Anyone Ever Mtb'd Up Snowdon???

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Location
Shropshire
Hello All,:biggrin:

I have an interest in trying a trip up then down Snowdon with a few friends anyone done this ? What was the out come?, What routes are there ? Howong would it take ? Any info you can provide Would be much appreciated.

Many Thanks

Brad Dudley West Midlands :ohmy::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
These guys did.

Please note the Snowdon Voluntary Cycling Agreement between May 1st and 30th September.
 

yenrod

Guest
>BADGER.BRAD

I did or have with an old mate.

Years back.

You need to take the Ranger Track I think as its the widest and easest BUT the longest.

When yuo get there IF you do it - do this:

Put the bike in 1st gear and leave it in that gear !!!!

Its a mountain of massive severity and a long long long uphill !

Take some spare gear, food, emergency mountain stuff and the likes as you will be right in the shoot/thick of it.

Its something you dont do lightly - lets put it that way as im sure a few others will say also.

Have a couple of rest stops. Pace yourself - and if you get a good day the all the better !!!

All the best if you do it Brad ;)

: Talking of me and when I went;

I went up on a Sat morning - trained to L.pool then got picked up but on the way I was thinking 'what the hell am I going to do this for' yet that was the bit that was thrilling actually

When we got there it was misty and if its like so then the chances are its gonna be whole lot worse as you go up or just in the clouds so your gonna get wet as clouds hold water...

Dont forget as you go up it gets colder 2'c for every 1000feet/300m i think but i'd reduce that for the reckoning of safety as gloves as handy beleive me !

The END bit: we got as far as the track the goes beside the railway (which you'll see if you do it) - the bit that runs along the ridge that leads to the top 'precipice' (this bits very exposed)..and the conditions where chronicly bad COLD, WINDY, WET so as we where close enough to the summit and the conditions where on the border of dangerous we turned back as we didnt want to risk any further state of danger.

Its a serious mountain and a very formidable oponent to surmount.
 

Globalti

Legendary Member
Did it a long time ago - we stayed at The Heights, a hotel in Llanberis which is run by climbers; they do cheap bunk rooms and great food & ale and they have secure bike storage.

Actually the first half mile of the track beside the railway is also the steepest part you will ride, it's shockingly steep. After that the trail gets easier and any other steep bits will be too rocky to ride. In summer there is a ban on cycling between certain times so either set off early and enjoy the amazement of the first walkers as you pass them going down or go late and enoy their amazement when they see you pushing a bike up.

Make sure you carry a spare tube or two for pinch punctures and heed all the advice above about mountain conditions, clothing etc. I think we took a
couple of hours going up and about 20 minutes coming down.
 

GilesM

Legendary Member
Location
East Lothian
Never ridden up it myself (only walked) but there's a good article in MBR about Snowdon this month (August edition), it did look a bit interesting in the Snow.

Giles
 

dodgy

Guest
I've ridden up it about 6 times, and honestly, I don't think it was that bad. I go up next to the railway line. It's been sometime since I did it, perhaps I was in some kind of fantastic shape back then, but I am in no way considered a good climber - by anyone!

I should add that I've never attempted it in the winter.

I was far more challenged by Wrynose Pass recently.

Dave.
 
Location
SW London
The ride is well worth it if you're in the area.

It's fairly straightforward if the weather holds all the way up... indeed a couple of us were quicker in getting up and back down than the railway (a challenge if there ever was!)

I re-iterate the comments about taking sufficient wet weather, maintenance, and emergency gear as it can get pretty interesting up there if the weather turns.

S
 
Is cycling on Snowdon allowed ?

I've lost touch of what the current situation is, but there used to be friction between walkers and MTB'ers (the idiot fringe descending at high speed and scaring people and dogs, causing problems for the rest of us) which nearly resulted in bikes being banned from Snowdon.
Instead, a voluntary agreement of access hours/months was agreed
http://www.eryri-npa.gov.uk/page/in...23&nav3=1029&lang=eng&contrast=1&view=graphic
http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=14520277
http://www.singletrackworld.com/article.php?sid=987
- note the dates on these though - National Park website is dates 2006, BikeRadar one says 2007, I don't know if this is still the current situation !

This site http://www.cyclingnorthwales.co.uk/pages/offrd_llanberis1.htm gives some alternatives
 

mondobongo

Über Member
Its a rite of passage you have to do it. Its a fair old slog up with the bike but it more than makes up for it with the down we came the back way down think its the Ranger trail absolutely wicked. We did it about a week before the ban and saw quite a few riding the main path but there are that many people walking up it looked to be a chore coming that way.
 

Ludwig

Hopeless romantic
Location
Lissingdown
Can't say I have ridden up Snowdon and don't think I'd want to with so many people walking up there most of the time.
 

fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
As a club we wnet up it - freak day in Spring many moons back. Totally clear and warm - but we didn't have any additional gear (which we probably should have had).

Went up the Rangers Path, and at some point you will have to climb with the bikes on your back. We then came down the main path. All of us wiped out as the track goes under the rail line - very loose stones.
 

Vitesse

New Member
Done it a few times. Much better when the railway isn't running, because the summit is relatively clear.
If the 'voluntary ban' is still in force, they should make it a bit clearer. When I went to Llanberis in 2006 there were signs by the track just before the steep bit (although I thought it was June 1st to the end of Sept?), but nothing in evidence this year.
All those new steps will probably put people off, anyway!
 
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