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Mountain Walking in Snowdonia

40 of the finest routes in Snowdonia

ISBN

9781852847678

Availability

Published

6 May 2016

Reprinted

13 Jan 2025

Edition

First

Pages

224

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.25cm

Weight

250g

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Guidebook to 40 of Snowdonia's best day walks, with routes up Snowdon and Tryfan, including the Snowdon Horseshoe, Cadair Idris, Y Garn and The Rhinogs. The routes range from Grade 1 scrambles like Crib Goch or Bristly Ridge, to riverside and forest walks. Includes details of a 2-day traverse of all 15 of Snowdonia's 3000ft peaks.

Seasons

Snowdonia is a year-round walking destination.

Centres

Ogwen, Betws y Coed, Capel Curig, Llanberis, Harlech, Dolgellau, Bethesda, Beddgelert and Bala areas as well as coastal resorts of North and West Wales.

Difficulty

Walks range from easy low level walks to Grade 1 scrambles to the summits of Wales and England's highest mountains. There are riverside and forest walks for rest days or when the weather on the tops gets too fierce.

Must See

Snowdon, including the Snowdon Horseshoe, the Glyderau, Carneddau, Cadair Idris, Rhinogs, Arans, Nantlle Ridge, Cwm Pennant, Moelwyns, Arenigs. Tour of the Welsh 3000s.

ISBN

9781852847678

Availability

Published

6 May 2016

Reprinted

13 Jan 2025

Edition

First

Pages

224

Size

17.20 x 11.60 x 1.25cm

Weight

250g

Delivery & Returns

Overview

A guidebook to 40 mountain walks exploring Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales. Graded by difficulty, the routes cover the whole of the national park and range from easy to strenuous, with the majority falling into the ‘moderate’ and ‘strenuous’ categories. Four routes call for low-grade scrambling.

Included are 38 walks of between 5 and 20km (3–13 miles), which can be enjoyed in 2–7 hours, plus a challenging two-day traverse of ‘the Welsh 3000s’ – the 15 Welsh summits over 3000ft.

1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk
Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket
Handy route summary table to help you choose an appropriate route
Access and parking information provided for each route
Geology, history, wildlife and a Welsh–English glossary

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Map key

Overview map

Introduction

Geology

History

Wildlife

Getting there

Getting around

Where to stay

When to go

Equipment

Mountain rescue

Using this guide

Place names

The Carneddau

Walk 1 Tal y Fan

Walk 2 Aber Falls and the Northern Carneddau

Walk 3 Cwm Eigiau Horseshoe

Walk 4 The Southern Carneddau

Walk 5 Cwm Llafar Horseshoe

The Glyderau

Walk 6 Gallt yr Ogof and Y Foel Goch

Walk 7 Glyderau from Pen-y-Gwryd

Walk 8 Tryfan by the North Ridge and Heather Terrace

Walk 9 Tryfan Without Fears

Walk 10 Cwm Bochlwyd and Glyder Fach

Walk 11 Y Garn and the Devil’s Kitchen

Walk 12 Elidir Fawr and Y Garn

Betws-y-Coed

Walk 13 Llyn Crafnant and Llyn Geirionydd

Walk 14 Llyn y Parc and Conwy View

Snowdon

Walk 15 Moel Eilio Horseshoe

Walk 16 Snowdon Horseshoe

Walk 17 Snowdon via Miners’ Track and PyG Track

Walk 18 Lliwedd via Miners’ Track and Y Gribin

Walk 19 Snowdon via the Watkin and the Rhyd Dhu Paths

Walk 20 Yr Aran

Eifionedd

Walk 21 Cwm Pennant and the Moel Hebog Ridge

Walk 22 Mynydd Mawr

Walk 23 Nantlle Ridge

Siabod and the Moelwyns

Walk 24 Moel Siabod

Walk 25 Aberglaslyn Gorge and Llyn Dinas

Walk 26 Cnicht and Cwm Croesor

Walk 27 The Moelwyns

The Rhinogs

Walk 28 Rhinog Fawr by the Roman Steps

Walk 29 Rhinog Fach and Y Llethr

Dolgellau, Cadair Idris and the South

Walk 30 Precipice Walk, Dolgellau

Walk 31 Cadair Idris by the Pony Path

Walk 32 Cadair Idris from Minffordd

Walk 33 The Dolgoch Falls and Tarrenhendre

Bala

Walk 34 Rhobell Fawr

Walk 35 Cwm Cywarch Horseshoe and Aran Fawddwy

Walk 36 Traverse of the Aran Ridge

Walk 37 Arenig Fawr and Moel Llyfnant

Walk 38 Cadair Berwyn and Pistyll Rhaeadr

The Welsh 3000s

Day 1 Snowdon and the Glyderau

Day 2 Carneddau

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Welsh/English glossary

Appendix C Useful contacts

Updates

September 2021

Walk 15 (Moel Eilio Horseshoe)

A new fence has been installed on the descent from Moel Cynghorion which does not have a stile by which to cross it. This is being investigated by the National Park Authority. In the meantime, walkers are advised to backtrack to Bwlch Maesgwm and descend northwards from there on a clear track that leads down to Llanberis.

October 2019

Walk 16 Snowdon Horseshoe and Walk 19 Snowdon by the Watkin Path

"Some pitching work has been carried out on the upper section of the Watkin Path, which has improved the summit approach/departure (depending which way you are going). However plans to tackle the middle and lower sections are still awaiting funding with no start date at present.."

August 2018

Route updates and corrections

page 200 - Walk 19 + Walk 20 the map reference should read SH 628 507

June 2017

1. Walk 8 The map route on P58 is wrong - to make text from ' moves way from Tryfan to meet a broader path 'on page 60 and map tally the route should follow the green line coming in from Nant y Benlog down to the road.

2. Welsh 3000s Day One. P203 Map is wrong correct version is included in the map on P74 for the route described.

3. P205 Map The line heading along Llyn Ogwen away from the finish symbol is actually the start of the Day 2 walk.

Terry Fletcher Cicerone author TFLETCHER

By Terry Fletcher

Terry Fletcher has walked and climbed among the mountains of the Costa Blanca for more than 30 years. His love of wild places has taken him all over Europe and North America, where he has a particular fascination for the sandstone canyonlands and deserts of the American South West. As a full time professional writer and photographer for more than 40 years, his work has appeared in almost every national newspaper as well as specialist magazines. He has also appeared on network television and radio as a commentator on the outdoors. He is a former editor of Cumbria and Lake District Magazine, Dalesman and The Countryman. He lives in the Yorkshire Dales.

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