Wandering Aengus Treks
Welsh 3000 Challenge Factfile
SnowdonScafell PikeCrib Goch ridgeCarm Mor Dearag arete
The 15 Summits of the Welsh 3000 Challenge
Summit
Day
Height in feet
Height in metres
Distance (miles) from/to previous. . / .. ..next
3000ft. summit
Foel-fras
3
3091
942
n/a
1
Garnedd Uchaf
3
3038
926
1
0.7
Foel Grach
3
3202
976
0.7
1.75
Yr Elen
3
3156
962
1.75
0.8
Carnedd Llewelyn
3
3491
1064
0.8
1.84
Carnedd Dafwydd
3
3425
1044
1.84
0.9
Pen yr Ole Wen
3
3209
978
0.9
2.4
Tryfan
4
3002
915
2.4
0.92
Glyder Fach
4
3261
994
0.92
0.96
Glyder Fawr
4
3278
999
0.96
1.36
Y Garn
4
3107
947
1.36
2.2
Elidir Fawr
4
3031
924
2.2
7.5
Crib Goch
5
3028
923
7.5
0.97
Garnedd Ugain
5
3494
1065
0.97
0.6
Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)
5
3560
1085
0.6
n/a

Itinerary (6 day tour)

Day 1. Complimentary single timed pick up at Manchester Airport. Drive (2 hours) to Beddgelert in Snowdonia. After lunch we will have an easy afternoon walk.

Day 2. Today we will get up into the hills climbing one of the sub 3000 foot peaks. As well as giving us the opportunity to warm up and stretch the legs this will provide us with extensive views (weather permitting) over our next three days' objectives and also to the dramatic coastline of North Wales.

Day 3. We start the round of all of Wales' three thousand foot peaks with a fine long ridge walk. Beginning at Aber Falls and ending in the Ogwen Valley, today's walk includes a traverse of the Carneddau and seven 3,000 plus feet peaks.
Distance 12.6 miles, total ascent 4975ft., total descent 4671ft., time 7 - 9 hours.

Day 4. From Ogwen we climb Tryfan and connect via the Bristly Ridge to the Glyders. Y Garn and the outlier Elidir Fawr take today's total of 3000ft. peaks to 5 before we drop down to Nant Peris to meet our tour bus..
Distance 9.5 miles, ascent 4645ft., descent 5325ft., time 6 - 8 hours.

Day 5. The final three peaks. We complete the round with an ascent of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) by its finest route, taking in the final two peaks of the 15 on the way. The magnificent airy traverse of the Crib Goch - Crib y Ddysgal ridge is a highlight of the trip. From the summit we have a variety of descent routes to choose from.
Distance 6.5 miles, ascent 2810ft., descent 2546ft., time 5 - 7 hours.

Day 6. After breakfast we have a complimentary transfer to Manchester Airport.

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