Really Light and Easy to Wear

Peaks

Terrain

Distance

Altitude Gain/Loss

Pace estimate

Time estimate

ETA

North to south journey – Snowdon being the ultimate and highest peak

Terrain difficulty. Describes journey toward.

Most difficult highlighted

Based on walking pace per hour

All height gained inc. Lge/diff descent inc.

Based on difficulty of ground under foot – ascent/ descent

Distance divided by pace plus 1 min added for each 10m gain

Breaks inc.

Open to flex due to weather & ability on day

Start reference -  Snowdon 1:25 OL 17  - Grid reference 676716 – Altitude 300m

Colour coding – Red for Tough -  Amber for difficult – Green for more straight forward:

7 green sections/peaks

6 amber sections/peaks

5 red sections

Day 1  - ‘Warm up day’- Welcome to the mountains - Start – Abergwyngregyn  GR – 676716

Totals

7 peaks

1 big descent

17.75km

(11 miles)

+1237m

-925m

2-4km

Varied

9 ½ hours

(inc rest break)

0830

START

1. Foel Las (942m)

Gradual ascent /Grass

5.5km

+ 642m

3km

180mins

(+20mins)

11:50am

1. Garnedd Uchaf  (926m)

Upland Grass / undulating

1.5km

+ 30m

4km

25 mins

(+10 mins)

12:30

1. Foel Grach  

(976m)

Upland Grass / undulating

1.25km

+96m

4km

30 mins

13:00

1. Yr Elen

(962m)

Upland Grass/ exposed rock

2.25km

+140m

3km

60 mins

14:00

1. Carnedd Llewelyn

(1064m)

Upland Grass/ exposed rock

1.25km

+164m

3km

42 mins

(+30 mins)

15:15

1. Carnedd Dafydd

(1044m)

Exposed rock ridge /grass

3km

+135m

3km

73 mins

16:30

1. Pen yr Ole Wen

(978m)

Grass ridge

1km

+30m

4km

18mins

(+15 min)

17:05

Day 1    Finish

Ogwen Cottage YHA

GR - 649604

Steep rocky descent

2km

-675m

2km

60 min

18:05

Pick up for 1815  - smiles, snacks and comfy shoes waiting in car for some foot relief!

30 mins by car to Dinorwig base camp(our’s) where hearty carb up food /showers/ beds will be waiting!

Day 2 – ‘Toughest rocky Road’  - Scrambling onwards and upwards - Start 310m  - GR 666605

Peaks

Terrain

Distance

Altitude Gain/Loss

Pace estimate

Time estimate

ETA

Totals

5 Peaks

11.35km

(7 miles)

+1372m

-1230m

1-3km

10 hours

START

08:30

1. Tryfan

(915m)

Rocky scramble ascent

1.25km

605m

1km

135 min(2hr15)

(+30 mins)

11:15

1. Glyder Fach

(994m)

Rocky scramble descent/ascent

1.25km

-200m

+280m

1km

105 min(1hr45)

(+30mins)

13:30

1. Glyder Fawr

(999m)

Rocky/grass ridge

1.75km

+50m

3km

40 min

(+10 min)

14:20

1. Y Garn

(942m)

Scree descent, grass/rock ascent

2km

-280m

+237m

2km

85 mins(1hr30)

(+20 min)

16:10

1. Elidir Fawr

(923m)

Grass ridge traverse

3.5km

-150m

+200m

3km

90 min(1hr30)

(+10 min)

17:50

Day 2 Finish

Dinorwig Base camp

Scree descent

1.5km

- 600m

2km

45 min

18:35

Walk into Dinorwig Base camp for well earnt R ‘n’ R, food and sleep!

Day 3 – ‘Summit Day’– dizzy heights of the infamous Crib Goch and the 2 biggest Peaks to finish

 Start  - Pen y Pass – 359m

Peaks

Terrain

Distance

Altitude gain/loss

Pace estimate

Time estimate

ETA

Totals

11.5km

(7 miles)

+846m

-980m

1.5-3km

8 hours

Start

08:00

1. Crib Goch

(923m)

Steep scramble

2km

+564m

2km/phr

120 min(2hr)

(+30 min)

10:30

1. Crib y Ddsygol

(1065m)

Exposed ridge scramble

1.5km

+142m

1.5km/phr

75 min(1hr15)

(+20 min)

12:05

1. Yr Wyddfa

Snowdon

(1085m)

Wide Rock/grass ridge

1km

+140m

2km

45 min

(+45 min)

13:35

The END - Llanberis

Wide track

7km

-980m

3km

140 min

16:00

Overall TOTALS

All mountain terrain.

Bear in mind that this is the area where the great Victorian Alpinists came to train!

41.5km

26 miles

Marathon up and over some of the most rugged mountains in the UK!

+3455m

-3135m

1019m more height needed for the most popular Mont Blanc ascent!

1km-4km range

Scrambling to striding!

27 hours 30 minutes

1045m average covered every hour walking!

In good style

Without hideously early starts and torch finishes.