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Bwlch Glas Pass

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Bwlch Glas Pass

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Bwlch Glas Pass

Recommended by 189 hikers out of 190

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Gwarchodfa Natur Genedlaethol Yr Wyddfa

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

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1. Pyg Track & Miners Track loop to Yr Wyddfa / Snowdon from Pen y Pass — Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri / Snowdonia National Park

12.3km

04:56

680m

690m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Start of the Llanberis Path – Llanberis Path loop from Nant Peris

14.7km

05:22

940m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Llanberis Path – Snowdon Summit (Yr Wyddfa) loop from Llanberis

14.0km

05:17

930m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Tips

Alex Foxfield

October 19, 2021

A mountain pass, the lowest point between two peaks, is often the meeting place of various paths. In the Scottish Highlands, this is a 'bealach', in England it's a 'col' and in Wales it's a 'bwlch'.

Whatever you call them, few see as many pairs of boots as Bwlch Glas on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon). It's the site where hikers on the Snowdon Ranger, the Llanberis Path, the Pyg Track and Miners' Track and those who have come over Crib Goch and Garnedd Ugain all meet.

This means it's also a place where you don't want to get your bearings wrong, with so many paths that could lead you astray. Fortunately, things are well signposted, so even in poor visibility you should have little problem.

Rambling_Richard

July 4, 2025

Crazy hiking all the way up and then seeing a train pass you on the final section!

Ciska Postema

July 25, 2025

Beautiful hike, too bad it was cloudy at the top. 12.3 km isn't the actual distance you'll be hiking: it's definitely 10 km more because you can't walk a straight line on this path.
It's very busy on this trail; there's a queue to reach the top.

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Elevation 970 m

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

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