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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

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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

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

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2. Llyn Llydaw – Llyn Glaslyn loop from Nant Peris

11.4km

03:49

470m

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

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229

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3. Glyders from Pen-y-Gwryd loop — Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri / Snowdonia National Park

11.4km

04:49

770m

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

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Alex Foxfield

June 11, 2021

Right in the heart of northern Eryri (Snowdonia), Pen-y-Pass is superbly located for adventures on the Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) massif and the Glyderau. It is a popular starting point for the Miners' and Pyg Tracks to Yr Wyddfa, as well as for the exciting scrambles on Crib Goch.

The excellent youth hostel has a rich mountaineering heritage. It was famously the haunt of George Mallory, who became part of Everest legend when he died attempting to be the first person to climb the world's highest peak in 1924. Whether or not he ever made it to the summit is one of the greatest mysteries in adventure history. The hostel's Mallory's Bar, is named in his honour.

David Howells

March 31, 2021

Update- Pen Y Pass car park is going to online booking and payment from April 8th. Standard charge for any length stay is £10. I think this is going to play havoc with visitors, especially so as there is no signal on site for non bookers who just turn up.

Exe Ventura

September 27, 2021

A great starting point to take the Crib Goch route to the top of the Snowdon. But if exposed ridgelines are not your idea of fun take the Pyg Track route. This is the busiest part of the park and understandably so. Be sure to pack with a sense of respect for the terrain and changeable weather.

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Elevation 420 m

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

Pen-y-Pass

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

2. Llyn Llydaw – Llyn Glaslyn loop from Nant Peris

3. Glyders from Pen-y-Gwryd loop — Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri / Snowdonia National Park

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