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There is also the snowdon ranger on that side of the mountain.  The most exciting route is on the other side of the mountain - the snowdon horseshoe route, but involves scrambling and drops.  On that east side the pyg track is probably my favourite walking route on the mountain.

You could always catch a bus around the mountain to pen-y-pass and go up the pyg track and come down the rhyd-ddu or snowdon ranger path.  Of all the times I have been up the mountain I have been on the snowdon ranger once and never the rhyd-ddu path.

The east side of the mountain has just got the most interesting routes and the best scenery. 

Brian

Go to Llanberis & get the train!  You don't say how much experienc/kit you have.  the horseshoe is superb, but the bit along Crib Goch can be a bit hair raising - steep drops on both sides & not a lot of room to pass people.  Hope you get a nice day for it.

Steve.

Hi All,

We have decent experiance, did Scafell Pike last year and have doen the Big Blacks Challenge several years. Never been up Snowdon though!!! The Miners Track looks a good route Mountain Runner.

'However Hubby has also done the pyg track and says its a lot more fun, better views but harder going on the thighs!'

The beauty of the pyg track is that the views take your mind off the ascent.  The Llanberis path doesn't have the lowest start point - the watkin path does, but again there are nice views and a steep loose part to keep your mind occupied.

Brian

Watkin path for me, is the best being the lowest start point, and some cracking views on the way up, and a nice scramble of a finish...just can't beat it

Whatever you decide to do, have a great time

Quote: Originally posted by nathanp on 26/4/2009

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There are loads to choose from but one of my more common routes with a people who have a little experience is up the Pyg track and down the Miners, or vice versa. Easy enough to do with great views, but offers a little more challenge than the footpath from Llanberis and you have the feeling of climbed Snowdon rather than walked up it. The Pyg / Miners route is also a circular and so you end up back at your car at the Pen Y Pass car park.

Nathan

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Quote: Originally posted by Steve McV on 10/4/2009

Go to Llanberis & get the train!  You don't say how much experienc/kit you have.  the horseshoe is superb, but the bit along Crib Goch can be a bit hair raising - steep drops on both sides & not a lot of room to pass people.  Hope you get a nice day for it.

Steve.

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Quote: Originally posted by dadsbeaniemad on 09/5/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by Steve McV on 10/4/2009

Go to Llanberis & get the train! You don't say how much experienc/kit you have. the horseshoe is superb, but the bit along Crib Goch can be a bit hair raising - steep drops on both sides & not a lot of room to pass people. Hope you get a nice day for it.

Steve.

Have you seen the prices for the train?? Small mortgage for a family to go all the way up and back down.

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