ROUTE STATS

Distance 16.4km/ 10¼ miles Total ascent 1200m Time 7 hours Start/finish Gwernydd, Bethesda SH633662 Nearest town Bethesda

Terrain pasture; moorland; steep-sided valley; steep, narrow ridge; exposed summit; rounded summit; rounded ridge and steep grassy slopes

Maps Harvey Superwalker XT25 (1:25,000) Snowdon North; OS Explorer (1:25,000) OL17; OS Landranger (1:50,000) 115; British Mountain Maps (1:40,000) Snowdonia Accommodation Idwal Cottage Hostel 0345 371 9744 or visit www.yha.org.uk Tourist information Bangor 01248) 352786 Public Transport Traveline (buses) 0871 200 2233; National Rail 03457 484950 Guidebooks Britain’s Highest Mountain Walks by Jeremy Ashcroft, pb Harper Collins; The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland by Irvine Butterfield, pb Baton Wicks