| Snowdon Sherpa |
Mondays to Saturdays -
13th December 2011 to 31st March 2012
(NO service on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day)
(Sunday service operates on Public Holidays 27th December 2011
and 2nd January 2012)
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Click here for suggested Monday to Saturday itineraries from 2nd April 2012 until further notice
Click here for suggested Sunday itineraries from Llanberis
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"Trips around Snowdonia - without your car"
from Llanberis |
Click here if you want to climb Snowdon
or Tryfan, otherwise..........
OPTION ONE (time for coffee or lunch in Llanrwst or
BetwsyCoed then spend the afternoon in BetwsyCoed)
Click here for alternative Sherpa trips to Beddgelert and/or Porthmadog
Click here for alternative Sherpa trips to Llyn Ogwen and/or Bethesda
Click here for alternative clockwise trip round Snowdon
Llanberis Pass Capel Curig and Twin lakes
LLANBERIS <-----> PenyPass <-----> BetwsyCoed <----->Llanrwst
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Llyn Ogwen
Bethesda
* * * Ask your driver for the "Snowdon
Sherpa single ticket" - just £1 each way
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Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables
on the official Gwynedd CC website |
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Llanberis Joe Brown (Padarn S2) dep
(0920 Sherpa destination is Bethesda/Llanrwst)
(1200, 1400 Sherpa destination is Llanrwst)
(1630 Sherpa destination is BetwsyCoed)
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09.20*
or 12.00 or 14.00# or 16.30
* - this "S2/S6" Sherpa goes via Bethesda
# - this "S2" Sherpa goes via Llyn Ogwen |
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Llanberis Interchange (Padarn S2) dep
(0922 Sherpa destination is Bethesda/Llanrwst)
(1202, 1402 Sherpa destination is Llanrwst)
(1632 Sherpa destination is BetwsyCoed)
Leaving Llanberis before climbing to PenyPass
Pont y Gromlech near the top of Llanberis Pass
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09.22*
or 12.02 or 14.02# or 16.32
* - this "S2/S6" Sherpa goes via Bethesda
# - this "S2" Sherpa goes via Llyn Ogwen |
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BetwsyCoed arr |
10.45***
or 12.47*** or 15.02 or 17.08 |
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Llanrwst Bridge over the river Conwy |
*** alternatively stay on the bus to Llanrwst arr 10.55 or 12.57
and spend some time in the Market Town with its old bridge
Then catch the
13.05 or 15.38 "S2" Sherpa bus back to BetwsyCoed
or return direct to Llanberis |
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change buses |
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Llanrwst (Padarn S2) dep
(Sherpa destination is Llanberis) |
13.05* or 15.38* |
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BetwsyCoed arr |
13.20* or 15.48* |
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change buses |
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BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(Sherpa destination is Llanberis)
Snowdon from the Twin Lakes
with the lake partially frozen over
Climbing the narrow road to PenyPass
overlooking the Nant Gwynant pass
Decending the Llanberis Pass |
11.20 or 13.20* or 15.48*
or 17.10#
* - through "S2" Sherpa from Llanrwst to Llanberis
# - this "S2" Sherpa returns via Llyn Ogwen and Bethesda |
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Llanberis arr |
11.57 or 13.57
or 16.27 or 18.27 |
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OPTION TWO (time for coffee at Porthmadog
also time for lunch at Porthmadog or Beddgelert)
Llanberis Pass Nant Gwynant Pass Aberglaslyn Pass
LLANBERIS <----> PenyPass <----> Beddgelert <----> Porthmadog
* * * If you intend to stick to this itinerary - ask your driver for the
"Snowdon Sherpa day ticket" - just £4
(only valid on any S1, S2, S4, S6 or S97 "Sherpa" sevices)
Purchase ticket from the driver of your first bus
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Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables
on the official Gwynedd CC website |
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Llanberis Joe Brown (Padarn S2) dep
(0920 Sherpa destination is Bethesda/Llanrwst)
(1200 Sherpa destination is Llanrwst)
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09.20 or 12.00 |
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Llanberis Interchange (Padarn S2) dep
(0922 Sherpa destination is Bethesda/Llanrwst)
(1202 Sherpa destination is Llanrwst)
Leaving Llanberis before climbing to PenyPass
Pont y Gromlech near the top of Llanberis Pass
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09.22 or 12.02 |
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PenyPass arr |
09.40 or 12.25 |
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change buses |
* - time for a tea or coffee |
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PenyPass
(Express Motors S97) dep
(Sherpa destination is Porthmadog)
Snowdon in the winter
Looking down the Llyn Gwynant Pass
Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
recently acquired by the National Trust |
09.50 or 11.50* or 14.15* |
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Beddgelert arr*** |
10.07 or 12.07 or 14.32 |
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Porthmadog arr |
10.35 or 12.35 or 15.00 |
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Aberglaslyn Bridge has not changed in 50 years
although large lorries keep trying to damage it !
