Route Summary:
| Distance | Ascent | Time |
| 10.1 km | 523 m |
Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.
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Facilities:
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Hazards:
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Summits and Places on this Route
- Yr Aran (747.2 metres)
Places Nearby
- Nantlle Ridge Wild Camp - 1.9km
- Nantlle Ridge, Moel Hebog and Eifionydd - 2.7km
- Allt Maenderyn Wild Camp - 3.3km
- Snowdon Massif – Yr Wyddfa Range - 4.0km
- Glaslyn (Lake) - 5.1km
Routes Nearby
- Mynydd Mawr from Rhyd Ddu - 0.0km
- Best Guidebook Walks 1 – Nantlle Ridge - 0.0km
- Lon Gwyrfai – Rhyd Ddu to Beddgelert - 0.0km
- Yr Aran Trip Report and Gallery - 0.0km
- Llyn y Gader Short Walk from Rhyd Ddu - 0.0km
- The Snowdon Girdle Walking Route - 0.0km
- Nantlle Ridge Circuit From Rhyd Ddu – Cwm Dwyfor Return - 0.0km
- The Nantlle Ridge Linear Traverse - 0.0km
Accommodation Nearby:
- Snowdonia Bunkhouse - 0.2km
- Summit to Savour - 5.0km
- Nook Snowdonia - 7.0km
- Llyn Gwynant Campsite - 7.9km
- Pen y Gwryd Hotel - 9.5km
Campsites Nearby:
- Llyn Gwynant Campsite - 7.9km
- Your Snowdonia Business Here for free? - 9.5km
- Gwern Gôf Uchaf Campsite - 13.7km
- Gwern Gôf Isaf Campsite - 13.7km
- Dol Gam Campsite and B&B - 18.1km
Pubs and Cafes Nearby:
- Mallorys YHA, Pen y Pass - 8.2km
- Pen y Gwryd Hotel - 9.5km
- Your Snowdonia Business Here for free? - 9.5km
- The Black Boy Inn - 13.4km
- Cynllwyd Cafe – Llyn Crafnant - 18.7km
Other Businesses Nearby:
- Snowdonia Bunkhouse - 0.2km
- Summit to Savour - 5.0km
- Snowdon Events - 7.3km
- Mallorys YHA, Pen y Pass - 8.2km
- Pen y Gwryd Hotel - 9.5km
There’s always something special when you manage to fit a decent walk in on a weekeday. It’s almost like stolen time as we aren’t meant to do fun things on a weekday. It’s all work, work, work. So you have to work around that, and make the most of things. Well, I live so close to the hills that a bit of organisation means we can be treading the footpaths by half five (and this was later than i’d anticipated). What for? To bag a peak that’s been like a stone in my shoe for years. I’d been to Bwlch Cwm Llan somany times, and on all but one occasion gone straight over or turned left for the South Ridge. On the one occasion i turned right, i found my boots had no grip and had to turn back. So I was finally going to go up Yr Aran.
Yr Aran is an ideal easier winter summit, especially if you’re building up your winter skills. There’s a couple of sections that are steep enough to need care without being overly easy.
Distance, Ascent and Time 9.5KM, 720m, 3 hrs
OS Map Required Explorer 017, BMC Map, Landranger 115
Difficulties Navigation. Terrain is rough and pathless
Start / End Rhyd Ddu
Facilities Pub with excellent ales in Rhyd Ddu.
Public Transport Sherpa Buses and WHR to Rhyd Ddu.
The Route In Full on Walk Up Snowdon
