Snowdonia Links

Weather Links

MWIS. Weather forecast for mountain regions. Only active Friday to Sunday. Highly Recommended.

Met Office. Now it's improved to a 5 day forecast! Great.

Snowdonia Snowline - States the altitude of lying snow in the Carneddau.

Metcheck weather

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Accuweather

Snowdon Weather Station Project. Weather data, but is down at the moment. The Webcams show Elidir Fawr and Moel Eilio.

Public Transport

Snowdon Sherpa Bus Timetables

Welsh Highland Railway.

Travelline Wales.

theTrainline - Timetables and online booking

The Welsh 3000s - website just about the 14 peaks.

The BMC - British Mountaineering Council.

The Mountain Bothy Association - yes, there are bothies in Eryri...

TAC - The Angry Corrie Scottish hillwalking fanzine, read it free.

Eryri - Snowdonia National Park.

Oggy Cam . Ogwen Mountain Rescue and a Ogwen Valley webcam.

BBC North West Wales.

Graham's Wales Photos. Loads of excellent pics on Eryri in here.

North Wales Photographs Beautiful photos of North Wales by Simon Kitchin.

Cambrian Mountains National Park A 'Should-Be' fourth welsh national park.

Snowdonia Society Charity which looks after the interests onf the National Park.

eryriway.org.uk Sister site to walkeryri, emphasising long distance trails.

An Aber Circuit

A straightforward ramble around Aber Falls and returning to Aber via the North Wales Path, high above the valleyside. It follows an easy gradient, except for the steep descent at the walk's end which requires care.

Distance and Ascent	7.5 km / 300m	OS Map Required	OS Explorer 17 Landranger 150
Time	3 hours	Type of Path	Generally wide paths.
Start Location	Aber Falls Tavern, Aber, SH 655 727	End Location	as start
Grading	Easy moderate	Facilities	Pub at start, toilets at Falls car park..
Public Transport	Frequent buses arrive at Aber from Llandudno and Caernarfon direction.	GPS Files

1. The walk starts from the Bus stop opposite the Aber Falls Tavern, which is reached via the A55. Parking is available on the minor road beyond (follow the road signs). Behind a pine workshop you will see a narrow road that enters the village and states "Aber Falls 1".

2. Follow this road for just over a kilometre, and you will reach a car park where the minor road turns sharply left over a bridge. The path is straight ahead, go through the gate and then follow the track that goes up stream until you reach a footbridge that leads to a wider path with a large gate.

3. The trail from now on really needs no guidance as it is that straightforward. So long as you don't venture off the path, as there are a couple of steeper routes through the conifer plantation.

4. The only thing to keep an eye out for is the hut half way that has an exibition in it, but was closed whenever we go by.

5. The falls are quite spectacular, but beware that the spray will travel a fair distance! The rocks below the falls are also slippery with algae.

6. The path will continue right, down stone steps and over a footbridge. You can explore the other side of the falls from here if you wish. To continue the walk, you cross a stile next to a sign that says "North Wales Path Only".

7. The path leads you around the valley sides, across ground that can be slightly muddy and over a fair few streams. However, I found I could walk across without worrying about water getting into my boots.

8. The path soon turns right and starts to gently ascend the valley side. You quickly feel that you are quite high above the valley, and you are almost 300m above it towards the end. The route itself is easily followed, and the only decision you will have is when you reach the second stand of conifers.

9. When you arrive at the cross shaped plantation, you need to turn right, downhill along a track. Do not enter the plantation (at any point, if you have, you've gone too far), and follow a footpath that leads steeply down the grass hilside. This section can be awkaward if it is wet, but not beyond anyone of reasonable agility. Walking poles would help stability on this descent.

10. You finally reach the road by passing through a small old gate. Turn left, and you will soon be at your starting point.

Digital Mapping

Tracklogs IMHO the best mapping for PC.

MemoryMap Still good, but route handling clumsier.

Viewranger mapping for smartphones.

Fugawi and Anquet are also popular.

Quo The new kid on the block.

Multimap - Free online mapping.

Get a Map - Free online mapping from the OS

Access Land in Wales - online mapping from CCW.