Crib Goch

The 923 metre ridge is not a path to the summit so much as a traverse that happens to reach one: a knife-edge crest and a set of pinnacles, then Carnedd Ugain, then Yr Wyddfa. Taken as the Snowdon Horseshoe from Pen-y-Pass it runs about 7 miles with 1,100 metres of climb, the most of any route on the mountain. It forms the opening leg of the circuit around Cwm Dyli, which is why so many people meet it without meaning to.

Difficulty

Hardest of the seven routes. Grade 1 scramble with sustained exposure; roughly 7 miles and 1,100 metres of ascent.

Starting Point

Pen-y-Pass

Welsh Name

Crib Goch, meaning Red Ridge

Hazards & Notes

Exposed knife-edge ridge and pinnacles with no easy escape once committed; the scramble to the first summit comes before any of the main peak.

Category: Hiking & Trails

Tags: scramble, ridge, exposed, snowdon-horseshoe

Coordinates: 53.0763169, -4.0545889

Part of The named paths to the summit of Yr Wyddfa

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