Doh! Was going from memory and thought that the north ridge was the one heading to Llanberis 😳

The north ridge heading towards Bwlch y Groes quarry is the easy one, the one heading NE towards Llanberis is the difficult (or unknown) one. The west “ridge” isn’t worth attempting – I think it ends up in farmland and gardens!

Ah that makes more sense 🙂
Great – new tings to explore

I struggle to see how you could miss it though

Because you had you head down keeping your face out of the never ending rain and wind 😉

You won’t miss it, I did it 2weeks ago, it’s after a gate and pretty obvious! Snowdon was totally amazing as well, and wait to go again. Anyone ridden the final Zig zags on rangers and pushed back to telegraph?

A few answers in one here – hope they help

Firstly, there’s been a lot of work on the Ranger’s Path and it’s definitely better than it was. But there’s still more to do. It’s a pretty full on scree/boulder fest that’s mainly somewhat harder than the Black trail centre trails.

Secondly, the turning to Telegraph, if you’re going to push then the footpath straight after the gate is the best route to the col. But it is a footpath and the ground is soft so it should be pushed really. The BW is too steep and soft to ride anyway (as shown in the picture linked above!).

Finally, weird idea to head North West over Foel Gron/Foel Goch/Moel Eilio or south over Moel Cynghorion. Firstly there is no legal riding on any of these and this is a seriously sensitive area when it comes to access and bikes (see voluntary restrictions as an example). And secondly they are steep and grassy with only faint, mainly soft and muddy, paths linking them. Would be about as much fun as riding on a tipped up football pitch.

There’s so much good legal and non-sensitive riding in Wales and Snowdonia, why ride ridges where we’re not welcome?

why ride ridges where we’re not welcome?

Precisely because we are not welcome

Peacefull process against an outdated, pointless, unfair, and unenforceable rule.

If done in dry spells when it’s quiet and If care is taken down the moel Eilio, Cynghorion route with no childish skids then is everyone should be happy. The Real damage has been done by 4×4’s up the side of Eilio.

Peacefull process against an outdated, pointless, unfair, and unenforceable rule.

That’ll be the peaceful protest that nobody actually knows is a peaceful protest that will get us banned from Snowdon altogether then will it?

I’m sorry but I fail to see how that will help anything?

Agreed beicmynydd but still can’t see the attraction. Was up Eilio today – on foot – and the vehicle tracks are terrible.

I take your point about the ride, mtbguiding it’s a ride to do one in a while there are many other rides in the area which are more fun.

the big blustery bastard defeated us! went on Friday, weather forecast wasnt great but we reckoned we could summit before the worst came in. unfortunately got no higher than about 2000ft on the Llanberis before the gusts were knocking you on your arse and we made the decision to retreat. absolutely gutted. been a miserable bastard all weekend apparently…

glorious day up Snowdon on Saturday!

Try the trails on the other side of the lake, some cracking stuff over there around the old mines

Heres a map to help you get there!

was glorious on Thursday too! thats what makes it worse. planning another assault next week. shall not rest till ive conquered it now

Like the map. Does ‘**** off Big Hell’ refer to Deniolen? 🙂

Where do you come out near the bottom – somewhere round Vivian Quarry?

Clear now… but a bit breezy and the ground’s a tad wet… This whole week looks a washout at present.

who is your most trusted source for weather info in the area, mtbguiding?

Saturday was simply epic.

@jaffejoffer Yr.no is generally spot on for the towns/valleys but use the met office mountain forecast too. It was lovely up there this evening… sorry…

Absolutely stunning up there yesterday!
Can`t believe how the weather changed so much.