60 m away
Snowdon Horseshoe including Crib Goch
Perhaps it's only fitting that the highest mountain in Wales boasts the country's greatest all-day scrambly ridge traverse.
Extreme Hiking
- Distance
- 12 km
- Ascent
- 1 km
- Descent
- 1 km
Snowdon Summit via the Pyg Track
Snowdonia
Snowdonia National Park
Hike the Highest Peak in Wales
Hiking Moderate
- Distance
- 11 km
- Ascent
- 760 m
- Descent
- 760 m
- Duration
- 3-4 hrs
- Low Point
- 359 m
- High Point
- 1.1 km
- Gradient
- 16˚
Like Scafell Pike, there are several routes to climb the highest peak in Wales: Snowdon. Most people tend to take the either Pyg Track or the Miner’s Track on the Three Peaks Challenge. Or go up one and come down the other. Both are easily accessed from a carpark right at the bottom of the mountain.
Description
It’s steep going, but if you’ve managed the other two then you’re probably not afraid of a slog up hill.
Thanks to the handy carpark at Pen-y-Pass, you can start your ascent of Snowdon a pretty long way above sea level.
There is also – at least in summer – a cafe at the top of Mount Snowdon to celebrate your success at. Okay, so there’s a cafe at the top all year round, but it’s only open in the summer. Don’t be disappointed. Or, you could hike back down from the summit trig point straight away and head for the famous Pete’s Eats in Llanberis. Your choice!
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Difficulty
Moderate
Hiking along trails with some uneven terrain and small hills. Small rocks and roots may be present.
Similar routes nearby
4 km away
The Welsh 3000s
A good challenge for any fit walker, which also is one of the best walks in Snowdownia.
Extreme Hiking
- Distance
- 41 km
- Ascent
- 2.8 km
- Descent
- 3.7 km
4.8 km away
Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach
One of Snowdonia's most classic hikes along one of its most scenic ridges
Difficult Hiking
- Distance
- 8.5 km
- Ascent
- 766 m
- Descent
- 766 m
5 km away
Tryfan and the Glyderau: Cwm Bochlwyd Loop
Snowdon's horseshoe may have the majesty, but Ogwen's own circular classic boasts more and better scrambling.
Extreme Hiking
- Distance
- 6.2 km
- Ascent
- 916 m
- Descent
- 913 m
5.4 km away
The Southern Carneddau
If it’s a superb walk in relative solitude you’re after then folk in the know will point you at those big old lumps where scenes of genuine grandeur can also be won, but unlike the cheap thrills of their Ogwen brethren, the secrets of the Carneddau must be earned.
Difficult Hiking
- Distance
- 14 km
- Ascent
- 950 m
- Descent
- 948 m
7.2 km away
Cnicht - The Welsh Matterhorn
This walk around Cnicht and it aqueous environs is one of the most enjoyable in Snowdonia offering some of the finest views in the national park, a smidgeon of optional scrambling and a tour of the most enchanting llynau imaginable.
Difficult Hiking
- Distance
- 10 km
- Ascent
- 683 m
- Descent
- 681 m
8.2 km away
Nantlle Ridge
A grassy stride along elegant curved arêtes, the traverse of the main ridge linking all the summits in the range is a classic Welsh walk, with a rare sense of peace and spacious seaward views.
Severe Hiking
- Distance
- 8.3 km
- Ascent
- 632 m
- Descent
- 606 m
8.2 km away
Snowdon's Quiet Side - Cwm Clogwyn Round
Snowdon isn’t short of great walking routes to its crowded summit, but if you think they are all infested with other folk you can think again.
Difficult Hiking
- Distance
- 15 km
- Ascent
- 952 m
- Descent
- 955 m
9 km away
Moel Siabod
When it comes to half day outings in Snowdonia, the ascent of Moel Siabod via the ridges that enclose Cwm y Foel is up there with the very best.
Moderate Hiking
- Distance
- 10 km
- Ascent
- 893 m
- Descent
- 681 m
9.1 km away
The Round of Marchlyn Mawr
Hideously scarred and cruelly exploited it may well be, but Elidir Fawr is often the choice of the connoisseur when a quick 3000er is the order of the day.
Difficult Hiking
- Distance
- 6.9 km
- Ascent
- 621 m
- Descent
- 397 m
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Guidebooks in this area
18 routes · Alpine Climbing · Hiking
The Ultimate Mountaineering Challenge : Climb The Big 10
10 routes · Hiking
The 10 Finest Day Hikes in Snowdonia
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