The Llanberis Path up Snowdon has to be the most popular and easiest hiking route to the summit of 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 …
Avoid the Snowdon Llanberis Path crowds by walking parallel on this grassy ridge. You’ll probably see no one! The Llechog ridge looks like a series of minor summits from below, but they’re barely bumps on the ridge once there. That there’s no real summit along the way certainly keeps people away, but don’t let that deter …
In this extract from George Borrow’s Wild Wales, he ascends Snowdon from Bangor via Caernarfon, in a day and mostly on foot! Snowdon—Caernarvon—Maxen Wledig—Moel y Cynghorion—The Wyddfa—Snow of Snowdon—Rare Plant. On the third morning after our arrival at Bangor we set out for Snowdon. Snowdon or Eryri is no single hill, but a mountainous region, …
What if you want to walk up, but don’t think you can cope with walking the lot? You can catch the train up to Clogwyn Station and walk to the summit from there and cut out the majority of the hard climb. The main drawback is that you still need to work out how to …
The Snowdon Ranger is a better, if longer, alternative to the Llanberis path if you’re based in Llanberis. Full description to follow, but you can follow the Snowdon Circular Route – section 1 from Llanberis to join the Snowdon Ranger Path.
The walk up Moel Eilio from Llanberis is a classic half day from this popular Snowdonia village. It’s also a lesser known ascent of Snowdon from Llanberis, albeit a really long approach! Don’t let that put you off however, as the approach along the Moel Eilio ridge and Moel Cynghorion provides plenty of interest along …
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