enjoy the view

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Looking back down the zigzags from close to Snowdon's summit

Snowdon (via Pyg Track and Railway Path)

Notes and points of interest

Snowdon manages a combination missing in many mountains: it is attractive as well as high. It is the highest mountain in England and Wales and the second highest in the classic "three peaks challenge" walks. But that does not qualify any claim to be the second highest mountain in Britain... Scotland has a number of peaks that rise higher than Snowdon.

Llanberis this small town owes much of its prosperity to the closeness of the famous peak, and is is well provided with hotels, pubs, restaurants and shops for buying outdoor gear. It also has the terminus for the Snowdon Mountain Railway... a handy opportunity for family walkers to send the younger children to meet "Dad" at the top.

Snowdon Mountain Railway - modern planning laws and attitudes would not allow this railway to be built in such an important site of outstanding natural beauty; but age has turned this remarkable feat of engineering into a revered feature of Snowdonia. The return route on this walk crosses the railway several times and you are sure to see the trains. If your children ride the railway you could have the unusual pleasure of being greeted by your family at the summit of a challenging walk.