The 10 Finest Day Hikes in Snowdonia

There's no doubt that on that list - and in this guidebook - the Welsh 3000ers is the jewel in the crown. A huge hike which takes you across the 15 Welsh peaks over 3000 feet, it's a trip which will challenge even the fittest of hikers. The record on it is - believe it or not - 4:10:48 but anything under 15 hours is good going for mere mortals. One option, if you don't want a brutally hard day, is to split the trip halfway with a night in the Ogwen Valley, but even over 2 day it's no pushover!

Every other route in here can be comfortably done in a single day, but some of them are still tough challenges. The route over Tryfan - said to be the only mountain in Wales which can't be summited by any route without doing some scrambling - and the Snowdon Horseshoe are both über classics, worth 2 days of any hiking trip. If you're looking for a quieter way of climbing Snowdon then "Snowdon's Quiet Side - Cwm Clogwyn Round" is fabulous.

There are also some lesser known but equally deserving routes in here, such as the quiet and remote "Southern Carneddau" plus a trio of peaceful options in the southern part of the Snowdonia range - "Nantlle Ridge" ,"Aberglaslyn Gorge and Cwm Bychan" and "Snowdonia, Cnicht - The Welsh Matterhorn"

Finally, there's a relatively short day ("Moel Siabod") in here for the highly likely (!) event that you get some bad weather!

So whether you're a summit bagger, an avid scrambler or just want a brilliant couple of weeks of mountain adventures, we've got you covered in this legendary part of the world.