The story of Snowdon in Jim Perrin`s words. The secrets within its fractured rocks & its shy flora, its folk tales echoing an older race & its beliefs, travelers` chronicles, industry, sport & an anthology of literature all contribute towards our understanding of the mountain. The aim of the book is to present Snowdon afresh to those who love landscape & literature; mountaineering & myth. It is full of fascinating history & anecdotes about Snowdon. A sumptuous hardback volume with a foreword by Merfyn Jones. ...

Produced in association with the Ramblers, this walking guide covers North Wales & combines detailed route descriptions with information on the local history & wildlife. The second largest National Park in the British Isles, Snowdonia offers a variety of challenging walks, from the high peaks to lowland valleys & gorges. The guide also

Includes:: some walks outside the Park. The introduction gives information about the topography, geology & history of the area, & describes the flora & fauna inhabiting it. The main section of the book comprises 30 walks. Each walk has a key illustrating principal features, such as level of difficulty & type of terrain, a route profile indicating altitude & distances, as well as a fact file summarising useful information, such as start & finish points, duration, safety advice & points of interest. Illustrated with colour maps from the Ordnance Survey each walk is then described in detail with clear, easy-to-follow instructions. As well as route descriptions, the text gives the history of the main landmarks along the way plus information on the natural history of the area, & is accompanied by stunning colour photographs.NEW FOR 2010 Overview map on inside front cover showing start points of the walks. Walks are colour coded to indicated level of difficulty: green for the simpler walks, then amber for moderate walks, then red for the more challenging walks aimed at more experienced walkers. Front cover flap contains the key to symbols used in the text & on the route maps. Ideal as a book mark during use.

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Snowdonia & North Wales in the AA 50 Walks series; comprising an extensive range of walking guides helping you to explore the best walking routes in Great Britain. Each guide covers a total of 50 walks, many of which are circular, between 2-10 miles & also that are suitable for a range of different walking standards. Every walk in the guides has an information box showing clear details of distance, minimum time, level of difficulty, any ascents, the nature of the terrain & landscape, suggested Ordnance Survey map, grid references for starting & finishing points, dog friendliness, parking & any public toilets en route. There are also suggestions of what to look out for & recommended places to eat & drink. Detailed walk descriptions are accompanied by clear mapping of the route ahead, in addition to colour photographs illustrating the highlights of selected routes. ...

Walking is one of Britain`s favourite leisure activities, & this fantastic walking guide to Snowdonia features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need, accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history & wildlife of the area, as well as other local points of interest. All walks are annotated with local points of interest & places to stop for refreshments & every walk is given a summary of distance, time, gradient, level of difficulty, type of surface & access, landscape, dog friendliness, parking & public toilets. ...

Day Walks in Snowdonia is the seventh title in Vertebrate Publishing`s series of compact & portable hill walking guidebooks. This book showcases 20 circular routes, between 5.5 & 12 miles (9km & 19km) in length, suitable for hill walkers of all abilities. in addition included in a Bonus Section are two of the UK`s classic scrambles: The Bochlwyd Horseshoe & The Snowdon Horseshoe. The routes are split into three areas
- Northern Snowdonia, Central Snowdonia & Southern Snowdonia
- & include walks to the most iconic & beautiful peaks in the National Park, including; Snowdon, Y Glyderau, the Carneddau peaks, Moel Siabod, Cnicht, the Rhinogs, & Cadair Idris. The author of this guidebook, Tom Hutton, is a Wales local, keen hill walker & outdoors journalist. This is Tom`s second book with Vertebrate Publishing, following the successful & popular Wales Mountain Biking
- Beicio Mynydd Cymru. Each route in this guide is described with easy-to-follow directions & details of distance, navigation information, refreshment stops & public transport information, & is plotted on clear & easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:25, 000 mapping. Also included is a detailed Appendix.


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The story of the Snowdonia National Park & the Society, dedicated to conserving & enhancing its unique landscape, is one which will fascinate & inform those who live & work within it as well as being of interest to visitors, be they picnickers or sightseers or committed hill walkers, climbers, canoeists & mountain bikers. This book commemorates the fortieth anniversary of the Snowdonia Society & is a record of its sometimes turbulent history & the ever-changing but still inspiring landscape of the National Park. Created in 1951, the Snowdonia National Park is a landscape of rugged grandeur, great natural diversity & cultural associations going back thousands of years. The vision of its founders was that this very special region should be protected from harmful development for all time. From the beginning, however, there were problems? Out of these difficulties grew the idea of an independent society dedicated to conserving & enhancing the landscape. Today the Snowdonia Society has a membership of over 2, 500 & has a close working relationship with both the Snowdonia National Park Authority & the Council for National Parks. This lively narrative chronicles the story of the Snowdonia Society ? its successes & failures, its internal conflict & the personalities involved ? as well as discussing the wider issues which have affected this unique landscape over the last forty years. This lavishly illustrated book will appeal to anyone who loves the rugged landscape of Snowdonia, published in dual language text of English & Welsh. ...

