Another steady plod to the northernmost Welsh mountain. This is a pleasant enough route that’s almost an out and back, but with so many parallel tracks in the area you’ll find it’s easy enough to take a different return route. The images were taken during some particularly deep snow and was much harder to follow than the […]
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This walk up Tal y Fan, the shortest and most northerly of the Carneddau, via the roman road from Aber. The routes includes the summits of Foel Llwyd and Tal y Fan before descending to Capelulo or an optional continuation to Conwy. Walk up Tal y Fan From Aber to Dwygyfylchi Full Route Description
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The approach to Carnedd Llewelyn from Aber is one of the longest walks up Wales’ second highest mountain, with he route via Aber Falls and Cwm yr Afon Goch being the wilder of these options compared with the approaches via Aryg and Drum. Ascending above the Aber Falls on a slightly exposed path is an
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This route is an epic walk. It wasn’t meant to be so long, it just felt like a good idea to extend the walk a little. You can take the easy option and descend direct to Aber, but this extended walk is a much superior way to end a good mountain day. Distance, Ascent and
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Bothying is something that we associate with Scotland rather than Wales, but there are a number of bothies in Wales. Dulyn Bothy in the Carneddau is the wildest of the Snowdonia bothies and this trip takes in as wild and pathless a route possible from Aber on the western side of the mountains, over the
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If you want to walk up Cnicht the long way, then this is certainly one of the longest routes you can do. Starting off in Beddgelert, you walk to Llyn Dinas before crossing to Nantmor and you could then take one of three routes into these hills either up to Llyn Edno, Gelli Iago or via Llyn
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This is a slight variation on the walk up Garn and Tryfan from last year, but includes an alternative ascent route via the tranquil Cwm Clyd and a quicker descent via Cwm Tryfan if it’s getting too late to climb Tryfan at the end of a long day. The Route starts at Ogwen Cottage and you need
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The hillside opposite the PYG on the flanks of Moel Siabod must feel left out of the party. All those visitors, parking on the verges and then yomping up the A4086 (I’ve just surprised myself by getting that right, normally A-some-number-or-other is the best I can do) past the hotel, and up the hill to Pen y Pass.
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An interesting traverse across these hills via the Aberglaslyn Gorge. Leaves you with some problems returning to the start, but you can always continue to Capel Curig and catch a bus back, or make it into an epic walk and return to Beddgelert via the Bwlch Ehediad path. The Route This is a rather long
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Most photos you see of Cnicht tend to be taken from the south. The classic pyramidal profile it displays to some angles is unmistakeable. However, this side is less well known. It has no proper path and you will need to use navigational skills to find your way to the main Cnicht path. Distance, Ascent
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This is a nice and steady circular walk from Beddgelert, down the Fisherman’s Path through the Aberglaslyn Gorge, a pleasant walk up Cwm Bychan and a descent to Llyn Dinas for lunch. The final section is an easy return along the Eryri Way to Beddgelert and a second lunch, preferably liquid. Anyone who read the
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Mynydd Sygyn is an area of low land between the Snowdon Massif and the boggier, less majestic Moelwynion. The highest point is Moel Y Dyniewyd at 382 m so it isn’t a seriously challenging climb, but it has to be the roughest terrain you can find at this level. The area is encompassed by the
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When I first started writing my local Snowdonia website, Walk Eryri, I wanted walks that were remote, yet still accessible. This walk starts in the scattered village of Dolwyddelan, directly from the railway station. It then takes you over remote hills, with views over Eryri and south towards the Arenig and Rhinogydd. There’s definitely the feel of a big
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A nice steady route from Barmouth that ensures you get a superb view over both the Mawddach Estuary and across it to Cadair Idris. If you want a walk from Barmouth that’s not too challenging, yet provides a lot for the effort, then the Panorama walk does just that. Starting off from the Station, you’re
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The walk across the Welsh 14 peaks challenge is one of the toughest walks in Snowdonia National Park. An absolute must if you’re fit enough. OS Map Required Explorer 017, BMC Map, Landranger 115 Welsh 3000s – Walking the Welsh 14 Peaks Challenge Route Description The route above takes you up Crib Goch initially and then over Garnedd Ugain
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The fourth and final section in the in the Jack Mytton Way circular route from Wheathill to Cleobury Mortimer. The best thing is that you’ll be starting off at over 300m and heading gradually downhill all day. The Jack Mytton Way is a series of bridlepaths in the Shropshire countryside named after Mad Jack Hytton.
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The third section in the Jack Mytton Way circular route from Roman Bank to Wheathill across the slopes of Brown Clee Hill. The Jack Mytton Way is a series of bridlepaths in the Shropshire countryside named after Mad Jack Hytton. A legend who earned the epitaph ‘Mad’ by attepting to leap a toll gate with
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The sixth and final section of the Jack Mytton Way from Clun to Llanfair Waterdine takes you right to the the Welsh border and along Offa’s Dyke. The route reaches over 400m on Llanfair Hill, the highest point on the trail, so you’ll need to be ready for a fair bit of Ascent! The Jack
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The fifth section of the Jack Mytton Way from Plowden to Clun takes you over some wonderful terrain and past Bury Diches, an elaborate Iron Age hill fort that was obscured by plantasions until the trees fell in a storm a few decades ago to reveal the fort. The Jack Mytton Way is a series
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The fourth section of the Jack Mytton Way from Roman Bank to Plowden following The Portway along the Long Mynd. You’ll pass through the historic town of Church Stretton on the way where Victorians, making use of the newly invented railways, would come for the waters. It was once earmarked as a railway hub, but
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The third section of the Jack Mytton Way from Much Wenlock to Roman Bank if you’re doing the linear route from Cleobury Mortimer to Llanfair Waterine. If you want to do the circular route, then you need to do stage 7 and 8 (links) to return to the start. The route follows Wenlock Edge, amd
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The second section of the Jack Mytton Way from Chelmarsh to Much Wenlock. Again, a mainly patoral route, passing near but not through Bridgnorth before ending up in the quiet village of Much Wenlock. The Jack Mytton Way is a series of bridlepaths in the Shropshire countryside named after Mad Jack Hytton. A legend who
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The first section of the Jack Mytton Way from Cleobury Mortimer to Chelmarsh and along the River Severn. The first section is largely pastoral, with the route ending along the banks of the Severn. The Jack Mytton Way is a series of bridlepaths in the Shropshire countryside named after Mad Jack Hytton. A legend who
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This is an alternative seventh day for the Shropshire Way, ending instead in Craven Arms rather than Church Stretton. This means you could do the route in a series of smaller loops. The Shropshire hills are a convenient get away if you want a hilly walk but the mountains of Snowdonia and the Lakes are
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