From May 15 to May 24 I will be in Wales and in the Eryri National Park. Now I have planned two official Summit Good walks one going to Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) on Saturday 16th May and the other going to Carnedd Llewelyn on Saturday 23rd May.
If you want to join for one of the two weekends, or for the whole week, or even just for one day you are more than welcome to join. For this reason I have included an invite to the Whatsapp group, Summit Good May trip to Snowdonia, I created so you can get updates and discuss plans for unofficial walks. It won’t just be the big ones, it will be hills, coasts, waterfalls and any area that is beautiful and worth a walk.
Below is the link to join the Whatsapp group.
https://chat.whatsapp.com/DrugXU1j7LjAzyBPEL0VFG?mode=gi_t
This update goes out to all those who have subscribed to Summit Good and to updates 🙂
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For the two official walks I have added a basic route description for each, while later on in the month I will be adding full walk descriptions. Now I have never been to Snowdonia or Wales before, but I am accustomed to finding my way around new areas and mountains since I have been to the Scottish Munros on my own and I am very good at reading the terrain.
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Yr Wyffda route: Starting from the Pen-y-pass YHA we follow the Miner’s Track. We follow a path to Y Lliwedd and approach Snowdon via this mountain and ridgeline.
Once at the top and admiring the views we will then make a brief stop to Garnedd Ugain. We then descend via the Pyg Track and then Miner’s Track passing by Glaslyn and the reservoir of Llyn Llydaw before returning back to Pen-y-pass.
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Carnedd Llewelyn route: Starting from Idwal Cottage YHA we follow the Cambrian Way as it goes along the lake of Llyn Ogwen. We continue following the Cambrian Way to reach the first mountain of the day: Pen yr Ole Wen.
From the summit of Pen yr Ole Wen this becomes a glorious stroll along the Cambrian Way as we follow the high ground — and not once going below 3000 feet — going to Carnedd Dafydd and then the main mountain of the walk: Carnedd Llewelyn, the third highest mountain of Wales.
For the way back we retrace our steps, heading in the direction of the Snowdon Masif, and continuing to enjoy the high ground.
When we return to Pen yr Ole Wen we have a choice of either descending via the Cambrian Way or going straight down the southern path back to the very bottom and Idwal Cottage YHA.
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All are welcome to join on what shall be a fabulous time in Snowdonia! The Whatsapp group is open so please give me your route suggestions and ideas for the rest of the days. Also tips for parking will be much appreciated 🙂
Kind regards,
Miles Saunders-Priem
Summit Good Walk Coordinator