Summit Snowdon Challenge - Miners' Track

Meeting Time: 8:45am
Please note we walk over to the bus stop shortly after meeting - if you’re late and miss the bus your guide/group won’t be able to wait for you. Please bring £3 per person for the bus fare (cash/contactless accepted).

Meeting Location:
Opposite Llanberis Community Centre (Y Ganolfan) *
Llanberis
LL55 4UR

* Outside Llanberis Community Centre is a set of traffic lights with pedestrian crossing. Please use this to cross the A4086 and meet your guide next to the benches. See our exact meeting location here (view in Satellite mode).

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Parking: There are pay-and-display car parks at Llanberis Community Centre, Ger Y Llyn (Lakeside) Car Park and Electric Mountain Car Park. These are located off the A4086, along the south side of Llyn (Lake) Padarn, with others available nearby.

Public Transport: Llanberis is located 10.6 miles from Bangor Train Station, with services to/from Holyhead and Crewe. Bus services are available to/from Bangor. Timetables and meeting time means an overnight stay is generally required if using public transport.

Finish Time: Most groups complete this walk in 6-8 hours.

Included:

• A Large Outdoors guide to lead you on your walk.

• The chance to make new friends and meet like-minded people - Large Outdoors is all about making outdoor adventures sociable.

• Pre-event support from the Large Outdoors team - give us a shout if there’s any advice or information you need and check out our Blog for useful articles too.

Not Included:

• Travel to and from the meeting location.

• The cost of the local Sherpa Bus travel from the meeting location to the start of the walk at Pen-y-Pass. Please bring £3 per person (cash/contactless accepted).

• Any food, drinks or goods you choose to purchase at any shops, restaurant, pubs or cafés visited.

• Travel/activity insurance - we recommend having insurance to cover, at a minimum: cancellation and curtailment; medical and emergency expenses (including repatriation); personal accident; injury and death.

Please see our General (Walking) Kit List.

The compulsory items are selected for your safety, which is of paramount importance to us at Large Outdoors. Each participant should be carrying the items listed.

• What level of fitness is needed?
This trip is rated as Active Plus and you certainly need to be capable of managing ascent and descent - you’ll be summiting Wales’ highest mountain after all! You’ll be walking around 9 miles (14.5 km) on the day, so ensure your training walks are an appropriate length and don’t forget to include some hills! Click here to see Large Outdoors’ Experience Levels.

• Is there a time limit?
We generally allow up to 8 hours to complete the walk (up to the summit and back to the meeting location), which is adequate for the majority of participants. Our guides do their very best to accommodate the speed of the group they are leading, whilst providing the encouragement needed to complete the challenge. Most groups complete this walk in 6-8 hours.

• Can I buy food/drink on the walk?
There are no guaranteed stops for water refills or food along the route, so you should bring sufficient water (at least 2-3 litres per person) and plenty of food. Hafod Eryri – the summit building - is usually open from late spring until late autumn, with a café serving hot and cold drinks, plus snacks (but this is independently operated so we can’t guarantee availability, or that there will be time for your group to visit).

• Is there a toilet?
There are usually public toilets available near the meeting location in Llanberis and Hafod Eryri – the summit building - is usually open from late spring until late autumn and has toilets (but these are independently operated, so we can’t guarantee availability).

• Can I attend on my own?
Absolutely. The majority of our participants are solo travellers and adventurers. Plenty of fun, laughter and numerous long-term friendships (and a few marriages!) have begun on Large Outdoors experiences since 2008, so there’s no need to feel worried about your first experience, or indeed trying a new type of outdoor activity, with us.

• Can I bring my dog?
Dogs are not allowed on this experience, except for trained assistance dogs. If you wish to bring your trained assistance dog, please let us know in advance of booking so we can discuss the activity and any additional safety requirements or considerations that may be necessary.

“I loved the whole experience from start to finish. Our guide, Chris, was very professional and had lots of experience. He was extremely helpful throughout.” Linda, June 2021

“Everything from first booking, communications, organisation and the walk itself were amazing. We walked with a wonderful group of people and our guide was so knowledgeable about the history of the landscape around us.

Part-way up my husband had a panicky moment and our guide was fantastic, stayed with him and gave him loads of brilliant tips to put him at ease - so much so that he made it to the top and down with everyone else and thoroughly enjoyed the day!

Just a massive thanks for an incredible day. Looking forward to booking more events with you.” Katie, June 2021

“Massive thanks to our guides Chris and Jane. Lots of fun in a lovely place, and its brilliant they had so much knowledge of the area. It’s definitely made me want to come back and explore more of the things they told us about!

Gorgeous scenery, lovely guides and a great atmosphere. Just enough of a challenge and left me wanting more!” Louise, June 2021

“The experience was really well organised. Our guide Keith as great, explaining things as we went along. I would never have made it attempting it on my own, so thank you Large Outdoors!” Pamela, July 2021

“Thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience with overall excellent communication and organisation. This was our first outing with Large Outdoors but it most certainly won't be our last... we have our eye on Ben Nevis!” Anita, April 2022