Dogs on Snowdon
Q. Are you to (can you) take your dogs on the walk (tourist path) to the top of Snowdon?
Rachael Wilkinson, Nottingham
A. You're likely to find quite a few people taking their doggies up Snowdon.
The answer, though, depends to large extent on the capabilities of your dog and how well controlled he/she is.
Your average fit pooch should be OK on most of the routes, though it might be best to stay off scrambles like Crib Goch unless you and the dog are used to scrambly routes.
I've had several experience of dogs slithering off scrambly bits due to them not being at all scared of heights - the worst costing me £70 in vets fees.
I would recommend keeping Fido on an extendable lead - specially when its close to lambing time - just need to be careful that nobody can trip over the lead.
Mike Knipe, Crook
A. My dog Dexter (greyhound) does a lot of walking with me, however the last time we did some scrambling on Arran he got a bit scared of the heights and of getting his legs stuck in between the rocks.
At the end he was a bit bruised in certain sensitive areas and I ended up having to carry him for several hundred metres. Him being around 35 kilos.
So I only take him on non scrambling walks or by pass the scrambles. He has written a short book?!! about his travels that includes routes and dog friendly pubs etc. Hope to get it published when he gets more walks done.
Robert McMillan, Auchinleck
A. My dog Penny climbed Snowdon, going up from Rhyd Ddu - walk gw107 Snowdon and Yr Aran from Rhyd Ddu
. She was on an extending lead and did the climb rather better than my son!
She only had one problem and needed a 'bunk up'. Ian Riley, Batley A. My two dogs often come up Snowdon with me. I keep them on a flexi lead attached to a dog harness for their safety. The flexi lead allows flexibility for me when I'm navigating boulders etc and takes pressure off on bits that require concentration. Tracey Cockerham, Gilberdyke Evan Jones, Cardiff Add an answer THIS question | Ask a NEW walking and hiking question Return to the main list of Walking and Hiking Questions Search for an existing Walking and Hiking Question or Answer To contribute to go4awalk.com or to contact us about anything at all NB. To see our navigational hills you must have the Macromedia Shockwave/Flash Player plug-in installed in your browser. This is free and comes as standard with later versions. If you have an early version browser - click here and follow Macromedia's installation instructions. go4awalk.com and go4awalk.co.uk are registered trademarks of TMDH Limited. Copyright |
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No problems other than a bit of stiffness in one dog the day after. They love the pool half way down the Miners' track on Snowdon, and the causeway bit!!!
A. Climbed the Llanberis Path on Saturday with our Patterdale (ish). He had a great time. For much of the journey though best kept on an extending lead due to the sheep and occasional steep drops.
Only problem is that the railway and cafe actively discourage dog visitors. Dogs are banned from the trains (useful to know if you planned coming back down by train) and also from both the summit and HalfWay cafes. There are no facilities for dogs at the summit cafe in particular, no tethering posts and nowhere you can sit (or reasonably stand) with a dog out of the wind. However, as long as you don't plan to use any of the facilities it's a great walk.
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