DATE 05/10/16
ACTIVITY
Hill Walking / Expedition
REGION
Snowdonia
AREA
Snowdon Massif
DESCRIPTION OF ROUTE
Paddy Buckley Round Expedition Day 3
I left the youth hostel for 8 and walked down the A4058 towards beddgelert. I left the road near a farm on the west ridge of Craig Wen. I crossed wet ground using the boundary walls to reach the summit. From here I walked over the Yr Aran and then continued across to Snowdon via the southwest ridge. The wind was fierce in the morning making walking extremely difficult on exposed ground. When I reach the summit the wind had eased of and the cloud had cleared. I visited the summit of Crib-Y-Ddysgl before heading for the Snowdon ranger path and following this down before heading off for the Moel Eilios Ridge. This was Fantastic; I had left the crowds of Snowdon behind and had the entire ridge to my self, green grass and sunshine. I reached the summit of Moel Eilios in the golden autumn sunshine. I left the summit and walked down the south east ridge towards Llanberis and arrived at the youth hostel at !9:30.
Area :
Snowdon Massif
Snowdon (Welsh: Yr Wyddfa) is the highest mountain in Wales, at an altitude of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside Scotland. It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in Gwynedd, and has been described as "the busiest mountain in Britain". It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna.
