Gwna dy addewid i Gymru. Home Things to do Adventure and activities Walking. Six paths to the top of Snowdon. Karen Willans Content producer for Visit Wales, her main interests are museums, railways and walking the wonderful Welsh hills and trails. Where: North Wales. Tags: Wellness activities. Snowdonia National Park. Guide to walking routes up Snowdon Tips and advice for safely walking up Wales' highest mountain, Snowdon - Yr Wyddfa.
Getting to Snowdon. Be prepared. Snowdon Mountain Railway near the summit. Things to see. Taking photos from the summit and some of the beautiful alpine flowers growing on the mountain. The Routes. Final advice. Snowdon summit weather webcam. Related stories. Mountains of Wales The Welsh mountains make our landscapes truly distinctive. Topics: Mountains. Take the right-hand path leading you down a steep scree slope take care reaching the edge of the lake leaving the Pyg Track.
The Miners Path runs around the edge of the Llyn Llydaw and then past some disused mining works. The route gradual descends and after 1km you will reach the small lake of Llyn Teyrn. The final 1. Make sure you share any great pictures on the Mountain Walks Facebook Page and also check out our other posts, walks and hillwalking courses. Find out more about Mountain Walks and this walk….
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The Miners Track runs lower down and parallel to the Pyg Track and gives you a slightly different descent if you want and takes you down to the impressive Snowdon lakes Why is it called the Pyg Track? So that the causeway could be built, the water level had to be lowered by 12ft, and during that process a prehistoric oak dug-out canoe, measuring 10ft by 2ft, was discovered — proof that man has roamed this mountain for thousands of years. When you have reached just above Llyn Glaslyn, look at the fantastic view of Snowdon in front of you, towering almost m above the glacial lake.
This is where the miners used to stay during the week. From this point the path climbs steeply until you reach Bwlch Glas. Miners from Beddgelert used to climb over this pass to work, with the help of iron chains fixed to the rock. Legend has it that this is the place where King Arthur was struck by an arrow in battle. He was then carried to the shore of Llyn Llydaw, where a boat with three maidens came to take him away through the mist to Afallon Avalon. Before the main road through Llanberis Pass was built, this path was used to carry copper up to Bwlch Glas and then down the other side of the mountain to Llyn Cwellyn.
This junction is marked with a standing stone remember about it on your way down. When you join the paths you will see railway tracks running up the mountain along the right hand side of the path. This is the Snowdon Mountain Railway, which has been carrying visitors to the summit since on the only public rack and pinion railway in the UK.
Follow the path to the left from the standing stone. You are now on the final leg of your walk up Snowdon. Ive read the comments but am a bit confused i think we ade going to try the pyg track we were going to do the llanberis but changed our minds. We are going on the 18th august reading the reviews i see we have to get there early.
Please can you tell me tge best place to park for tge pyg track coming from talybont and do you have fo use a map were not great with maps and im worried about coming off track. With a group of Friends we completed the three peaks challenge with Snowdon being the last and the best.
Hi I am planning on jogging snowdon this Sunday 9th October. Going up the Pyg track and back down the Llanberis Path. We are arriving at 9am, will there be spaces in the Pen y Pass Car Park at this time? If not where would you advise to park? Thanks for all the advice on here … we did the pyg track yesterday in the fog and rain believe it or not it was the best days forecast during our 5 day stay in Snowdonia! I am a 52 year old who does absolutely no regularly exercise and did no preparation for the climb … we took about 2.
My only advise to others would be to maybe take a map of the route as we did lose the path on a couple of occasions but luckily there was someone else around to ask on each occasion.
Also despite the weather when we got to the car park at 7. My wife and I are heading back to Snowdon for our 25th wedding anniversary.
Hi Dave Just looking for a bit or friendly advice really! Myself, my friend and my mother are planning Snowdon on 17th April and as we are novice climbers we have decided on the Llanberis path to the top and was going to do the same on the descent but feel that another way down would be even better and not sure the best one for beginners?? We are reasonably fit, spin classes, circuit training etc but thought we would start reasonably easy. Is a compass and map also recommended or can we just follow the guided instructions?
Much appreciated!!! Great walk up the Pyg Track and down the Miners trail, but the day was marred when I got a parking ticket for parking on A just down from the cafe near the T juction. We were well down m from the pay and display section, no road markings our signs nearby. There were many others with tickets too. Poor show Wales. Wonderful tips and guidance on this site. Hi , ive not done many mountain walks but i have done skarfell which i really did enjoy and now im looking to go up snowdon in december , will it be safe to do this?
I can walk for miles, but dont do much in the way of hill walking. My two sons in their 20s will be with me and can help me over the tough bits. Hi dave, We are doing a walk up n down the pyg trail on the 15 july to raise money for charity that saves akitas, so there is a group of akitas that have already been saved doing it to save more in the future. Question is what would be the post code for a good meeting place as we will all be coming together from all over the uk Thanks for all the info on your site its very informative pete.
The safer bet is perhaps to meet in Nant Peris and make use of the park and ride. The Faenol Arms pub is in front, and the post code for that is LL55 4UF — use the link below in order to get the driving directions. View Larger Map. Hi Dave As we now only have 4 weeks left before our 4 girl challenge to get to the summit of Snowdon, I have been looking for a good website to help me really get to grips with the route.
You website is great! My friend Vicci has struggled with her weight and non fitness for many years now, and this year decided it was time to get her life in gear and set herself a challenge to lose weight get fit and get to the summit of Snowdon.
She asked me to go with her as she wanted to do this as a charity challenge and raise money for Breast Cancer Campaign and in my daughters memory who tragically died in at just 26 from the beastly disease.
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