![]() ![]() ![]() We had an amazing weather that day (May 7), that made it possible to take many photos of the spectacular view. Pen-y-Pass is a famous mountain pass as the most popular routes up to Snowdon can be started from there too. We started our walk at Pen-y-Pass right next to the Pen y Gwyrd Hotel. On the other hand this route is approaching the top from the southern flanks, which has some large grassy slopes, that makes the walk much easier. The ridge is extremely rocky and as we learned the northern slopes are home to some of Wales’s finest rock climbs. We didn’t know this when we chose the route, but I can assure you now that its name reflects reality. The name Glyder derives from the Welsh word “Gludair”, meaning heap of stones. Glyder Fawr is the highest peak in the Glyderau (Glyders). One of these routes was the Glyder Fawr from the South. While browsing the book on the way to Llandudno we marked a couple trails that sounded interesting. Since the area was completely unknown for us we came to the conclusion that buying a book about the various hiking options in the area would be beneficial, so we purchased Day Walks in Snowdonia by Tom Hutton, that contains 20 circular routes. Last month my wife and I decided to take a week off and from the bustling city of London head north-east to explore the beautiful land of Snowdonia, Wales. ![]()
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