Snowdonia in the Short Walks guide series, produced in association with Ordnance Survey & published by Crimson; comprising a range of walking guides to popular British destinations. Each title

Includes:: 20 varied walks that are suitable for walkers of all ages & abilities & is accompanied by detailed Explorer 1:25, 000 Ordnance Survey mapping with colour-coded marked routes. The guides are structured in three main sections with different levels of difficulty- short & easy walks, those of modest length that may include uphill walking & more challenging routes that may be longer & over more rugged terrain- covering a total of 20 walks. Each walk has a mini summary & an information box with details of starting points, distance, approximate time, parking & any individual route features. There is also information on refreshments, local transport & public toilets en route. Appendices provide further useful information on walking safety, GPS, the Countryside Code, local organisations & Ordnance Survey maps.

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One of a series of books for Snowdonia in the popular Top 10 Walks series. Handy, pocket-sized, full colour walking guides written by experts, with Ordnance Survey mapping. This attractive guide gives walkers ten of the finest walks on the lower hills of the Snowdonia National Park. With clear information, an overview & introduction for each walk, eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, & interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity & ease-of-use. Featured walks include: Tal y Fan, Yr Eifl, Moel Eilio, Mynydd Mawr, Mynydd Sygun, Penamnen Horseshoe, Creigiau Gleision, Maesglase, Tyrrau Mawr & Waun-oer. Carl Rogers is well known for his guide books to North Wales & Snowdonia. He is a publisher & magazine editor & is also a member of the Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild. ...

Snowdonia at 1:25, 000 in a series of handy A5 size Adventure Atlases from Geographers` A-Z Map Company with cartography from the Ordnance Survey’s Explorer series. Coverage

Includes:: Snowdon, Glynder Fawr, Carnedd Llewelyn, Betws-y-Coed, Llanrwst, Dolwyddelan, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Llan Ffestibiog, Porthmadog, Beddgelert, Llanberis, Bathesda, part of the Snowdonia National Park, etc. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.A-Z Adventure Atlases have cartography of the Ordnance Survey’s Explorer maps & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating traditional public rights of way paths, including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. Also shown are other routes with public access, including permissive footpaths & bridleways. Special marking indicates National Trails, Long-distance Routes & Recreational Routes, & for cyclists the maps show traffic-free routes & the National Cycle Network. A wide range of symbols highlights locations of special tourist interest: camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, historic buildings (indicating where appropriate National Trust, English Heritage, or Cadw), sites for various recreational pursuits, country pubs, public toilets, etc. The mapping provides detailed presentation of the topography with contours at 5 or 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & colouring and/or graphics for different types of terrain or vegetation. Additional colouring shows access l&, including areas managed by the National Trust, Forestry Commission & Woodland Trust. All the standard information expected of high quality survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings or embankments, individual isolated buildings, etc. For GPS each page as a 1-km British National Grid. Each atlas has an index which

Includes:: geographical features, nature reserves, youth hostels, car parks, etc, & provides additional notes on safety & security when walking, plus QR codes for obtaining by mobile phone information about local weather, danger areas, mountain rescue, map reading, OS National Grid coordinates, etc.



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Snowdonia & Anglesey Cycling Country Lanes Map at 1:126, 720 (1” to 2 miles) from Goldeneye in their series covering popular regions of England & Wales on waterproof & tear-resistant, double-sided cycling maps designed to highlight a selection of recommended cycle routes on country lanes & off-road. An overprint highlights the Sustrans National Cycle Network & regional routes, 17 cycling circuits recommended by the publishers, & 4 traffic-free family routes. The routes are listed in an information panel with distances & brief descriptions. Also listed are 9 local cycle hire facilities. The map shows camping & caravan sites, youth hostels, & numerous other places of interest. Current edition of this title was published in 2006. Maps in the Goldeneye Cycling Country Lanes series use altitude colouring to show the topography, with spot heights & plenty of names of geographical features such as moors, hills, etc. Road network

Includes:: local country tracks & railway lines are shown with stations. All the maps highlight recommended cycle routes but, as series is currently being revised, presentation and/or classification of the routes varies
- please refer to the individual descriptions. Symbols highlight locations of various facilities, such as campsites or caravan parks, & a wide selection of places of interest. Unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, the maps are indexed & have no GPS coordinates.


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