Highlight • Natural Monument
Cnicht Summit
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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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Trail Magazine
December 2, 2019
Hiking
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
Hiking
Great mountain, easy to climb, wonderful views and best of all: not as crowded as Snowdon!
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•Grace
March 30, 2022
Hiking
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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4.8
(47)
432
hikers
11.1km
03:50
500m
500m
Hike the Cnicht from Croesor loop, a difficult 6.9-mile trail in Snowdonia National Park with scrambling, quarries, and panoramic summit vie
Hard
4.8
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123
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8.48km
03:03
480m
480m
Hike the difficult 5.3-mile Cnicht from Nantmor loop for panoramic views of Snowdonia and the distinctive 'Welsh Matterhorn'.
Hard
5.0
(15)
130
hikers
14.4km
05:27
880m
880m
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.
Hard
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Elevation 630 m
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