It wasn’t easy to find the way here either but since it was pretty much obvious to head south.Īfter some time there came an obvious stony track downwards.
This is the point I decided that the next time we climb such a rocky mountain I’m going to bring some trekking poles with me since my knees started aching terribly after a while.Īnyway after the steep boulder-covered slope finally we reached the junction with the Miner’s track, where it became much easier to walk as the grounds changed into grassy fields. However, we couldn’t always find the faint path and the extremely rocky terrain didn’t make it easy either. This wasn’t obvious although the book tells us pretty much step by step which way to go, where to turn right or left. As you can see from the photos on the left there is new path that leads up to the Youth Hostel where the popular routes to Snowdon start.īoulders, amazing view and the famous cantilever stone The descent We had an amazing weather that day (May 7), that made it possible to take many photos of the spectacular view. Pen-y-Pass is a famous mountain pass as the most popular routes up to Snowdon can be started from there too. We started our walk at Pen-y-Pass right next to the Pen y Gwyrd Hotel.
On the other hand this route is approaching the top from the southern flanks, which has some large grassy slopes, that makes the walk much easier. The ridge is extremely rocky and as we learned the northern slopes are home to some of Wales’s finest rock climbs. We didn’t know this when we chose the route, but I can assure you now that its name reflects reality. The name Glyder derives from the Welsh word “Gludair”, meaning heap of stones. Glyder Fawr is the highest peak in the Glyderau (Glyders). One of these routes was the Glyder Fawr from the South.
While browsing the book on the way to Llandudno we marked a couple trails that sounded interesting. Since the area was completely unknown for us we came to the conclusion that buying a book about the various hiking options in the area would be beneficial, so we purchased Day Walks in Snowdonia by Tom Hutton, that contains 20 circular routes.
Last month my wife and I decided to take a week off and from the bustling city of London head north-east to explore the beautiful land of Snowdonia, Wales.
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