Plas-y-Nant Guest House and Conference Centre
in the Snowdonia National Park
Telephone 01286 650227
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About
North Wales

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The Snowdon Horseshoe

The Snowdon Horseshoe is a hard 8-10 hour walk around a series of peaks (including Snowdon itself) that are located about 30 minutes drive from Plas-y-Nant. For more details see the maps and photographs below. You can also click .....

..... here to see how to get to the Snowdon range

........ here to see a map of the Snowdon area

........ or here to see a birds eye view of the Snowdon range

........ or here to see details of the peaks in the Snowdon range

Sketch map of the Snowdon Horseshoe

Sketch map of the Snowdon Horseshoe
Snowdon Horseshoe viewed from Capel Curig
Snowdon Horseshoe from Capel Curig

Start of the Snowdon Horseshoe at Pen-y-Pass
The view back to Capel Curig
Looking back to Capel Curig
The rocky approach to the summit of Crib Goch
Approaching the summit of Crib Goch

The Snowdon Horseshoe skyline from Crib Goch

Sketch of the Snowdon Horseshoe skyline from Crib Goch
The Snowdon Horseshoe skyline from Crib Goch
A view of Snowdon summit, with the Crazy Pinnacles in the foreground
Snowdon summit, with the Crazy Pinnacles in the foreground

Carnedd Ugain (furthest away), Crib-y-Ddysgl and the Detached Pinnacle
A view up to the Crazy Pinnacles
Looking back up to the Crazy Pinnacles
Climbing on Crib-y-Ddysgl
Climbing on Crib-y-Ddysgl
Crib-y-Ddysgl in the snow
Crib-y-Ddysgl in the snow
Looking back to Crib Goch from the top of the Pig Track
Looking back to Crib Goch from the top of the Pig Track
North face of Snowdon
North face of Snowdon
Lliwedd with the top of the Watkin Path in the foreground
Lliwedd and the top of the Watkin Path

Lliwedd from Bwlch-y-Saethau (Pass of the Arrows)

The Northern arm of the Snowdon Horseshoe viewed from Bwlch-y-Saethau

Sketch of the Northern arm of the Snowdon Horseshoe viewed from Bwlch-y-Saethau

The Northern arm of the Snowdon Horseshoe viewed from Bwlch-y-Saethau
Lliwedd West Buttress
Lliwedd West Buttress

Plas-y-Nant provides this information as a service to our guests, but accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided, and advises guests to plan and prepare for their walks thoroughly.

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