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 . . .

A RAF Helicopter above Y Lliwedd and the Watkin Path from Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Will Caesar (9)

James, James Lawton and Pete on Snowdon

Photo: Brian Dexter (9)

Pool above Glaslyn, Snowdon

Photo: David Atherton (4)

My family climbing Snowdon!

Photo: Donna Taylor (1)

Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw from Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Charlotte Drysdale (1)

Me on top of snowdon, looking like a smurf

Photo: Christina Jones (2)

We made it! Sara and Tess on the summit of Snowdon

Photo: Leslie Williams (10)

The Watkin Path on Bwlch Ciliau and Y Lliwedd from the top of the Scree Path close to the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa)

Photo: Gerald Murphy (8)

Llyn Padarn and Llanberis from Snowdon

Photo: David Atherton (9)

Llyn Llydaw from The Watkin Path route up Mount Snowdon

Photo: Paul Hancock (5)

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