Walk 3036 - Snowdon via Crib Goch from Pen-y-pass
| Nat Park | Snowdonia | | County/Area | Gwynedd | | Author | Lou Johnson | | Length | 8.5 miles / 13.8 km | | Ascent | 2855 feet / 865 metres | | Grade | very hard |
An ascent of Snowdon over Crib Goch is the classic walk from Pen-y-pass. This Snowdonia walk needs a head for heights and some mountaineering skills including some scrambling. This is not a route for the inexperienced. 
Suggested Maps It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.  | OS Explorer | Sheet OL17 |  |  | OS Landranger | Sheet 115 | |
Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps. Walks from the same start Walk 1089
Snowdon by the Pyg and Miner's Tracks from Pen-y-pass
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km Walk 1216
Y Lliwedd & Snowdon from Pen-y-pass
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km Walk 1454
Glyder Fawr and Glyder Fach from Pen-y-Pass
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km Walk 1958
The Snowdon Horseshoe
Grade - hard
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km Walk 2692
Snowdon via Dinas Mot & Crib Goch (north ridge) from Pen-y-pass
Grade - hard
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km Walk 3002
The Welsh Three-Thousanders
Grade - severe
Length - 31.5 miles / 51.2 km Walk 1418
Snowdon and Y Lliwedd from Pen-y-pass
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km Walk 2122
Cwm Glas from Pen-y-pass
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km Other walks nearby Walk 2650 - 3.0 miles / 4.7 km away
Tryfan, the Glyderau and Y Garn
Grade - very hard
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km Walk 1088 - 3.0 miles / 4.8 km away
The Traverse of the Glyder Ridge from Ogwen
Grade - hard
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km Walk 1186 - 3.0 miles / 4.8 km away
Y Garn from Ogwen Cottage
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km Walk 3019 - 3.0 miles / 4.8 km away
Y Garn & Carnedd y Filiast from Ogwen Cottage
Grade - hard
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km Walk 3062 - 3.0 miles / 4.8 km away
Pen yr Ole Wen from the Ogwen Valley
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km Walk 2417 - 3.0 miles / 4.8 km away
A Glyderau trio: Glyder Fach, Glyder Fawr and Tryfan
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km Walk 1137 - 3.0 miles / 4.8 km away
Y Garn from Ogwen Cottage
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km Walk 1192 - 3.3 miles / 5.3 km away
Yr Aran from Bethania
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km Walk 1103 - 3.3 miles / 5.3 km away
Snowdon & Cwm Llan horseshoe
Grade - very hard
Length - 13.0 miles / 21.1 km Walk 2290 - 3.3 miles / 5.3 km away
Snowdon via the Watkin Path & South Ridge
Grade - moderate/hard
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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