ROUTE INFO
Distance 9km (5.5 miles) Total ascent 749m Time 4 hours Start/finish Main car park in Beddgelert
(SH588481)
Nearest town Beddgelert
Terrain Country roads, good footpaths and steep, occasionally rough terrain
Maps OS Explorer (1:25,000) OL17;OS Landranger (1:50,000) 115; Harvey British Mountain Map (1:40,000) Snowdonia North
Accommodation Nant Gwynant or Snowdon Ranger YHA 0345 371 9659; Royal Goat Hotel (01766) 890224 Public transport Snowdon Sherpa bus allows travel to different route starts, Caernarfon, Pen-y-Pass and Llanberis. www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru Guidebooks Hillwalking in Snowdonia by Steve Ashton, pb. Cicerone Tourist info Betws-yCoed TIC (01690) 710426