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View of Cnicht – Cnicht loop from Croesor

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View of Cnicht – Cnicht loop from Croesor

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View of Cnicht – Cnicht loop from Croesor

03:34

11.5km

420m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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122 m

Crowsser Cottage Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great to refuel before the climb back up the Slate trail

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921 m

View of Cnicht

Highlight • Viewpoint

You don't earn the moniker 'Matterhorn of' without being something special. From the south west Cnicht looks every bit the classic, pyramidal mountain. There is no way you can see …

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4.39 km

Blaen Nanmor

Lake

7.41 km

Coed Caeddafydd

Forest

11.5 km

Cnicht

Highlight • Natural Monument

The small village of Croesor is perhaps most renowned for the striking pyramidal peak that rises above it. This is Cnicht, a mountain that's so dramatic in its appearance that …

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11.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.17 km

4.65 km

1.50 km

185 m

Surfaces

4.66 km

3.98 km

2.17 km

660 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Tuesday 7 July

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View of Cnicht – Cnicht loop from Croesor

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