Walk gw140 Snowdon via The Rhyd-Ddu Path

Vital Statistics:

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

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,.

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) (Highest in Wales, Highest in England & Wales)

Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (Highest in Wales, Highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (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).

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

In no particular order . . .

On the way up Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) on the PYG track with Cribau and Y Lliwedd prominent in the background

Photo: Chris Jones (3)

Crib Goch from Snowdon

Photo: Paul Gillett (1)

My wife Donna near the top of Mount Snowdon

Photo: Chris Pieper (1)

Cardigan Bay from Snowdon summit

Photo: David Cartwright (8)

Half-way up Snowdon on the Rhyd Ddu walk

Photo: Tamalyn Roberts (2)

The summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Gerald Murphy (9)

On Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) summit

Photo: Barry Lugg (20)

This is a pic of my boyfriend mounting the steps to the summit of Snowdon in rather foggy conditions!

Photo: Emma Maudsley (1)

My uncle on the summit of Mount Snowdon

Photo: Tommy Guns (1)

Homeward Bound from the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) via the South Ridge

Photo: Gerald Murphy (13)

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