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The trail is arranged in 13 sections, ranging in length from 3 to 11 miles: [9] (Distances, ascent and time are taken from the website.) Section 1 - Bangor to Bethesda - (Distance: 10.2KM, 6.3MLS; Ascent: 325M, 1050FT; Time: 3 – 4hrs)
Yr Aran is a mountain peak on a ridge radiating south from Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain, with views of the summit of Snowdon, Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge.It has an elevation of 747.2 m (2,451 ft) and a prominence of 235 m (771 ft).
Y Garn is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, part of the Glyderau. It is one of the Welsh 3000s — the 15 summits in Wales over 3,000 feet (914.4 metres) in height. It is the tenth-highest peak in Wales. Moderate snow accumulations can take place on the western-sloping side of the mountain from October to May.
The Glyderau were formed in the Ordovician period about 500 million years ago as the result of two land masses moving together and causing the Snowdonia massif to rise up. Since then, erosion and the advance and retreat of glaciers during the Ice Ages has worn down the mountains to their present proportions. The underlying rock is a mixture of ...
Tryfan (Welsh pronunciation:) is a mountain in the Ogwen Valley, Snowdonia, Wales. It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic pointed shape with rugged crags. At 917.5 metres (3,010 feet) above sea level, it is the fifteenth-highest mountain in Wales.
Snowdon (/ ˈ s n oʊ d ən /), or Yr Wyddfa (Welsh: [ər ˈʊɨ̞̯ðva] ⓘ), is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales.It has an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, which makes it both the highest mountain in Wales and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands.
Snowdon massif as seen from Glyder Fawr – (Left to right:) Y Lliwedd, Crib Goch, Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Garnedd Ugain. The Snowdon Massif, Snowdon Range, or Yr Wyddfa massif, is one of the three mountain groups in Snowdonia (Eryri), north Wales, to include mountains over 3,000 feet (914 m) high.
The Llanberis Pass (Welsh: Bwlch Llanberis; alternative English name, Pass of Llanberis) in Snowdonia carries the main road (A4086) from the south-east to Llanberis, over Pen-y-Pass, between the mountain ranges of the Glyderau and the Snowdon massif. At the bottom of the pass is the small village of Nant Peris.