For 2021 Trips: Due to Covid, we have switched to hotel accommodation. While restrictions are in place solo travellers will be in individual rooms, with double/twin rooms provided for those from the same household or friends from the same social bubble. As a result of this change from shared hostel accommodation to hotel - the trip costs £470 per person for 2021.
If you require pre-trip accommodation, please request prices at the time of booking and your local host will provide the best range of options available at the time.
For 2022 Trips: Based on customer feedback we have extended the trip to 3 nights for 2022 departures. For Day 1 you just travel to the hostel and get a trip briefing that evening. Day 2 will be the start of the 15 Peak Challenge itself. You will be staying in a fantastic local hostel.

Snowdonia

For 2021 Trips: Due to Covid, we have switched to hotel accommodation. While restrictions are in place solo travellers will be in individual rooms, with double/twin rooms provided for those from the same household or friends from the same social bubble.  As a result of this change from shared hostel accommodation to hotel - the trip costs £470 per person for 2021. 

If you require pre-trip accommodation, please request prices at the time of booking and your local host will provide the best range of options available at the time. 

For 2022 Trips:  Based on customer feedback we have extended the trip to 3 nights for 2022 departures. For Day 1 you just travel to the hostel and get a trip briefing that evening. Day 2 will be the start of the 15 Peak Challenge itself. You will be staying in a fantastic local hostel.

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Previous hiking experience is needed - with fifteen peaks to get through in a single weekend, this one will test your endurance. 

Breakfasts at the hotel are filling with generous portions of cereal, toast and cooked breakfast with tea and coffee. Packed lunches include sandwiches, crisps, cake and chocolate. You'll need to bring your own snacks and drinks for the trail. All dietary requirements including vegetarian and vegan can be catered for: just make this request when booking.

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Welsh 15 Peaks Path

Your host will pick you up from central Caernarfon on Day 1. If you’re travelling by train, the closest station is Bangor Train Station. From here it’s 20 minutes by taxi.
At the end - you can be dropped back at the hostel or taken to Bangor train station for 18:45.

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Meet your guides and after a quick briefing get out onto the trail. Follow an old Roman road into the heart of the Carneddau Mountains, hike through a pass framed by twin Bronze Age monoliths and climb onto the ridgeline where the day’s goals will be lined up in front of you.
First stop - Foel Fras (942m), northernmost of the Welsh 3000s, followed by 3 more peaks in quick succession. Push to the top of Carnedd Llewelyn, the highest summit in the range (1064m) and then snag Pen Yr Ole Wen on the way down. Hike into the beautiful Ogwen Valley and then its back to the hostel for dinner. Seven peaks down, eight to go.
Please note for all 2022 departures, we have added an extra night of accommodation at the start of the trip, so this will be Day 2.

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View of the Ogwen Valley

The Carneddau

Day 1

Fuel up with a big breakfast and then hit the trail again – one that’s rockier and more rugged than yesterdays. Your first goal is Tryfan (917m), lowest of the Welsh 3000s, but also one of the most challenging thanks to the final scramble to the top. Descend via the picture-perfect Adam and Eve Rocks, then it’s a short, steep climb up Glyder Fach.
Cross a formation known as the 'Castle of the Wind' to attain Glyder Fawr (999m), the highest peak in the range, then descend back to Llanberis via a natural hanging garden of alpine flowers and the last two peaks of the day, before heading to the bar for a cold drink. Twelve down, just three more to go (including the big one).

Adam and Eve 

Tryfan views

The Glyders

Day 2

Time to finish this thing off. Follow the snaking, rocky ridge to the summit of Crib Goch and then climb to Crib Ddysgl. One last ascent and you’re on top of Mount Snowdon (1085m), the highest of them all. Take some victory pics, enjoy a mountaintop lunch and then it’s all downhill. Depending on weather and time you’ll either complete the Snowdon Horseshoe or descend via the Pyg Track - either way the scenery is spectacular. Head back to Llanberis, the train station and home.

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Hikers on the Pyg Track to Crib Goch

Snowdon Train from Crib Goch

Hiker on Crib Goch

The Snowdon Massif

Day 3

Meet your guides and after a quick briefing get out onto the trail. Follow an old Roman road into the heart of the Carneddau Mountains, hike through a pass framed by twin Bronze Age monoliths and climb onto the ridgeline where the day’s goals will be lined up in front of you.

First stop - Foel Fras (942m), northernmost of the Welsh 3000s, followed by 3 more peaks in quick succession. Push to the top of Carnedd Llewelyn, the highest summit in the range (1064m) and then snag Pen Yr Ole Wen on the way down. Hike into the beautiful Ogwen Valley and then its back to the hostel for dinner. Seven peaks down, eight to go.

_Please note for all 2022 departures, we have added an extra night of accommodation at the start of the trip, so this will be Day 2._

Fuel up with a big breakfast and then hit the trail again – one that’s rockier and more rugged than yesterdays. Your first goal is Tryfan (917m), lowest of the Welsh 3000s, but also one of the most challenging thanks to the final scramble to the top. Descend via the picture-perfect Adam and Eve Rocks, then it’s a short, steep climb up Glyder Fach.

Cross a formation known as the 'Castle of the Wind' to attain Glyder Fawr (999m), the highest peak in the range, then descend back to Llanberis via a natural hanging garden of alpine flowers and the last two peaks of the day, before heading to the bar for a cold drink. Twelve down, just three more to go (including the big one).

Time to finish this thing off. Follow the snaking, rocky ridge to the summit of Crib Goch and then climb to Crib Ddysgl. One last ascent and you’re on top of Mount Snowdon (1085m), the highest of them all. Take some victory pics, enjoy a mountaintop lunch and then it’s all downhill. Depending on weather and time you’ll either complete the Snowdon Horseshoe or descend via the Pyg Track - either way the scenery is spectacular. Head back to Llanberis, the train station and home.



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Tackle the highest peaks in Wales - in a single weekend

Welsh 15 Peak Challenge

Hike and scramble through the Carneddau, Glyders and Snowdon ranges – home of the highest mountains in Wales

Ascend ridges, cross linked peaks in rapid succession and experience the stellar views and natural beauty of Snowdonia, the largest National Park in Wales

15 mountains. 4000m of gain. 1 incredible weekend

Hike and scramble through the Carneddau, Glyders and Snowdon ranges – home of the highest mountains in Wales

Ascend ridges, cross linked peaks in rapid succession and experience the stellar views and natural beauty of Snowdonia, the largest National Park in Wales

15 mountains. 4000m of gain. 1 incredible weekend

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