Eryri Mynyddoedd a Môr Snowdonia Mountains and Coast


 


walking

Snowdonia Mountains and Coast is a veritable paradise for walkers of all levels offering a huge variety of scenic upland, coast, riverside, lakeside and forest walks.

The Snowdonia National Park is the highest in Wales or England, peaking at 3,560ft/1085m. Although named after Snowdon in Welsh Yr Wyddfa, The Tomb that's just the opening chapter in Snowdonia's story. Within this scenically varied National Park, the largest in Wales, covering around 840 square miles (2,175 sq km) where you'll find mountain, moor and sea, rocky peaks and green hills, wooded valleys and sublimely beautiful estuaries. Snowdonia’s slopes, a volcanic jumble of screes and cliffs rising to razor edged summits, have attracted walkers and climbers since the earliest days of the Great Outdoors. It was amongst the boulder-strewn Glyderau, a neighbour of Snowdon, that the team that first conquered Everest trained in the early 1950s. At the summit work is almost complete on Hafod Eryri, the stunning new visitor centre scheduled to open in summer 2008. Designed to harmonise with its unique setting, the new centre will offer not just sensational views but also an insight into its dramatic surroundings.

walking paths and routes in the area

The scenic North Wales Path which follows the coast and lower mountain slopes between Prestatyn and Bangor offers fascinating sights such as Aber Falls and the Druid’s Circle whilst the traffic free cyclepath from Barmouth to Penmaenpool provides stunning views of the glorious Mawddach estuary. A series of four Slate Trails, Bro Nantlle, Bro Ffestiniog, Bro Peris and Bro Ogwen, will give you a fascinating insight into the industrial heritage of the area. Maps and information guides are available at Tourist Information Centre website link

llyn coastal footpath

Accommodation and Special Offers - website link

The development of the new Llyn Coastal path gives you an excellent opportunity to experience open and rich country that is the Llyn Peninsula from one of it’s most remarkable features – it’s coast. Extending from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, the 95 mile long path leads you pass hidden coves, rugged cliffs, small fishing harbours and expanses of wild life. This is an unique country which fully deserves its designation as an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

By following the Llyn Coastal Path you can enjoy the splendour of the area’s diverse landscape, there are small coves and wide expanses of sand, rugged cliffs, ever changeable seas, small harbours and wild heath land.


You will be walking in the footsteps of the early pilgrims and experience an area that has history and culture deep in the soil you will also experience countryside rich in wildlife.

In its entirety the Llyn Coastal Path is 146 km or 84 miles long, extending from Caernarfon along the north Llyn coast to Uwchmynydd and then along the southern coast to Porthmadog.
Go here to download a copy website link or contact Pwllheli Tourist Information Centres on 01758 613000 to purchase the latest guide.


Snowdonia National Park

The classic mountains in the Park’s north-western corner are just one piece of an intricate jigsaw. Snowdonia has its gentler side too. Around Ffestiniog and Betws y Coed there are sheltered vales clothed in ancient oakwoods, rivers and waterfalls, and the hauntingly beautiful heather moorlands of the undisturbed Migneint. Keep travelling and you’ll come to Bala, a small mountain-ringed town set beside the largest natural lake in Wales. Further south still there are more mountains – but again subtly different to those of rugged Snowdon. The Rhinogydd above Harlech are one of Britain’s few remaining true wildernesses. And the southern gateway to the Park is guarded by mighty Cader Idris, a giant summit looming over Dolgellau’s rooftops.


It’s in the west that you’ll discover Snowdonia’s biggest surprises. The National Park also embraces a spectacular coastline of sandy beaches, dunes, headlands and estuaries. Mountains meet the sea in a memorable encounter along the Dyfi, Mawddach and Dwyryd estuaries, on a coast dotted with charming resorts and villages. So you can while away the morning on the beach and walk the hills in the afternoon. That’s the special appeal of Snowdonia – and its scenic diversity is matched by a wealth of outdoor activities. Go walking or wildlife watching at nature reserves. Enjoy canoeing, sailing and watersports. Head for the hills on horseback or mountain bike.


For more info on Walking Holidays and Special Offers see below -
Visit Wales (our national walking website) - website link
North Wales Regional Walking Website - plenty of walks to choose from website link
Edge Of Wales (Walking Operator) Special Offers website link




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