24 easy to follow circular walk route maps of all grades in The Carneddau area of Snowdonia

The Carneddau area of Snowdonia National Park is enclosed by the edge of the Snowdonia National Park to the West, North and East and the A5 (Nant Ffrancon, Llyn Ogwen, Nant y Benglog and Betws-y-Coed) to the South.

Tap/mouse over a coloured circle (1-3 easy walks, 4-6 moderate walks, 7-9 hard walks) and click to select.



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Scroll down the list of walks below & click on each walk title (in blue) to locate it on the map above.


See this list of walks, routes & maps in:

Grade Order | Length Order | Time Order | Walk Number or Start Location Order
NB. To reverse (toggle) this order, click Grade Order again


Walk 1 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw109 Pen Llithrig y Wrach and Pen Yr Helgi Du from Capel Curig

Fine views of Tryfan and the Glyders

Vital Statistics:

Length:10 miles (16 km)
Ascent:2,945 ft (898 m)
Time:6½ hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk 2 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw110 Tal y Fan and Drum (Carneddau) from Cae Coch

Quiet lonely hills with fine views

Vital Statistics:

Length:8.75 miles (14 km)
Ascent:2,736 ft (834 m)
Time:6 hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk 3 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw113 Pen Yr Ole Wen, Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewelyn and Pen Yr Helgi Du from Glan Dena, Llyn Ogwen

A fine high walk with dramatic views

Vital Statistics:

Length:9.75 miles (15.5 km)
Ascent:3,523 ft (1,074 m)
Time:7 hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk 4 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw126 Craig Eigiau and Pen Llithrig y Wrach from Llyn Eigiau

Superb mountain walk with fine views

Vital Statistics:

Length:9.5 miles (15 km)
Ascent:2,714 ft (827 m)
Time:6.25hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk 5 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw129 The Welsh 3000's (Carneddau) from Glan Dena, Llyn Ogwen

Peak baggers paradise

Vital Statistics:

Length:11.5 miles (18.5 km)
Ascent:4,599 ft (1,402 m)
Time:8.75hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk 6 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw132 Pen Llithrig y Wrach and Creigiau Gleision from Llyn Eigiau

Testing hike with superb lake views

Vital Statistics:

Length:10 miles (16 km)
Ascent:3,027 ft (923 m)
Time:6½ hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk 7 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw146 Craig Eigiau, Pen Llithrig y Wrach and Creigiau Gleision from Llyn Eigiau

Superb mountain walk

Vital Statistics:

Length:13.5 miles (21.5 km)
Ascent:4,477 ft (1,364 m)
Time:9½ hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk 8 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw172 Tal y Fan, Foel-ganol and Yr Orsedd from Bwlch y Ddeufaen

Magnificent views

Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:2,234 ft (681 m)
Time:5.25hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk 9 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw191 Creigiau Gleision from Llyn Crafnant

Lovely views with little company

Vital Statistics:

Length:7.75 miles (12.5 km)
Ascent:2,785 ft (849 m)
Time:5.75hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk 10 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw199 Carnedd Llewelyn, Foel Grach and Pen Llithrig y Wrach from Llyn Eigiau

Superb mountain walk with fine views

Vital Statistics:

Length:11 miles (17.5 km)
Ascent:3,641 ft (1,110 m)
Time:7.75hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk 11 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw201 Foel-ganol and Yr Orsedd from Bwlch y Ddeufaen

Magnificent views

Vital Statistics:

Length:6 miles (9.5 km)
Ascent:1,346 ft (410 m)
Time:3½ hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk 12 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw202 Pen yr Ole Wen via the South Western Ridge from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen

Very steep climb - not for the inexperienced

Vital Statistics:

Length:4.5 miles (7 km)
Ascent:2,329 ft (710 m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk 13 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw208 Drum (Carneddau) from Bwlch y Ddeufaen

Quiet lonely hills with fine views

Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:1,906 ft (581 m)
Time:4.75hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk 14 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw225 Tal y Fan and Foel Lwyd from Bwlch y Ddeufaen Car Park

The view from Tal y Fan is stupendous

Vital Statistics:

Length:4 miles (6.5 km)
Ascent:1,023 ft (312 m)
Time:2½ hrs
Grade:(Easy)
Walk 15 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk cw283 Tal y Fan, Foel-ganol, Yr Orsedd and Drum (Carneddau) from Cae Coch

Quiet lonely hills with fine views

Vital Statistics:

Length:12.25 miles (19.5 km)
Ascent:3,529 ft (1,076 m)
Time:8 hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk 16 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk gw101 Aber Falls (Rhaeadr-fawr) from Bont Newydd

Easy stroll to a stunning waterfall

Vital Statistics:

Length:3 miles (5 km)
Ascent:459 ft (140 m)
Time:1½ hrs
Grade:(Easy)
Walk 17 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk gw122 The Cwm Llafar Horseshoe

Superb ridge walk

Vital Statistics:

Length:9 miles (14.5 km)
Ascent:3,660 ft (1,116 m)
Time:7 hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk 18 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk gw139 Gyrn (Llanllechid) and Moel Wnion from Bont Newydd

Fine 360° views of the Carneddau and the coast

Vital Statistics:

Length:6.75 miles (10.5 km)
Ascent:2,139 ft (652 m)
Time:4.75hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk 19 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk gw160 Gyrn (Llanllechid) and Moel Wnion from Rachub

Fine 360° views of the Carneddau and the coast

Vital Statistics:

Length:6 miles (9.5 km)
Ascent:1,519 ft (463 m)
Time:3.75hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk 20 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk gw165 Carnedd Dafydd from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen

Steep climb to dramatic views - can be difficult in mist

Vital Statistics:

Length:8.75 miles (14 km)
Ascent:3,108 ft (947 m)
Time:6½ hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk 21 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk gw171 Bera Bach from Bont Newydd

Fine views of the coast & Carneddau

Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:2,795 ft (852 m)
Time:5.75hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
Walk 22 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk gw183 Bera Bach, Foel Grach and Drum (Carneddau) from Bont Newydd

Fine views of the coast and the Carneddau

Vital Statistics:

Length:14.75 miles (23.5 km)
Ascent:3,890 ft (1,186 m)
Time:9.25hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk 23 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk gw193 Foel Fras from Bont Newydd

Fine views of the coast & Carneddau

Vital Statistics:

Length:9.75 miles (15.5 km)
Ascent:3,165 ft (965 m)
Time:6.75hrs
Grade:(Hard)
Walk 24 Walking Bootprint Icon

Walk gw246 Foel-ganol and Yr Orsedd from Hafod-y-gelyn

Magnificent short ridge walk

Vital Statistics:

Length:6 miles (9.5 km)
Ascent:1,621 ft (494 m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:(Moderate)

See this list of walks, routes & maps in:

Grade Order | Length Order | Time Order | Walk Number or Start Location Order
NB. To reverse (toggle) this order, click Grade Order again





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