Eryri contains all 15 Welsh summits over 3,000 feet, grouped in three great massifs: the Snowdon group, the Glyderau and Tryfan, and the Carneddau to the north. To the south, Cadair Idris stands apart in magnificent isolation above the Mawddach Estuary.
Tryfan
915m. One of the great scrambling mountains of Britain. The North Ridge is a Grade 1 classic; the summit boulders Adam and Eve are a rite of passage. Ogwen Valley base.
The Glyderau
Glyder Fawr (1001m) and Glyder Fach (994m). A shattered plateau of frost-riven rock, the Cantilever Stone, and some of the most dramatic cwms in Wales.
The Carneddau
Carnedd Llewelyn (1064m). The largest mountain plateau in Wales, carrying six of the fifteen Welsh 3,000-footers. Remote, featureless in mist, with feral ponies on the high ground.
Cadair Idris
Penygadair (893m). The great mountain of southern Eryri, rising above the Mawddach Estuary. Three classic routes, a dramatic cwm lake, and one of the finest summit views in Wales.
Moel Siabod
872m. The isolated sentinel above Capel Curig, with one of the finest panoramas in Eryri. An accessible afternoon mountain with an optional east ridge scramble.
The Rhinogydd
Y Llethr (756m). Ancient Cambrian rocks, trackless terrain, and the Roman Steps packhorse route. The loneliest and least-visited range in Eryri.