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

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

11.1km

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2. Cnicht from Nantmor loop — Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri | Snowdonia National Park

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3. Ascent to Cnicht – Cnicht Summit loop from Croesor

14.4km

05:27

880m

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Trail Magazine

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.

DULMI

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

2. Cnicht from Nantmor loop — Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri | Snowdonia National Park

3. Ascent to Cnicht – Cnicht Summit loop from Croesor

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