The Lon Las Ogwen cycle track is a largely traffic free trail that takes you between Bangor and Ogwen, along disused railways and quiet lanes. It connects to the NCN 5 National Cycle route in Bangor, which can be reached largely traffic free from Caernarfon. Lon Ogwen has been designated the National Route 82. The trail involves a …
While most will visit Snowdonia for the mountain walks, there’s lots of good low level and easier walking in Snowdonia. This is a steady walk from Pen-y-Pass to Beddgelert along easy enough paths including the new Lon Gwynant, that passes a pub and a cafe along the route and ending at Beddgelert where there’s even …
The Snowdon South Ridge path usually elicits a blank expression on most walkers when you mention routes up Snowdon. Those in the know however, realise that this is an absolute gem of a route that stands modestly in the shadows, shunning the limelight. In comparison, the PYG, Miners Track and Watkin Paths are cheap, talentless …
The South Ridge up Snowdon is, surprisingly, not one of the six routes to the top of Snowdon, despite being the best of the lot! While the South Ridge is often started from Rhyd Ddu, the approach via The Watkin Path and Bwlch Cwm Llan from Nant Gwynant is a much more natural line to …
The Watkin Path up Snowdon offers an alternative to the more popular walks from Llanberis and Pen y Pass such as the PYG and Miner’s Tracks. It’s still a very popular path, and rightly so. It provides a variety of walking that none of the other routes to the summit of Snowdon can boast. The Watkin …
The Snowdon Ranger path is one of the quieter approaches to the summit of Snowdon which takes it’s name from the Snowdon Ranger YH, or rather from when it was a hotel which specialised in providing guides for the walk up Snowdon. Starting from the shores of Llyn Cwellyn (and newly christened Lwybr Cwellyn to …
Crib Goch is the hardest route up Snowdon and starts from Pen-y-Pass along the PYG Track. It’s an exposed grade 1 scramble that should only be attempted if you’re confident in your abilities. NOTE – Distance above is for one way only. You’ll need to double up if you descend the same way – but we don’t recommend …
The PYG track up Snowdon is both the shortest tracks up Snowdon, and the one that involves the least amount of ascent as it starts from pen y Pass Car park (LL55 4NY for sat nav!) and already nearly a good way of the way up. Despite this, the PYG track isn’t the easiest path up Snowdon …
The Nantlle Ridge Traverse in Snowdonia is just one of your classic ridge walks. No other word for it. This one’s an absolute classic. This is a traverse of the Nantlle Rigde that omits the final summit of Mynydd Graig Goch, which is more of an outlier than a true part of the Nantlle Ridge. …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Yr Wyddfa* , or Snowdon, (it’s never Mount or Mt Snowdon ) is one of the most popular mountains in the United Kingdom, let alone 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 to ascend Snowdon …
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 …
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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A walk from near Beddgelert that takes you through a hidden valley on the flanks of Yr Wyddfa. You can start this walk from the National Trust car park at Craflwyn that’s free, but suggests a modest £2 donation to help pay for footpath repairs. We strongly suggest you do put some money in the pot …
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The circular walk around Llanberis’ Llyn Padarn is an ideal walk if you want to stretch your legs on a wet day, or if you’ve only got a couple of hours to walk. This walk has something for everyone, with a forest walk, industrial archaeology in a quarry and even an old quarry hospital. You …
The rounded hill of Moel Eilio is just right for a less strenuous Snowdonia mountain day. This horseshoe from Llanberis is the best way to walk this hill, with a return over the pleasant ridge and summits of Foel Gron and Foel Goch. Views across to Mynydd Mawr, the Nantlle Ridge, Snowdon and the Glyderau …
The walk up Moel Eilio is a popular route with locals, and this is the easiest walk up. The route up Moel Eliio from Waunfawr starts from a car park above Waunfawr, or you can walk in from the village if you wanted to double the distance. We recommend extending the walk over the range …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
