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Cnicht
689m (2261ft)
The Molewyns Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales
Cnicht is often referred to as the Welsh Matterhorn. When viewed from the village of Croesor and the south-west, Cnicht appears to be a perfect pyramid shaped mountain that resembles the Matterhorn on the border between Italy and Switzerland.
Cnicht is on Ordnance Survey Maps:
| OS Explorer Map OL17 | |
| 1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers) |
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| OS Landranger Map 115 | |
| 1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers) |
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Cnicht is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,273ft (693m) | |
| Time: | 5 hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Croesor, Croesor Bach, Cnicht, Cnicht (North Top), Llyn Yr Adar, Afon Cwm-y-foel, Llyn Cwm-corsiog, Clogwyn Birth, Rhosydd Quarry, Bwlch y Rhosydd, Croesor Quarry, Cwm Croesor, Croesor.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,355ft (1,023m) | |
| Time: | 6.75hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Croesor, Croesor Bach, Cnicht, Cnicht (North Top), Llyn Yr Adar, Afon Cwm-y-foel, Llyn Cwm-corsiog, Clogwyn Birth, Rhosydd Quarry, Moel-yr-hydd, Moelwyn Mawr (North Ridge Top), Moelwyn Mawr, Croesor.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,921ft (890m) | |
| Time: | 6½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Nantgwynant, Blaen Nanmor, Croesor Bach, Cnicht, Cnicht (North Top), Llyn Yr Adar, Llyn Llagi, Nantgwynant.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,923ft (1,196m) | |
| Time: | 7½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Croesor, Croesor Bach, Cnicht, Cnicht (North Top), Llyn Yr Adar, Afon Cwm-y-foel, Llyn Cwm-corsiog, Clogwyn Birth, Rhosydd Quarry, Moel-yr-hydd, Moelwyn Mawr (North Ridge Top), Moelwyn Mawr, Craigysgafn, Bwlch Stwlan, Moelwyn Bach, Croesor.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Cnicht
Iain Jones walked up on November 29th, 2019 [from/via/route] Croesor [with] Nicola Jones
Wynne Roberts climbed on June 16th, 2019 [from/via/route] Nantgwynant [with] Gareth [weather] Sunny spells. Breezy - Paths obscured in places, difficult to determine route, very boggy.
Anthony Scott bagged on July 30th, 2018 [with] Dave Cross (HF)
Bleddyn Rhys hiked on May 5th, 2018 [from/via/route] Cychwyn o'r Crimea. Allt-fawr, rownt top Cwmorthin ac drost Cnicht cyn disgyn lawr i Ring Llanfrothan am rescue pickup! [with] Ar ben fy hyn! [weather] Braf iawn - sgortchar! - 15 Km - 4 awr a hanner Rhedeg yr holl ffordd lawr or Cnicht i pub am fy mod yn hwyr, ond dal i gyraedd cyn y rescue team! Golygfeudd gwych or'r Moelwynions - gyda cwmwl yn rhowlio trostynt tra on ni'n yr haul!
Christina Lander summited on April 18th, 2018 [from/via/route] Croesor - Cnicht - Bwlch y Rhosydd - Llyn Croesor - Moelwyn Mawr - Moelwyn Bach - Croesor [with] Dick [weather] Started off overcast, but turned into a beautiful sunny day. Windy on top of Moelwyn Mawr & Moelwyn Bach
David Wand conquered on July 28th, 1989 [with] Gayle and the girls
Mark Davidson scaled on August 20th, 2002 [with] Alone [weather] Sunny and warm with good views
Rachael Tyler walked up on April 8th, 2016 [from/via/route] Croesor [with] The husband [weather] Cloudy and cold at the top - Nightmare trying to navigate in the clouds - wandered through the bogs looing for a faint path. Nice walk back past the ruins.
Jj Segarty has climbed [from/via/route] Cnicht, Llyn Biswail, Llynnau, Lerrrig-mylit [with] ATIP Group [weather] Low Cloud, Low wind, Poor visibility above 600m - Good practice with navigation in the fog
Robert Taylor-marriott bagged on February 9th, 2010 [from/via/route] Route 4: Cnicnt, Cnicnt North Top& Moel Druman (CNT) Completed 09.02.10 [with] Vince Wetton & Robert Taylor-Marriott [weather] Sunny, cold, ice.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Cnicht
The Watkin Path, Nantgwynant and Cnicht on the horizon from the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
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)
Nantgwynant with Ysgafell Wen and Cnicht on the horizon from the summit of Y Lliwedd
Cnicht and Cnicht (North Top) with The Snowdon Range beyond from Moelwyn Mawr
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