Snowdon with the family, the Llanberis path.

[The Rodmiester]

Yesterday, Monday 7th April, we arrived in Wales for the first time! Today Tuesday 8th April, the family wanted to climb Snowdon, and as the weather forecasters predicted today was going to be the best day of the week for hills, well that's what anybody would want to do if they were staying anywhere near to the Snowdonia National Park, isn't it! Well I guess all the other people in Wales slightly interested in climbing hills had the same idea, the car park at the start of the Pyg Track was full, so as we were there with the family we headed on West down the Llanberris Pass towards Llamberris, parked in town and walked towards the start of the Llamberris Path on the East side of the Snowdon Railway Station

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The family getting ready and booted up

The road to the start of the walk

At the start of the road to the hillside there is a cattle grid with a passgate to the side. The tarmac road is quite steep in places, and after you turn a bend you find a small pub for your after walk refreshments, soon after passing this you pass through a small gate

Small gate, the tarmac road continues but you take the small gate on your left to progress on a well used rocky path which is the start of the Llamberris Path

Good path most of the way

Looking back down the way we had come, at this point you will see the railway on your right as you climb

Railway tunnel where the train passes over to the left of the path

A train passing with all the tourists on your left

Halfway Station, no toilets though

Western cliffs of Snowdon

Nearly at the Clogwyn Station, where today the train did not go any further

The masses disembarking the train to walk the final section to the summit cairn. Now the path was to become very busy.

The Grandchildren on the final stretch, still smiling!

Passing the point where the Pyg Track connects to the summit ridge, unfortunately by now the clag has descended and very little of vies can be seen

Family on the summit

Coming off the cairn to allow the masses on for their photographs

Heading back down and suddenly the cloud lifts for a picture

View of the Clogwyn railway station

The train

The clearest it's been all day

Smiles at the end of the walk

[willywalker247]

There are toilets at the halfway cafe they are around the back and it costs 20 pence a pee lol

[The Rodmiester]

There are toilets at the halfway cafe they are around the back and it costs 20 pence a pee lol

There you are, I did not go around the back, but I saw a sign on the path side saying no toilets, so just assumed, so just goes to show, never assume A very busy hill a bit like the Ben in Scotland, next time I will be up very early on a good clear day and hope to do something a bit more adventurous I bet the views on top are a bit spectacular as well

[Phil the Hill]

next time I will be up very early on a good clear day and hope to do something a bit more adventurous I bet the views on top are a bit spectacular as well

Supposedly you can see the Isle of Man. I've been up Snowdon many times over the years and it's always either clag or heat haze at the top. I've had great views from the surrounding hills, but never from Snowdon itself.

It's worth a detour off the Llanberis path on the way down to bag Llechog. You step into a different world off the crowded tourist path with a little rocky peak and a cliff-edge path above the Pass of Llanberis, which you have all to yourself. But if you're going up again without the family, do Crib Goch and the Horseshoe.

[The Rodmiester]

next time I will be up very early on a good clear day and hope to do something a bit more adventurous I bet the views on top are a bit spectacular as well

Supposedly you can see the Isle of Man. I've been up Snowdon many times over the years and it's always either clag or heat haze at the top. I've had great views from the surrounding hills, but never from Snowdon itself.

It's worth a detour off the Llanberis path on the way down to bag Llechog. You step into a different world off the crowded tourist path with a little rocky peak and a cliff-edge path above the Pass of Llanberis, which you have all to yourself. But if you're going up again without the family, do Crib Goch and the Horseshoe.

Hi Phil, I certainly will, I fancy the Crib Goch challenge especially since seeing the recent video posted on here, it looks interesting.

[AbbsFooty]

Well done rodmiester ( grandpa) great report! It was a really good walk, and the photos show that! Thank you for posting!

[The Rodmiester]

Well done rodmiester ( grandpa) great report! It was a really good walk, and the photos show that! Thank you for posting!

Thanks AbbsFooty , a fine reminder for you, glad you enjoyed it! you did very well