Pen y Pass Pre-booking
Please note that you cannot park at Pen y Pass without pre-booking a parking space. You can also use the Snowdon Sherpa bus service to reach Pen y Pass.
What time does Pen y Pass car park fill up?
ringers. recline. Parking at Pen-y-Pass has always been problematic due to its limited capacity. On weekends throughout the year and on busy summer days, the car park would often be full before 8am.
Can you pay by card at Pen y Pass car park?
subtitle where a frequent park and ride service will take you up to Pen-y-Pass. Parking costs £5 for the day and payment is accepted by cash or card using chip and pin or contactless. The Shuttle bus is part of the Snowdon Sherpa service.
Where do I park if Pen y Pass is full?
If you arrive and the car park at Pen y Pass is full, there is a park and ride service that runs from Nant Peris. Simply drive down the A4086 back towards Llanberis and you will enter the small hamlet of Nant Peris. On the left hand side there is a large car park and the Snowdon Sherpa service runs from here.
Can I park at Pen y Pass without booking? – Related Questions
How long does it take to walk up the Pyg Track?
The Pyg Track is 5.5km in length and involves around 800m of ascent. If you’re reasonably fit, you should make it up in three hours. Remember to allow time for breaks and stopping to take in the sights, of which there are plenty. The views of Snowdon are among the best of any route up.
What’s the easiest route up Snowdon?
Llanberis Path is the easiest and longest of the six main paths to the summit of Snowdon. Originally, tourists were carried up this path on ponies and mules, and to this day it continues to be a pony path.
Where do you park for Llanberis path?
Llanberis Path Route Information
- Distance: 9 miles.
- Ascent: 970 metres.
- Duration: Average 5-7 hours.
- Start Location: Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis SH582 598, postcode LL55 4TY.
- Parking: Snowdon Car Park LL55 4TD or one of the other car parks in Llanberis.
Is the miners track hard?
The Miners’ track is a popular path beginning from Pen y Pass. The last half of the route is a challenging and steep ascent that requires navigating loose rock and scree. Snowdonia National Park Authority has categorises this route as Hard/Strenuous.
How hard is Rhyd Ddu path?
The route is not difficult and is a good ‘step-up’ from the Pyg Track. One of the best routes on Snowdon and with views to rival any of the other Snowdon routes. As well as being quieter, it provides walkers with breath-taking views of the Nantlle Ridge, Yr Aran and the South Ridge of Snowdon.
How far is the Pyg Track up Snowdon?
The PYG Track (7 miles/11 km) also starts from Pen y Pass. It’s a steep start but the views are worth it. It joins the Miners’ Track before the final ascent to the summit. A popular circular route is to go up one and come down the other.
Which is harder Pyg or miners?
The Miners Track is fairly level for quite a long way and then climbs steeply. The Pyg is a more steady gradient. It’s a matter of personal preference, but I’d pick the Miners to go up and the Pyg to come down, simply because I find steep descents hard on the knees.
Is Pyg Track difficult?
One of two routes starting from Pen y Pass, the Pyg Track is a rocky and difficult path with several steep climbs. While the Pyg track is one of the shortest routes up yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), it is the most rugged and challenging route to the summit.
Is the Pyg Track easy to follow?
The Pyg Track is the shortest route to the top of Snowdon with the least amount of vertical ascent (but still a tough walk). The Pyg Track is simple to follow and the route is well maintained making this a good route for less experienced hillwalkers.
Which Snowdon route is hardest?
Crib Goch
Crib Goch is not a path in its own right but a diversion from the PYG Track, and is without doubt the hardest and toughest route up Snowdon – a grade 1 scramble that goes along a narrow, exposed knife-edge ridge.
Is the Pyg Track suitable for children?
Best Route up and Down Snowdon for Children? For a first walk up Snowdon for children, we’d suggest two options. 1 – Walking up the PYG and down the Miners’ track is the more impressive walk for children.
What grade is Pyg Track?
This is an exposed grade one scramble and is a not a route for beginners. The path now continues at a much more gradual incline. As you keep walking look up to your right and see if you can spot the daredevils on Crib Goch. Eventually you’ll get your first glimpse of Snowdon in the distance.
Can a novice do Crib Goch?
Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team say Crib Goch is “extremely dangerous and should not be attempted by novice walkers”. The main danger is slipping, falling or (in high wind) being blown off the steep and narrow parts of the ridge.
Are there toilets on Snowdon?
There are no toilets on Snowdon currently so be sure you go before you start walking up the mountain! Fortunately there are public toilets are the start of each of the main Snowdon summit paths.
How long does Llanberis Path take?
Most people manage an ascent of the Llanberis Path within 3-3.5 hours. If you’re walking back to Llanberis, then just be sure to locate the correct path from the convergence of paths at Bwlch Glas.
Can you wear trainers to climb Snowdon?
Remember that boots with a waterproof liner will also be warmer, but we find this lining essential in a walking boot these days. Trainers are not suitable. Your boots need to be waterproof!