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Hi,
Am planning a Wales trip in early Oct, and Snowdon on the list as despite many years riding have never done this. I have the luxury of a week in the area so can wait for decent weather (hopefully).
Who's ridden Snowdon this year - what was it like? What is the trail like (how sanitised)?
For those who have ridden it, can you give an idea of timings ie up Llanberris Path and down Rangers Path, if I park in Llanberis?
If I went down Rhyd Ddu instead, and scooted along the road, up the bit of rangers and down into Llanberis, how much longer would this take?
Trying to get an idea of timings for the ride as weather permitting I'd like a good "day" out.
Cheers in advance
Up Llanberis probably 3 hrs up (mostly pushing)
Down about 45 minutes.
We ride it every year, usually early spring before the voluntary ban. It's a bit marmite, some folk like it, some don't. The Rangers path is quite good and for me about 95% rideable. The turn off for the telegraph path back to Llanberis can be easily missed.
Enjoy.
Rode it Saturday evening with BullandBladder off here who may also be along to comment.
Reckon both of us would recommend parking at rangers, ride up rangers to the telegraph turning. The lower zig zags of rangers have been resurfaced recently - makes the climb easier but probably would make the descent a bit less entertaining but the main attraction of the rangers path is above the telegraph turn off anyway.
Down Telegraph into Llanberis, then up Llanberis path either to summit or Rangers turn off. Down rangers all the way back to car.
Llanberis climb - anywhere between two to three hours I reckon. Most of its rideable up to and shortly past halfway house to the lake, then its a push or carry up steep stone staircases and then just a steep track after the railway bridge. Then rideable across the top until the last bit to the summit. Rangers 30 to 45 minutes for most with stops and photos.
Rhydd Ddu - this is the descent we did Saturday. Some nice sections but quite a lot where I was off the bike - certainly another step up from the Rangers. Worth doing it at least once, but Rangers would be my preference.
The footpath alternative to the bridleway linking rangers to telegraph has now been surfaced with aggregate - makes the push up easier, would be nice to know if there's any plans to make this permissive path as it would be a nice rideable climb to pushing the grassy btidleway.