8 easy to follow circular walk route maps of all grades in The Glyders (or Glyderau) area of Snowdonia

The Glyders (or Glyderau) area of Snowdonia National Park is enclosed by Bethesda to the North, the A5 (Nant Ffrancon, Llyn Ogwen & Nant y Benglog) to the North East, Capel Curig to the East, the A4086 (The Pass of Llanberis & Dyffryn Mymbyr) to the South and the edge of the Snowdonia National Park to the West.

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


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Walk cw119 Tryfan from Glan Dena, Llyn Ogwen

One of the finest mountains in Wales

Vital Statistics:

Length:7.5 miles (12 km)
Ascent:2,814 ft (858 m)
Time:5½ hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
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Walk gw102 The Welsh 3000's (Glyderau) from Llanberis

5 of the 15 Welsh 3000's

Vital Statistics:

Length:12.5 miles (18.5 km)
Ascent:5,327 ft (1,624 m)
Time:9½ hrs
Grade:(Hard)
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Walk gw106 A circuit of Llyn Idwal from Ogwen Cottage

Perfect on a warm, hot sunny day

Vital Statistics:

Length:2.75 miles (4.5 km)
Ascent:433 ft (132 m)
Time:1½ hrs
Grade:(Easy)
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Walk gw115 Glyder Fach, Castell y Gwynt and Glyder Fawr from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen

A very steep ascent and descent

Vital Statistics:

Length:5.5 miles (9 km)
Ascent:2,854 ft (870 m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
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Walk gw147 Y Garn (Glyderau) from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen

A short but strenuous walk to dramatic views

Vital Statistics:

Length:4.75 miles (7.5 km)
Ascent:2,198 ft (670 m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
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Walk gw187 Y Garn (Glyderau), Glyder Fawr, Castell y Gwynt and Glyder Fach from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen

A strenuous walk to dramatic views

Vital Statistics:

Length:7 miles (11 km)
Ascent:3,308 ft (1,008 m)
Time:6 hrs
Grade:(Moderate)
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Walk gw194 Y Garn (Glyderau), Foel-goch, Mynydd Perfedd, Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau) and Elidir Fawr from Nant Peris

High level walk with superb mountain views

Vital Statistics:

Length:10.75 miles (17 km)
Ascent:4,699 ft (1,432 m)
Time:8½ hrs
Grade:(Hard)
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Walk gw219 Llyn y Cwn from Ogwen Cottage, Llyn Ogwen

A short but steep ascent to a fine view

Vital Statistics:

Length:4.25 miles (6.5 km)
Ascent:1,470 ft (448 m)
Time:3 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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