ROUTE STATS

Distance 11.8km (7¼ miles)

Time 6 hours Start Snowdon Ranger (SH564551) Total ascent 1050m Nearest town Beddgelert

Terrain Access track, moorland, rough mountainside, narrow crests, exposed cols, scree, rocky summit, stony bridleway, steep zig zags, hanging corrie, and busy road

Maps OS Explorer (1:25,000) OL17, OS Landranger (1:50,000) 115, Harvey Superwalker (1:25,000) Snowdonia North, Harvey BMM (1:40,000) Snowdonia Accommodation YHA Snowdon Ranger, 0345 771 9659, www.yha.org.uk Tourist information 01286 672232, www.visitwales.co.uk Public transport Buses: Traveline, 0871 200 2233, www.traveline.org.uk Rail: 0845 748 4950. The Welsh Highland Railway runs trains between Caernarfon, Snowdon Ranger and Rhyd-Ddu and eventually will connect to the main line at Porthmadog. Until this connections from the main line can be made by the regular bus service that operates between Bangor and Caernarfon, 01286 677018, www.festrail. co.uk

Guidebooks Britain’s Highest Mountain Walks by Jeremy Ashcroft. Great Mountain Days in Snowdonia by Terry Marsh