Mount Snowdon & The UNESCO World Heritage Slate Mines

FRIDAY JUNE 28th - SUNDAY JUNE 30th

Mount Snowdon & THE UNESCO World Heritage Site of Slate Mining
Join us for a weekend of adventure in one of the most beautiful places in the world. We’ll be climbing Snowdon – Yr Wyddfa (1,085 m or 3,560 ft), the highest mountain in Wales and we'll be based in Llanberis, Snowdon’s village and the gateway to the Snowdonia National Park. Surrounded by mountains, lakes and rivers and a short drive from the beautiful coastline.

Breathtaking views are everywhere and the scenery simply stunning. Llanberis is also an area rich in history, myths and legends and has a strong cultural heritage. Take a walk around the Slate quarries of Llanberis and you will easily take yourself back in time to imagine when this area roofed the world! Or further back still, imagine when the whole valley was covered in snow and ice which shaped and carved this beautiful landscape.

FRIDAY JUNE 28th Leave for Wales (morning)

Train to Llanberis

SATURDAY JUNE 29th MOUNT SNOWDON

Snowdonia National Park hosts the highest mountain in England & Wales which was used to train mountaineers for the earliest attempts of Everest. We will climb England's and Wales highest Mountain, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) and explore the new UNESCO World Heritage Site of Slate Mining in the area Saturday

Snowdon Climb Route: We will travel by bus to our linear hike start at Pen y Pass. This start point gives us multiple route options up the mountain and also being a linear route allows us to see more sides of the mountain.

From Pen y Pass we will head up the Pyg Track, we will gradually gain height as we walk along the path. As we gain height the scenery becomes stunning, the lakes Llyn Llydaw and Glaslyn will come into view below us and all the other surrounding mountains come into view.

We will see a few brave people as they head off to tackle Crib Goch and also the knife edge ridge which provides another route onto Snowdon. We'll eventually meet up with the miners track and zig-zag up to Bwlch Glas where we meet the Rangers and Llanberis path to the summit.
We will take a different route down the mountain so that we can see another side of this great mountain along with the scenery it provides. The route down will be via the Llanberis path which will take us straight back to our accommodation.

The selected paths are great for seeing nature, history of the area and spectacular views of the mountain. The route is approximately 13km long with a 750m ascent and 1050m decent and will take approximately 7 to 8 hours to complete with a rating of challenging.

SUNDAY JUNE 30th

National Slate Museum and Hike through Llanberis Slate Mines

This is a more relaxing day were we'll visit and understand why this area has recently been granted UNESCO World Heritage status for the landscape left by the Slate Mining. Our route will visit Dolbadarn Castle before heading to the Slate Museum, https://museum.wales/slate/, where we will learn about the Slate Industry which in its heyday employed 17,000 men and produced 485,000 tons of slate.

After the Slate Museum we'll walk through a disused slate quarry.
Our route will take us past the miners’ hospital and accommodation amongst other interesting historic structures. Distance: 8-9 km Rating: Easy

Cost

(For payment before May 28th)

£245 (Twin) (Limited availability)
£345 (Single)

(For payment after May 28th)

£275 (Twin) (Limited availability)
£375 (Single)

MAX OF 12 PEOPLE FOR THIS TRIP SO BOOK EARLY (ONLY PAYMENT CONFIRMS YOUR PLACE) FIT HIKERS ONLY

Includes

2 nights hotel / guest house accommodation

2 breakfasts

2 guided hikes by a Wales based Mountain Leader

Not Include

Lunch / Dinner

Travel to Llanberis