Snowdon Ascent

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 28.57 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 14h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,321 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,307 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,071 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 92 m
  • ⚐
    Area: Snowdonia
  • ⚐
    District: Beddgelert 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 53.01879° / W 4.117775°
  • ⚑
    End: N 53.122104° / W 4.128025°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 92 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.3 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight left
  4. 4 : km 4.81 - alt. 512 m - Turn sharp left
  5. 5 : km 4.83 - alt. 512 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 4.96 - alt. 529 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 4.97 - alt. 529 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 4.99 - alt. 529 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 5.01 - alt. 529 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 6.42 - alt. 847 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 6.59 - alt. 883 m - Turn right onto Rhyd Ddu Path
  12. 12 : km 7.07 - alt. 948 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 7.07 - alt. 948 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 7.09 - alt. 950 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 7.1 - alt. 954 m - Turn slight left onto Rhyd Ddu Path
  16. 16 : km 7.11 - alt. 955 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 7.13 - alt. 960 m - Turn slight right onto Rhyd Ddu Path
  18. 18 : km 7.37 - alt. 1,011 m - Turn left onto South Ridge
  19. 19 : km 7.61 - alt. 1,070 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 20 : km 7.62 - alt. 1,070 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 7.66 - alt. 1,062 m - Turn right onto Llanberis Path
  22. 22 : km 8.16 - alt. 988 m - Keep left onto Llanberis Path
  23. 23 : km 8.17 - alt. 988 m - Keep left onto Snowdon Ranger Path
  24. 24 : km 10.55 - alt. 474 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 13.01 - alt. 464 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 13.63 - alt. 374 m - Turn sharp left onto Snowdon Ranger Path
  27. 27 : km 13.66 - alt. 374 m - Keep left onto Snowdon Ranger Path
  28. 28 : km 17.75 - alt. 988 m - Turn slight right onto Llanberis Path
  29. 29 : km 17.75 - alt. 988 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 20.24 - alt. 988 m - Turn sharp right onto Llanberis Path
  31. 31 : km 20.25 - alt. 988 m - Keep right onto Llanberis Path
  32. 32 : km 21.56 - alt. 774 m - Keep left onto Llanberis Path
  33. 33 : km 22.12 - alt. 637 m - Turn slight right onto Llanberis Path
  34. 34 : km 25.76 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 26.61 - alt. 116 m - Keep left onto Maes Derlwyn
  36. 36 : km 26.66 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  37. 37 : km 26.79 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 26.8 - alt. 118 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 26.81 - alt. 118 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 26.84 - alt. 125 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 26.97 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 27.12 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 27.2 - alt. 149 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 27.44 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Lon yr Eglwys / Church Road
  45. 45 : km 27.73 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 27.88 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Stryd Fawr
  47. 47 : km 28.04 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp left onto Ffordd Ty Du
  48. 48 : km 28.22 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Stryd yr Wyddfa
  49. 49 : km 28.33 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 28.41 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Rallt Goch
  51. 51 : km 28.45 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Stryd Goodman
  52. 52 : km 28.46 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Stryd Henry
  53. 53 : km 28.51 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Stryd Tyrner
  54. E : km 28.57 - alt. 107 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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