Walk Route Map gw140 Snowdon via The Rhyd-Ddu Path

Walk gw140 Snowdon via The Rhyd-Ddu Path

An alternative route up Wales' highest

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8mls (12km)
Ascent:	3,131ft (954m)
Time:	7¾hrs
Grade:

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Route outline for walk gw140:

Rhyd-Ddu - The Rhyd-Ddu Path - Pen Ar Lon - Bwlch Main - Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) - Bwlch Main - Llechog (Rhydd Ddu Path) - Pen Ar Lon - The Rhyd-Ddu Path - Rhyd-Ddu,.

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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:

1
Welsh
Mountain

0
Wainwrights

2
Welsh
Nuttalls

0
Welsh
Deweys

0
Wainwright
Outlying Fells

1
Welsh
Marilyn

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 Llechog (Llanberis Path) at 720m (2363ft). Llechog (Llanberis Path) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (76th highest in Wales, 184th highest in England & Wales).

You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

Snowdonia National Park

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL17 Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa and Conwy Valley/Dyffryn Conwy

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

115 Snowdon & Caernarfon

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gw140 Snowdon via The Rhyd-Ddu Path

In no particular order . . .

An unscheduled halt on Llechog (Llanberis Path) on the way up Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Mike Griffiths (22)

Crib Goch, Craig Fach and The PYG Track from the summit of Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Chris Player (13)

Climbing Snowdon

Photo: David Atherton (1)

Climbing Mount Snowdon

Photo: Karina Ween (1)

Cefn-Du, Moel Eilio (Llanberis), Foel Gron, Foel Goch and Moel Cynghorion from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Chris Clarke (1)

Andy Brown on Snowdon during the Three Peaks Challenge

Photo: Andy Brown (7)

Mynydd Drws-y-coed (The Nantlle Ridge) and Y Garn (Moel Hebog) (right) from Rhyd Ddu

Photo: David Zuckerman (1)

The Watkin Path, Nantgwynant and Cnicht on the horizon from the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Victoria Ashley (1)

Llyn Padarn and Llanberis from Snowdon

Photo: David Atherton (9)

My uncle on the summit of Mount Snowdon

Photo: Tommy Guns (1)

Yr Aran at the end of the Allt Maenderyn Ridge from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Will Caesar (10)

Crib Goch at dawn from very close to the top of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Shane Green (1)

Myself, Willo, Barnsey and Mark at the top of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) in September!

Photo: Steve Hitchman (1)

Llyn Llydaw from the summit of Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Andy Holliday (4)

Walk gw140 Snowdon via The Rhyd-Ddu Path - Mynydd Mawr (Llyn Cwellyn) (left), Llyn Cwellyn, Moel Eilio (Llanberis) (right) and Foel Gron (far right) from the Rhyd Ddu path

Mynydd Mawr (Llyn Cwellyn) (left), Llyn Cwellyn, Moel Eilio (Llanberis) (right) and Foel Gron (far right) from the Rhyd Ddu path

Photo: Don Williams (16)

On the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Laura Whitfield (2)

Llyn Peris, Llanberis and the Snowdon Mountain Railway from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Cathy Crompton (1)

Three of my work colleagues at the top of Snowdon

Photo: Oliver Hunter (1)

Me at the top of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) as part of my 3 Peaks Challenge

Photo: Tim Williams (4)

Climbing Snowdon

Photo: David Atherton (3)

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