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The Snowdon Girdle Walk
By Dave Roberts
Published – March 5, 2015
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The Snowdon Girdle Walk
Further Details
Route Summary:
Start and Finish:
Distance: 22.02 km
Ascent: 1519 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:
VERY decent pub and tearoom in the village, WC at car park.
Public Transport:
Sherpa Buses and WHR to Rhyd Ddu
Traveline for UK Public Transport
Parking:
Parking usually plentiful this side of Snowdon
Hazards:
Distance, navigation, pathless.
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
The Snowdon Girdle Walk Ordnance Survey Map and GPX File Download
Download file for GPS
The Snowdon Girdle Walk
So you want a really challenging Walk up Snowdon? Why not try the Snowdon Girdle walk.
Devised by the late Showell Styles, this is a grand tour of the cymoedd surrounding Snowdon that doesn’t actually reach the summit!
This is a tough day, or an even better done as a two or three day walk to be savoured.
The Full Route is on Mud and Routes.
Dave Roberts
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We Recommend…
Recommended Walking Guides: A Pocket Guide to Snowdon: A Guide to the Routes of Ascent, The Ascent of Snowdon: The Six Classic Routes Up Snowdon, Snowdon – The Story of a Welsh Mountain: Biography of a Mountain
Walking Books – Snowdonia Ridges of Snowdonia: The Best Ridge Walking, Mountain Walks: The Finest Mountain Walks in Snowdonia, Great Mountain Days in Snowdonia , Day Walks in Snowdonia, Mountain Walking in Snowdonia
Recommended Maps: OS Explorer OL17 Snowdon & Conwy Valley, MiniMap | Snowdon , Snowdonia BMC (British Mountain Map), Snowdonia North XT25
Gear You May Need
Classic!