40 great mountain days in Snowdonia with Cicerone

• Location
• Description
• Contents
• Introduction
• Sample Route
• Maps
• Updates
• Further Reading

To aid visualisation, routes are depicted both as line diagrams and as customised HARVEY maps. The former, drawn by Lakeland author and artist Mark Richards, give an aerial perspective of the walks, while the latter pinpoint the key detail covered in the route description. HARVEY maps owe their origins to orienteering, and their bold symbols and distinctive colours make them well suited to outdoor use. Note that key landmarks that feature on the maps and diagrams appear in bold in the text to help you plot the route.

Although the guide contains map extracts and diagrams, you are strongly advised always to take with you the relevant sheet map for the route, not only for safety reasons, but also to give a wider picture of the landscapes you are walking through.

At present, HARVEY publish three 1:25,000 Superwalker maps of Snowdonia; Snowdon and the Moelwynion, the Glyderau and the Carneddau, and Snowdonia South, covering the Rhinogs, as well as a 1:40,000 British Mountain Map Snowdonia.

Alternatively, the following 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey Explorer maps cover the areas described: OL17 Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa, OL18 Harlech, Porthmadog and Bala and OL23 Cadair Iris and Lyn Tegid.