A trip to Snowdonia was my birthday request this year. I wanted to revisit the summit following a journey in 2013. This time though, it was necessary to book the parking lot at the Pen Y Pass. It was a hefty £18 for 8 hours.
I thought we would only need like 5 hours, but the booking site extended it to 8 hours. Luckily, by the way!
PYG TRACK
We began our hike at the car park, following the Pyg Track. It is considered hard. But I would argue.
The swirling road in the distance was going to Llanberis, the nearest town. And that's the view for at least an hour walking up.
Hiking higher opens up a view of the Llyn Peris and Llyn Padam. You could also jump on one of the huge rocks and see it from a better point.
 |  |
|---|
The path is hard in some places because of the rocky climb. You would be forced to support yourselves with your hands. Also, some rocks looked unstable.
But once you get to the mark of 587 m above the sea, that's where the fence begins. The view down the Miner's Track is mesmerising. Especially on a sunny day because the water looks turquoise in colour. The lake down there is called Llydaw.
It gets easier from here because the terrain is varied. You have a flat path, incline, decline, and climb, so it is fun. You get time to rest and catch your breath.
 |  |
|---|
And there are plenty of places to sit down and chill. Once you reach Llyn Glaslin, you begin a proper workout to the top. It is challenging and time-consuming. But again, sit down, rest and carry on. Just another 1,5 hours, and you are at the top of the mountain!
THE SUMMIT
After long 4 hours, we have finally reached the top. But not the summit yet. I was trying not to drink because I knew there were no toilets. That should become available in 2023. So I was happy to dig into my salad which gave me the necessary liquid. Looking down the valley, we enjoyed the views of so many lakes.
The zig-zag path of the track was the most challenging bit. It looks incredible from the top, though, and the scale is grand.
There is a way to get here by train, but I am not sure if it runs now.
 |  |
|---|
We continued to the summit. There was a queue for standing at the top on your own to take pictures. Everyone was patient.
After waiting for about 5 min, we finally stood at the highest point in Wales at 1085 m - the Snowdon!
After that, we were pressed for time to return to the car park with 3 hours to spare.
 |  |
|---|
MINERS' TRACK
We wanted to get down to the water and decided to return via the Miners' track on the way back. It is considered leisurely.
Our legs were shaky, and we had no time to spare. It was hard to find where the path was at times as there were not many people in the evening. Everything looked the same - piles of rocks or even scree on a rocky mountain. We were like goats trying to locate our way back.
 |  |
|---|
Resting has become very short, and checking the time more often. But after 80 minutes, we were by the Llyn Glaslyn. All around us, we could hear waterfalls. It seems that there is more water in the evening.
 |  |
|---|
Passing by the Llyn Llydaw, we found a miners' house. From the information board at the car park, we later learned that it was an old copper mine.
Looking back from time to time was rewarding. The peaks were so sharp against the background. The one in the middle is the Snowdon summit.
Walking the Miners' track, we have also found a long pipe going down. No idea what and why other than maybe something to do with water?
Another lake is called Teyrn, followed by the views into the green valley.
One part of the track saw a rocky slide. The rocks looked big and scary. But in the end, we made it back to the car park and finally the toilets! It was a 7-hour long hike and a sound 12 km track.
We were very slow because we had a kid with us. So it could have been quicker.
Hi @rimicane,
Thank you for participating in the #teamuk curated tag. We have upvoted your quality content.
For more information visit our discord https://discord.gg/8CVx2Am
Congratulations, your post has been added to Pinmapple! 🎉🥳🍍
Did you know you have your own profile map?
And every post has their own map too!
Want to have your post on the map too?
Wow beautiful views! I would say all the hard work was well rewarded with that picture from the top 🙂 btw love the flowers and the goat 🐐 What a nice birthday gift.
Aww, thanks! Yeah, the views were spectacular! Very happy with the trip.
You know, there weren't many flowers at all. This bush was a nice surprise.
Hiya, @ybanezkim26 here, just swinging by to let you know that this post made it into our Top 3 in Daily Travel Digest #1581.
Your post has been manually curated by the @pinmapple team. If you like what we're doing, please drop by to check out all the rest of today's great posts and consider supporting other authors like yourself and us so we can keep the project going!
Become part of our travel community:
Well done for getting to the top!!!, and you picked a good day usually there are hundreds of people walking up there and actually queuing to get to the pinnacle!
Last two occasions I have been up there it has been total clouds and you can see nothing!!!
I think they are upgrading something as I have heard the train only goes half way up to the summit this year.
We went the day before the long bank holiday weekend and honestly, I was expecting more people. The weather forecast was telling lies about rain, so I would contribute to that.
That's a shame!! You must come here gain on a good day. The third time's a sharm!
Makes sense to get there halfway, less walking. I will try to catch a train next time, I heard the ride is scenic!
the train ride is great, admire the views without the pain of walking!!!! I am going to do a series on the seven wonders of Wales, but that will be next year.............when the train is going to the top!!
Wow that looks like an incredible hike. I like the shot taken at 587 meters of the miners track. What a great view. 4 hours to make the climb is quite fast. We'll done! That's a long time to go without drinking water though lol
Pat on my shoulder, thanks! 😀 I thought 4 h was rather long. We were slow, we were taking pictures, and our son was stopping to play with water springs here and there... haha
I don't usually drink much anyway, so I was good. I didn't want to wee in the open 😅
4 hours may be long I suppose. I'm not sure really. But just doing the climb is an accomplishment.
Yeah there generally aren't a lot of places to hide that high on mountains lol
Looks like a track that's very well worth the climb. And your pictures look so devoid of people that it seems you were able to focus on nature and relax. Is this hike so unknown or were you lucky in terms of crowds?
Nahhh, just lucky to pick a quiet day! Also, some of the weather forecasts were promising rain which never hit the ground, haha. The weekend though was packed with visitors as I've heard.
Amazing shots; you picked the perfect time to head up the mountain. Thank you for sharing.
You are right, the time was perfect! We did not want to go there when it is still cold and not when it is hot summer.
What can I say? Fantastic. Makes me want to go back to the UK asap.
I have a solution for that! \o\
Oh yeah!? What's the solution?
Go to the bushes!
hmmm, there are no bushes
yep, I thought so 😛
What a trek!
Glad you enjoyed it, @rimicane. Snowdonia is such a beautiful place, and I'm not just saying that because I'm Welsh (lol)
Annabelle 😊
It is! I love the fact there are so many tiny lakes all around you, making the area look so beautiful!
Dear @rimicane, we need your help!
The Hivebuzz proposal already got important support from the community. However, it lost its funding a few days ago and only needs support to get funded again.
May we ask you to support it so our team can continue its work?
You can do it on Peakd, Ecency,
https://peakd.com/me/proposals/199
All votes are helpful and yours will be much appreciated.
Thank you!