Snowdonia National Park Weekend Adventure

The best Snowdonia National Park walks scale the famed Welsh 3,000s, the fifteen peaks in Wales higher than 3,000ft. The classic challenge is to complete these all in 24hrs. Over an exciting, adrenaline-fuelled weekend we’ll introduce you to one third of these peaks and summit some of the most spectacular mountains ion the list.

Make your way to Betws-y-Coed. At the one-time Victorian coaching inn that’s home for the weekend, you’ll meet your group of like-minded adventurers and be talked through the challenge ahead. You’ll note, we deliberately don’t ascend Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) on this hiking break; although it’s the highest summit in the UK outside of the Scottish Highlands, and a classic climb, over the summer it’s as much of a tourist destination as a peak to be bagged, so we’ve chosen two less-travelled trails favoured by serious walkers that still offer solitude in spades.

Begin with a classic hike, led by two qualified Mountain Leaders. Striding out on a section of the Cambrian Way you’ll explore the wide expanse of the Carneddau South Ridge. There are exposed sections and some light scrambling over the day’s hard walking as you climb, peak by peak to Carnedd Llewellyn (3,491ft), Wales' second highest peak, but the rewards are immense – if it’s clear you can see across the Menai Straits to Anglesey.

Crossing over to the Glyders North Ridge, we’ll take you on a second, less-commonly hiked trail, walking through Cwm Idwal and the Idwal Slabs. Ascending the Devil’s Kitchen you’ll see the last operating commercial slate quarry at Bethseda as you climb to Y Garn (3,107ft) and Elidir Fawr (3,031ft), with views from the high points that look out over Yr Wyddfa and the surrounding peaks of Snowdonia National Park.