Helen Pye, SNPA's head of engagement, on Snowdon before the lockdown. Looking across Llyn Glaslyn, to the left of the summit you will see Bwlch y Saethau (translated Pass of the Arrows).

which translates as Pigs' Pass. However, it could also have taken its name because it was used to carry "pyg", or black tar, to the copper mines on Snowdon. Another possible explanation was that ...

Yr Wyddfa - Snowdon - is the highest mountain in Wales and at an elevation of 3,560 feet above sea leve, or 1085 metres, is the highest point in the British Isles outside the Scottish Highlands.

They will travel from the Penn Road to Snowdon Pen y Pass car park where friends and family will meet them. After stopping the night in Llangollen they will then take the Pyg path to the summit.

Major change to Snowdon car park comes in today ... 08:46, 05 Apr 2025. A full Pen-y-Pass car park near Llanberis which is used for walkers before setting off to ... which translates as Pigs' Pass.

A key car park for the walk up Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) is changing the way it operates from today. Pen-y-Pass is the access point to both the Miners' and Pyg Track trailheads leading to the summit of Yr ...