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Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
1085m (3561ft)
The Snowdon Area, Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales
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.
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) 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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Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 6.5ml (10.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,938ft (895m) | |
| Time: | 5½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Pen y Pass, Pyg Track, Bwlch y Moch, Craig Fach, Miners' Track, Snowdon Mountain Railway, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Miners' Track, Pyg Track, Bwlch y Moch, Pen y Pass.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7ml (11km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,805ft (1,160m) | |
| Time: | 6.25hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Pen y Pass, Pyg Track, Bwlch y Moch, Craig Fach, Crib Goch, Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl), Snowdon Mountain Railway, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), The Scree Path, Bwlch y Saethau, Bwlch Ciliau, Y Lliwedd, Y Lliwedd (East Top), Lliwedd Bach, Miners' Track, Pen y Pass.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.25ml (11.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,131ft (954m) | |
| Time: | 7.75hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Rhyd Ddu, The Rhyd Ddu Path, Pen Ar Lon, Llechog, Bwlch Main, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Bwlch Main, Llechog, Pen Ar Lon, The Rhyd Ddu Path, Rhyd Ddu,.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,034ft (925m) | |
| Time: | 6 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Pen y Pass, Pyg Track, Bwlch y Moch, Craig Fach, Miners' Track, Snowdon Mountain Railway, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Miners' Track, Glaslyn, Llyn Llydaw, Pen y Pass.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,200ft (975m) | |
| Time: | 6.25hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
- Snowdon Ranger Car Park, Snowdon Ranger Railway Station, Llwyn Onn, Maen Bras, Snowdon Ranger Path, Bwlch Cwm Brwynog, Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Snowdon Mountain Railway, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Snowdon Ranger Path, Snowdon Ranger Car Park.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.5ml (12km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,100ft (1,250m) | |
| Time: | 6½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Pen y Pass, Pyg Track, Bwlch y Moch, Craig Fach, Crib Goch, Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl), Snowdon Mountain Railway, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), The Scree Path, Bwlch y Saethau, Bwlch Ciliau, Y Lliwedd, Y Lliwedd (East Top), Lliwedd Bach, Gallt y Wenallt, Afon Glaslyn, Miners' Track, Pen y Pass.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 7.75ml (12.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,682ft (1,122m) | |
| Time: | 6½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Nantgwynant, Bethania, Castell, Gladstone Rock, The Watkin Path, Bwlch Ciliau, Bwlch y Saethau, The Scree Path, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), The Scree Path, Bwlch y Saethau, Bwlch Ciliau, The Watkin Path, Gladstone Rock, Castell, Bethania, Nantgwynant.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,982ft (1,214m) | |
| Time: | 7½ hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Rhyd Ddu, Rhyd Ddu Path, Pen Ar Lon, Llechog, Bwlch Main, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Allt Maenderyn, Bwlch Cwm Llan, Yr Aran, Pen Ar Lon, Rhyd Ddu.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.5ml (14.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,517ft (1,377m) | |
| Time: | 8 hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Nantgwynant, Bethania, Castell, Gladstone Rock, The Watkin Path, Bwlch Ciliau, Bwlch y Saethau, The Scree Path, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Rydd Ddu Path, Clogwyn Du, Allt Maenderyn, Yr Aran, Clogwyn Birth, Nantgwynant.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9ml (14.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 3,344ft (1,019m) | |
| Time: | 6.75hrs | |
| Grade: | | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Snowdon Mountain Railway Llanberis Station, Cader Ellyll, Llanberis Path, Halfway Station, Llechlog, Clogwyn Station, Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl), Bwlch Glas, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Clogwyn Station, Halfway Station, Llanberis Path, Llanberis.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 11.25ml (18km) | |
| Ascent: | 4,179ft (1,346m) | |
| Time: | 8½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Snowdon Mountain Railway Llanberis Station, Cader Ellyll, Llanberis Path, Halfway Station, Llechlog, Clogwyn Station, Garnedd Ugain (Crib y Ddysgl), Bwlch Glas, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Clogwyn Du'r Arddu Path, Snowdon Ranger Path, Moel Cynghorion, Bwlch Maesgwm, Llanberis.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 12.75ml (20.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 5,651ft (1,723m) | |
| Time: | 10½ hrs | |
| Grade: |  | (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
- Snowdon Mountain Railway Llanberis Station, Cader Ellyll, Llanberis Path, Halfway Station, Llechlog, 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.
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Nicola Parkinson walked up on July 20th, 2019 [from/via/route] Night walk up Pyg and down Miners [with] Wally's Wacky Walkers [weather] Awful. Wind, rain, cold, mist
Chris Hughes climbed on June 27th, 2015 [from/via/route] Pyg then down the miners [with] Becky [weather] sunny until half way up then misty - Our first big peak
Craig Redman bagged on July 20th, 2019 [from/via/route] Llanberis [with] Kat [weather] Sunny
Mark Heybourne hiked on May 3rd, 1980 [from/via/route] pyg track and miners track [weather] showers - no view at the top
Wynne Roberts summited on June 15th, 2019 [from/via/route] Watkin Pass [with] Gareth [weather] Sunny spells. Breezy - Came back to campsite at 10:45pm
Alan Pritchard conquered on May 11th, 2009 [with] Dave Levi [weather] Good ml - Walked the Snowdon horseshoe a few times. 😎🚶♂️
Michael Rygol scaled on May 27th, 2019 [with] Angela
Anthony Scott walked up on August 2nd, 2018 [from/via/route] ranger path [with] HF [weather] cloudy and drizzle
Mark Price climbed on September 16th, 2017 [from/via/route] pen y pass [with] Kat and Robert [weather] sqally rain with a moderate wind
Neil Walker bagged on June 1st, 1984 [with] Little Houghton School
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Llyn Du-bach & Maen-offeren Quarry (foreground) with Allt-fawr, Moel Druman, Ysgafel Wen in the distance and Yr Aran, Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) and Y Lliwedd on the horizon from the summit of Manod Mawr (North Top)
Post marking the pint where the Watkin Path joins Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)'s South ridge above Bwlch Main - with Mynydd Mawrm Llyn Cwellyn and Moel Eilio in the distance
Llyn-y-Gadar (right) beyond the Rydd Ddu Path/Lechlog ridge from the summit of Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
Coed Victoria (with a disused Slate Quarries beyond) from the Llanberis Path up Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
The PYG Track and The Miners' Track, Craig Fach, Llyn Llydaw (top) and Glaslyn (bottom) from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)
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