Snowdon Horseshoe

Starting at Pen-y-Pass car park the route begins on the Pyg Track – it is well-signposted and easy to follow. After approximately 2km, you will reach a junction at Bwlch y Moch. Turn right after the stone wall and follow a path that runs beside a metal fence up towards Crib Goch.

The Crib Goch climb starts easy, but soon gets more challenging. You need to pick your way up through the rocks aiming straight for the centre to the arête. Eventually you'll make your way onto the peak of Crib Goch and the famous knife edge ridgeline will be ahead of you.

Scrambling across this ridgeline needs care as it's incredibly exposed, a fall here would certainly be fatal. Once over the ridgeline you'll reach a series on pinnacles. There are ways to skirt around these but the most fun is to be had by sticking to the crest and going straight over the top (again care is needed as these are also exposed in sections).

Following this you'll hit some easier terrain with rocky crags and easy scrambling that lead up to the Crib y Ddysgl ridge and onto the Garnedd Ugain summit. From Garnedd Ugain, you descend to Bwlch Glas, where you'll find the Snowdon Railway train tracks. Follow the path next to the tracks up to the top of Yr Wyddfa and enjoy the views from the tallest mountain in Cymu (Wales).

Descending from the peak join the Watkin Path and drop down to Bwlch y Saethau. From here you want to leave the Watkin Path by veering off to the right and continuing onto Y Lliwedd. You will then do a bit more scrabbling to get over the two peaks of Y Lliwedd. You'll then descend down towards Llyn Llydaw. Once you hit the lake, turn right and join the Miner’s Track. You then have an easy 2.5 km back to the finish at Pen-Y-Pass car park.