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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 13¼mls (21km) |
| Ascent: | 5,651ft (1,723m) |
| Time: | 10½hrs |
| Grade: |  |
Route outline for walk gw158:
Snowdon Mountain Railway Llanberis Station - Cader Ellyll - Llanberis Path - Halfway Station - Llechog (Llanberis Path) - Clogwyn Station - Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl) - Bwlch Glas - Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) - Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Path - Snowdon Ranger Path - Moel Cynghorion - Bwlch Maesgwm - Foel Goch (Snowdon) - Foel Gron - Moel Eilio (Llanberis) - Llanberis.
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The Snowdon Ranger Path is named after John Morton, the self-styled 'Snowdon Ranger', who used to escort 'gentlemen who put themselves under his guidance in order to ascend Snowdon and see the country'.
He lived in what is now the Snowdon Ranger Youth Hostel at the beginning of the path.
The Snowdon Mountain Railway is the only rack railway in Great Britain. It was opened in April 1896 and has been ferrying people to the summit of Snowdon ever since. To date, the Snowdon Mountain Railway has suffered only one fatality.On the day it opened one of the engines briefly lost control near the summit, tempting a passenger to leap from the train. He died from injuries.
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:
 5 Welsh Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 6 Welsh Nuttalls |
 1 Welsh Dewey |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 3 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 Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl) at 1066m (3499ft). Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl) is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (2nd highest in Wales, 2nd highest in England & Wales)
Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (2nd highest in Wales, 2nd highest in England & Wales). Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl) means 'Dish Ridge' in Welsh and is pronounced 'kreeb ee thysgl'.
The summit of Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
You will also reach the summit of Moel Eilio (Llanberis) at 726m (2383ft). Moel Eilio (Llanberis) is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (59th highest in Wales, 142nd highest in England & Wales)
Moel Eilio (Llanberis) is also known as a Welsh Nuttall (73rd highest in Wales, 176th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (28th highest in Wales, 535th highest in the UK).
Moel Eilio (Llanberis) means 'Supporting Bare Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'moil ay-leo'.
The summit of Moel Eilio (Llanberis) is marked by a windshelter.
Along the way you will also bag:
- Llechog (Llanberis Path) at 720m (2363ft). Llechog (Llanberis Path) is known as a Welsh Nuttall (76th highest in Wales, 184th highest in England & Wales).
- Moel Cynghorion at 674m (2212ft). Moel Cynghorion is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (83rd Wales, 205th Eng & Wal), a Welsh Nuttall (113th highest in Wales, 274th highest in England & Wales) and a Welsh Marilyn (39th Wales, 643rd highest in the UK). Moel Cynghorion means 'Bare Hill of The Councillors' in Welsh and is pronounced 'moil cun-gh-or ee-on'.
The summit of Moel Cynghorion is marked by a small cairn & a ladder stile over a fence.
- Foel Gron at 629m (2064ft). Foel Gron is classified as a Welsh Mountain (Hewitt) (116th Wales, 277th Eng & Wal) and a Welsh Nuttall (160th highest in Wales, 375th highest in England & Wales). Foel Gron means 'Round Bare Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'foil gron'.
The summit of Foel Gron is unmarked, just grass beside a fence.
- Foel Goch (Snowdon) at 605m (1985ft). Foel Goch (Snowdon) is classified as a Welsh Dewey (7th highest in Wales, 12th highest in England & Wales). Foel Goch (Snowdon) means 'Red Bare Hill' in Welsh and is pronounced 'foil gokh'.
The summit of Foel Goch (Snowdon) is marked by a cairn.
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gw158 Garnedd Ugain, Snowdon, Moel Cynghorion, Foel Gron and Moel Eilio from Llanberis
In no particular order . . .
Craig Fach, Llyn Llydaw (top) and Glaslyn (bottom) from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
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)
The view from Mount Snowdon with a touch of hoar frost on the grass making them into white ribbons
On the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) with Crib Goch (left) and Llyn Llydaw (right) in the background
Glaslyn (bottom), Llyn Llydaw and Y Lliwedd (right) from the top of The PYG/Miners' Track, Snowdon
Crib Goch from Llechog (Llanberis Path) on the way up 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)
Me and my puppy Freddy, on the Llanberis Path near Halfway Station, half way up Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Glaslyn (front) and Llyn Llydaw with The Pyg Track (far left) and the Miners' Track (centre left) from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
The Watkin Path, Nantgwynant and Cnicht on the horizon from the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
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