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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9mls (14.5km) |
| Ascent: | 3,982ft (1,214m) |
| Time: | 7½hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk gw107:
Rhyd-Ddu - Rhyd-Ddu Path - Pen Ar Lon - Bwlch Main - Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) - Allt Maenderyn - Bwlch Cwm Llan - Yr Aran - Pen Ar Lon - Rhyd-Ddu
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
Rhyd Dduis pronounced'r-ee-th th-ee'
The building on the summit of Snowdon (Hafod Eryri - The Snowdon Summit Visitor Centre and Cafe) is thought to be the home of the highest house mice in England and Wales!
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 2 Welsh Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 2 Welsh Nuttalls |
 0 Welsh Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 2 Welsh Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 1085m (3561ft). Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (1st highest in Wales,Highest in England & Wales)
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (1st highest in Wales,Highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (1st highest in Wales, 43rd highest in the UK).
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) means 'The Burial Place' in Welsh and is pronounced 'ur-oo-ith-va'.
The summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point. Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is the highest point in the county of Gwynedd, the highest point in Snowdonia National Park and the highest point in England and Wales.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Yr Aran at 747m (2452ft). Yr Aran is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (53rd highest in Wales, 124th highest in England & Wales)
Yr Aran is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (65th highest in Wales, 151st highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (24th highest in Wales, 489th highest in the UK).
Yr Aran means 'The Mountain' in Welsh and is pronounced 'ur-a-ran'.
The summit of Yr Aran is marked by a cairn.
You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)
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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gw107 Snowdon and Yr Aran from Rhyd-Ddu
In no particular order . . .
View back down the South Ridge to Yr Aran from the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Andy looking along the ridge towards Llanberis from Llechog (Llanberis Path) on the down from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Bwlch Ciliau, Y Lliwedd Bach and Y Lliwedd from the Finger Post at top of Scree Path near the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
My son in law Mark waking up on the top of Snowdon with fabulous clouds down below
Mynydd Drws-y-coed (The Nantlle Ridge) and Y Garn (Moel Hebog) (right) from Rhyd Ddu
My big sister Louise and my brother-in-law Dave at the top of Snowdon last September
On the summit of Snowdon as part of a sponsored walk for Southmead Hospital, Bristol
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) (left), Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl) & Crib Goch (centre left) and Lechlog (Snowdon) (right) from Llyn Caseg Fraith
On the way up Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) on the PYG track with Cribau and Y Lliwedd prominent in the background
Glaslyn (bottom), Llyn Llydaw and Y Lliwedd (right) from the top of The PYG/Miners' Track, Snowdon
Llyn Peris, Llanberis and the Snowdon Mountain Railway from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Cefn-Du, Moel Eilio (Llanberis), Foel Gron, Foel Goch and Moel Cynghorion from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
The PYG Track and The Miners' Track, Craig Fach, Llyn Llydaw (top) and Glaslyn (bottom) from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
A RAF Helicopter above Y Lliwedd and the Watkin Path from Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Crib Goch from Llechog (Llanberis Path) on the way up Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Glyder Fawr from Llechog (Llanberis Path) on the way up Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl) - The 2nd highest mountain in England and Wales from the highest - Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Myself, Willo, Barnsey and Mark at the top of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) in September!
On the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) with Crib Goch (left) and Llyn Llydaw (right) in the background
Mynydd Drws-y-coed (left) and Y Garn (Moel Hebog) from the Nantlle Road (B4418) near Rhyd Ddu
My dad on the summit of Yr Aran in the snow with Cnicht & Moelwyn Mawr on the horizon (left centre) and Lyn Dinas in the Nantgwynant valley below (right)
Llyn-y-Gadar (right) beyond the Rydd Ddu Path/Lechlog ridge from the summit of Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Myself in September on the final approach to Snowdon summit via the Rhyd Ddu path
The awe inspiring view from Snowdon's summit featuring Llyn Llydaw with Carnedd Moel Siabod beyond
The last of the National 3 Peaks 24hr Challenge before descending to finish in 23 hours 45 minutes.
What a tight finish, just time for this photo!
It's a bit foggy but here is a photo of me and our little hiking Jack Russell at the top of Snowdon :)
Craig Fach, Llyn Llydaw (top) and Glaslyn (bottom) from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Llyn Cwellyn and Mynydd Mawr (Llyn Cwellyn) (centre left) and Moel Eilio (Llanberis) (far right) from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Friends on the summit of Yr Aran in the snow with Beddgelert below (left centre) and Moel Hebog on the horizon (right)
An unscheduled halt on Llechog (Llanberis Path) on the way up Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Mynydd Mawr (Llyn Cwellyn) (left), Llyn Cwellyn, Moel Eilio (Llanberis) (right) and Foel Gron (far right) from the Rhyd Ddu path
Crib Goch, Craig Fach and The PYG Track from the summit of Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
The Watkin Path, Nantgwynant and Cnicht on the horizon from the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
The Watkin Path on Bwlch Ciliau and Y Lliwedd from the top of the Scree Path close to the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Glaslyn (front) and Llyn Llydaw with The Pyg Track (far left) and the Miners' Track (centre left) from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl), Crib Goch, Craig Fach, The PYG Track, Llyn Llydaw and Y Lliwedd from the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
The view from Mount Snowdon with a touch of hoar frost on the grass making them into white ribbons
Crib Goch (centre right) with the PYG Track (mid path) and the Miners' Track (coming up the valley) seen from the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
My mountain dog Degla, admiring the view (near the top of the PYG/Miners' Track) off Mount Snowdon
This is a pic of my boyfriend mounting the steps to the summit of Snowdon in rather foggy conditions!
My oldest sons (14 and 15 years old) and some of their mates get hands on at the cairn, on top of Mount Snowdon after doing a charity walk.
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