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Cnicht Summit

Cnicht Summit

Recommended by 79 hikers

You know hikes to Cnicht are going to be spectacular once you hear of its moniker, ‘the Welsh Matterhorn’. Its pyramidal profile, as seen from Croesor, is at once alluring …

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    1. Cnicht from Croesor loop — Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri | Snowdonia National Park

    11.1km

    03:50

    500m

    500m

    Expert hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    December 2, 2019

    Nicknamed the Welsh Matterhorn, albeit 12,431 feet (3,789 m) lower than its Swiss counterpart, what Cnicht lacks in height it makes up in shapely attractiveness. It is a fantastically pointy, fin-like peak with an irresistible allure. Rising proudly above the hamlet of Croesor, it is the best of the Moelwynion range by far.

      July 13, 2023

      Great mountain, easy to climb, wonderful views and best of all: not as crowded as Snowdon!

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        March 30, 2022

        Cnicht is awesome mountain which is 3,000ft and on the small side compared to others in North Wales. They call it the "Welsh Matterhorn" due to it's shape and looking like The Matterhorn which is a mountain in the Alps. Standing above the Glaslyn Valley, Cnicht is the 5th highest mountain in the Moelwynion mountain range.

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          Location: Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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