Ridges of Snowdonia, Wales - A Walker's and Scrambler's Guide

Snowdonia’s very best ridge walking is described in this guidebook, taking walkers through the Carneddau, Glyders and Tryfan, Snowdon range, Moelwyns, Nantlle, Rhinogs, Arans, Cader Idris. Includes the long traverse of the 14 Snowdon 3000ers. Described as 'the only purely philosophical guide to hillwalking'.

Seasons

All year round, but winter in Snowdonia can mean just that.

Centres

Bangor, Betws-y-Coed, Llanberis, Capel Curig, Bala, Bedgellert.

Difficulty

Long mountain horseshoes and traverses including some scrambling. Full and hard hill days. The Snowdon 3000ers route is 37 miles and about 16 hours.

Must See

Snowdon Horseshoe, Glyders traverse, Moelwyns northern ridges, Cader Idris circuit, Snowdon traverse

Ridges of Snowdonia

The best ridge walking

Author

Steve Ashton

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

Second

Published

15 Aug 2008

ISBN_13

9781852843502

Availability

Reprinted

Price £12.00

This guide brings together the best ridge walks in Snowdonia. In describing them the author has tried to be both readable and accurate, which should help to explain the unusual layout. The raw material of the route - map, information, route description - is presented in four no-frills pages, while the general chit-chat and photographs are allowed to follow on at their leisure. This means you have the option to glance through one or the other according to need, and without having to plough through an unnecessary amount of verbiage.

Because the book is designed primarily for the hill-walking enthusiast, the author has commandeered space traditionally reserved for introductory notes and lengthy topographical descriptions (using photographs to help compensate in this latter respect) in order to explore the hill-walking experience beyond what is normally possible in a guidebook.