Hiking miners track with my dad tomorrow for my birthday so just downloaded this so we don't get lost (although looks straightforward enough) thanks 🙏 😀
I did Rhyd Ddu path last week, 1st time doing snowden, I found it pretty tough but I am unfit, great achievement at the end though, definitely got the bug now 👍
If ever there was a need for the amazing path rejuvination people to do their work, it's the bit of the miner's track beyond the top lake before it joins the pyg track. It's getting pretty loose and the path is not always obvious.
It's not the shortest, that would be the PYG track just above it but it's very similar. Starting from Pen Y Pass you're already a considerable way up in elevation which makes the miners one of the easier ways up. Anyone who is reasonably fit will do fine, though of course bear in mind one has to descend again! Even if you walk to the end of the miners and decide not to make the final push for the summit up the zig zags it's a lovely walk, mostly quite flat until the last.
Hiking miners track with my dad tomorrow for my birthday so just downloaded this so we don't get lost (although looks straightforward enough) thanks 🙏 😀
Taking this route in 3 weeks, my first time walking up any mountain, looks a lot tougher than I thought
How did it go?
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We got rained off. Thanks for asking though.
I did Rhyd Ddu path last week, 1st time doing snowden, I found it pretty tough but I am unfit, great achievement at the end though, definitely got the bug now 👍
If ever there was a need for the amazing path rejuvination people to do their work, it's the bit of the miner's track beyond the top lake before it joins the pyg track. It's getting pretty loose and the path is not always obvious.
I am hoping to do Ranger route up and Miners down. Does anyone know of there is a bus from bottom of Miners (Pen y pass?) to Ranger car park? Thanks
Thanks,
i did the watkin path, loved it.
can anyone tell me please if this is the shortest distance track, and how would a 73 year old bloke cope with it? thank you
It's not the shortest, that would be the PYG track just above it but it's very similar. Starting from Pen Y Pass you're already a considerable way up in elevation which makes the miners one of the easier ways up. Anyone who is reasonably fit will do fine, though of course bear in mind one has to descend again!
Even if you walk to the end of the miners and decide not to make the final push for the summit up the zig zags it's a lovely walk, mostly quite flat until the last.