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Snowdon Summit From Clogwyn Station

By Dave Roberts   

Published – October 4, 2011

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Posted in Walk up Yr Wyddfa Snowdon from Llanberis, Walking Routes up Yr Wyddfa Snowdon

Snowdon Summit From Clogwyn Station

Further Details

Route Summary:

Start and Finish:

Distance: 1.98 km

Ascent: 300 m

Time:

Timings are approximate and depend on the individual. Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.

Before You Walk up Snowdon, ask yourself – Are you equipped? Do you know what you’re doing? Are the conditions safe? If you answer no to any of these, stay safe, don’t go! Check the weather forecast and make sure you know about walking up Snowdon in the Snow. If you lack experience – hire a Snowdon Mountain Guide.

Facilities:

Most facilities in Llanberis.

Public Transport:

Sherpa Buses plentiful.

Traveline for UK Public Transport

Parking: 

Hazards:

Avoiding other walkers.

Remember that we cannot outline every single hazard on a walk – it’s up to you to be safe and competent. Read up on Walk up Yr Wyddfa / Snowdon Safely Navigation and the Gear and Equipment you’ll need.

Check the Weather before setting out.

We reccommend  Met Office Snowdonia and MWIS and live conditions on Adventure Smart – live conditions

Snowdon Guidebooks:

Recommended Snowdon Maps: 

Snowdon Summit From Clogwyn Station Ordnance Survey Map and GPX File Download

Download file for GPS

Snowdon Summit From Clogwyn Station

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 get back down as you can’t just catch a train from the summit.

The Route Up.

1 – Catch the train in Llanberis to Clogwyn Station. Enjoy the view and relax! When you finally disembark at Clogwyn Station it’s quickly apparent that you’ve climbed a fair way and the Pass of Llanberis looks far below. The mountain directly opposite is Glyder Fawr. You need to walk to the Llanberis Path that’s found shortly by keeping to the left of the railway track (don’t follow the track though!!) You know you’re at the path as there’s a brick bridge for the railway to cross the path.

2— The Killer Convex.The path continues to pull up a little less steeply, but steeply nevertheless for a short while before finally relenting. The path here is wide and easy, but if you take a look at the slope on either side you realise how steep the slope would otherwise be. This is the black spot in winter known as the Killer Convex that lives up to its name in the winter.

3 —Bwlch Glas Standing Stone. This is the home stretch! Less than a 100m of climbing and only half a Kilometer of walking to the summit! You won’t rush as the view down past the PYG track and Crib Goch has now opened up on one side, and towards Rhyd Ddu on the other. If you’re lucky, the views only get better from now on!

4—To Snowdon Summit. From the Bwlch Glas Standing stone, the path continues along the wide ridge shared by the railway. It is a little eroded in places due to the sheer number of  feet that walk this section every year. The summit building, Hafod Eryri, soon comes into view and you know it’s not long now! The path turns to wide, smooth steps as you reach the building and the summit is just a few dozen steps away.

 

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Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts founded Walk Eryri in 2004, with the aim of providing routes that are off the beaten track. Walk Eryri is now part of Mud and Routes which continues to provide more off beat routes and walks in Snowdonia and beyond. Dave has been exploring the hills of Eryri for over thirty years, and is a qualified Mountain Leader. Dave also established Walk up Snowdon, Walk up Scafell Pike and Walk up Ben Nevis just to mention a few.

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