What is the best Snowdon path for beginners?
What is the best Snowdon path for beginners? The Llanberis Path is the easiest of the Snowdon routes and also the busiest. If this is going to be your first mountain walk or you are coming with children then the Llanberis Path is the ideal route. The Pyg Track is the classic Snowdon route.
Is there a cafe on top of Snowdon?
The summit cafe sells refreshments and snacks and the gift shop has a range of souvenirs. You can even send a postcard from the summit post box. The visitor centre is operated by Snowdon Mountain Railway and is usually open from late Spring until the last weekend in October but is closed on bad weather days.
Are there toilets on Snowdon?
Uniquely to many mountains, there are actually toilets at the summit of Snowdon but they're only available when the Hafod Eryri visitor centre is open which is typically from late Spring until the last weekend in October but is closed on bad weather days. Always be sure you go before you start walking up the mountain!
Which is harder Ben Nevis or Snowdon?
So, Ben Nevis is about one third bigger than Snowdon if you walk the Llanberis path. If Snowdon took you 6 hours, Ben Nevis will take you 8 hours. (From Pen y Pass on the Pyg Track there is 870m of ascent over 5.9km.) Most people who take on the walk up Ben Nevis do make it to the top and back down.
What is the hardest part of Snowdon?
Crib Goch Crib Goch is not a path in its own right but a challenging diversion from the PYG Track. It is without doubt the hardest and toughest 'route' up Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) - a grade 1 scramble that goes along a narrow, exposed knife-edge ridge.