Walking up snowdon with young teens

[madeyemoodysmum]

I have booked a little cottage in north wales in May and I love to try Snowdon.

We ha e walked up a small mountain (hill in Scotland) near loch Lomond and that was hard going on my knees. Everyone else coped We also walked a long walk in Peak District last year.

I wouldn’t say we walk a lot in between though But I like the challenge.

Would snowdon be too much
I’m 50. Go to gym or swim 2/3 times a week but I’m a teeny bit arthritic and I also think the kids might find it hard.

Any tips or realistic walk times in the easy routes.

I’ve looked at train but it will cost us nearly £90 to get up there!!!!!!

Haha sorry. Better to be prepared though

I made this very mistake! No they do not sell one way tickets. If you haven't got one to get you up there you can't take the train back

This isn't strictly true. If you are climbing at a less busy time when the train is running, it may be possible to buy a ticket one way back down. It depends if there is the space and not to be relied on in any way as certain or even likely. But it is there as an option some days.

If you do Llanberis path you'll be absolutely fine. The hill is very gradual up that way (apart from the road leading up to the start of the path, that's steep and a bit of a killer lol) it's pretty easy until you get nearer the top where it's slightly more difficult but I'd say most people can do it. Only bad thing about Snowdon is that it does get really busy on most of the paths especially Llanberis so in the summer we go up at 4am when it's still dark to avoid people 🤭😂