountain of that status, has a wealth of varied routes to the summit. As half of them involve approaching from Carnedd Dafydd, we have decided to devote this article to both princes of the Welsh Mountains. After …
Tryfan is one of the most iconic mountains in the UK, certainly in Wales. It just looks like a mountain from every direction, without a single easy approach available! At 917m high, it’s just one of the main 15 Peaks, and when recently re-measured it was feared it would lose that status. Thankfully, they discovered …
Coniston Old Man is the highest peak in the Furness Fells at 803 metres in height and one of the most popular destinations for fell-walking in the Lake District and is one of Wainwright’s Southern Fells. Having the village of Coniston and Coniston Water at it’s base certainly helps cement that popularity. It has seen …
There are few mountains so close together that still show such distinct character as Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach. While they’re both one of the 14/15 peaks, Glyder Fawr recently gained a few metres and increased from 999m to 1001m in height to become one of the 5 Welsh 1000m Peaks. Glyder Fach boasts the …
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At 886 metres in height, Pen y Fan is the highest mountain in South Wales and the highest summit south of Cader Idris. Pen y Fan boasts a number of routes to the summit other than the far too popular routes up from Pont ar Daf and the Storey Arms. Pen y Fan is also …
Scafell Pike at 978m is the highest mountain in England, which also makes it the highest summit in the Lake District and of the Wainwright hills, and it can be climbed by any of a number of walking routes. Scafell Pike is often tackled as part of the National 3 Peaks along with Snowdon and …
Ben Nevis – or Beinn Nibheis is the highest mountain in Scotland (tallest of the Munros, and the UK’s highest peak) and at 1345 metres high it towers over its English and Welsh equivalents. It’s part of the National 3 Peaks along with Scafell Pike and Snowdon. Visit the FAQ on Walk up Ben Nevis for …
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