The Fisherman's path through the gorge |
*** alternatively alight at Pont Aberglaslyn arr 10.14 or 12.14 or 14.39
and walk back through the Aberglaslyn Pass along the Fisherman's Path to Beddgelert
Suitable shoes should be worn as the path can be wet and muddy at any time of the year ! |
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change buses |
time for a tea or coffee |
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Time for a trip on the
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway to PenyMount
*(depart 1130, 1300, 1400, 1500 or 1600 - back 1215, 1345, 1445, 1545 or 1645 - £6 including visit to the museum)
CLOSED DURING THE WINTER
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Porthmadog
(Express Motors S97) dep
(Sherpa destination is PenyPass) |
11.00 or 13.30*
click here for details of an earlier afternoon conection for the 16.25 "S4" Sherpa
ex-Beddgelert |
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Beddgelert arr $$ |
11.24 or 13.54* |
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$$ alternatively alight at Pont Aberglaslyn arr 1118 or 1348
and walk back through the Aberglaslyn Pass along the Fisherman's Path to Beddgelert
Suitable shoes should be worn as the path can be wet and muddy at any time of the year ! |
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change buses |
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Beddgelert
(Express Motors S97) dep
(Padarn S4) dep
(Sherpa destination is PenyPass/Llanberis)
Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
recently acquired by the National Trust
Climbing the narrow road to PenyPass
PenyPass Inter-change Bus Stop and Cafe
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13.54* or =====
==== or 16.25
* through "S97" Sherpa Porthmadog to PenyPass |
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PenyPass arr |
14.12* or 16.40# |
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change buses |
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PenyPass
(Padarn S2/S1) dep
(Sherpa destination is Llanberis)
Decending the Llanberis Pass |
14.45 or 16.45# or 18.15
# through "S4-S1" Sherpa Beddgelert to Llanberis via PenyPass |
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Llanberis arr |
14.57 or 16.57# or 18.27 |
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OPTION THREE (spend the day in the Ogwen Valley)
Llanberis Pass Twin Lakes Ogwen Valley
Nant Ffrancon Pass
LLANBERIS <----> Capel Curig <----> Llyn Ogwen <----> Bethesda
* * * Ask your driver for the "Snowdon
Sherpa single ticket" - just £1 each way
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Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables
on the official Gwynedd CC website |
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Llanberis Joe Brown (Padarn S2) dep
(0920 Sherpa destination is Bethesda/Llanrwst)
(1400 Sherpa destination is Llanrwst)
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09.20 or 14.00 |
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Llanberis Interchange (Padarn S2) dep
(0922 Sherpa destination is Bethesda/Llanrwst)
(1402 Sherpa destination is Llanrwst)
Leaving Llanberis before climbing to PenyPass
Pont y Gromlech near the top of Llanberis Pass
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09.22 or 14.02 |
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Capel Curig arr |
09.53 or 14.35 |
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Llyn Ogwen arr
Llyn Ogwen
The same lake in mid-winter
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10.01 or 14.43 |
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Bethesda arr |
10.11 ==== |
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change buses |
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Bethesda
(Padarn S2) dep
(Sherpa destination is Llanberis)
| 17.40 |
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Llyn Ogwen
(Padarn S2) dep
(Sherpa destination is Llanberis)
| 17.50 |
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Capel Curig
(Padarn S2) dep
(Sherpa destination is Llanberis)
Twin Lakes and Snowdon
Climbing the narrow road to PenyPass
overlooking the Nant Gwynant pass
Decending the Llanberis Pass
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Llanberis arr |
18.27 |
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OPTION FOUR ("clockwise" afternoon trip round Snowdon
with time for coffee at BetwsyCoed outward and an optional teatime break at Beddgelert on return)
Capel Curig and Twin lakes Nant Gwynant Pass
BetwsyCoed <---> PenyPass ---> Beddgelert
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Llanberis Pass
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SNOWDON | Llyn
Cwellyn
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LLANBERIS <--- Caernarfon
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Suggested itinerary
latest times should be confirmed from the individual timetables
on the official Gwynedd CC website |
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Llanberis Joe Brown (Padarn S1/S2) dep
(0920 Sherpa destination is Bethesda/Llanrwst)
(1200, 1400 Sherpa destination is Llanrwst)
(1600 Sherpa destination is PenyPass/Beddgelert)
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09.20* or 12.00 or 14.00# or 16.00
* - this "S2" Sherpa goes via Bethesda and Llyn Ogwen
# - this "S2" Sherpa goes via Llyn Ogwen |
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Llanberis Interchange (Padarn S1/S2) dep
(0922 Sherpa destination is Bethesda/Llanrwst)
(1202, 1402 Sherpa destination is Llanrwst)
(1602 Sherpa destination is PenyPass/Beddgelert)
Leaving Llanberis before climbing to PenyPass
Pont y Gromlech near the top of Llanberis Pass
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09.22 or 12.02 or 14.02# or 16.02
* - this "S2" Sherpa goes via Bethesda and Llyn Ogwen
# - this "S2" Sherpa goes via Llyn Ogwen |
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PenyPass arr |
09.40 or 12.25 or 14.25 or 16.15 |
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BetwsyCoed arr |
10.45 or 12.47 or 15.02 ----- |
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change buses |
time for a tea or coffee |
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BetwsyCoed (Padarn S2) dep
(Sherpa destination is Llanberis)
River Llugwy at Capel Curig
Snowdon from the Twin Lakes
PenyPass Inter-change Bus Stop and Cafe
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11.20 or 13.20 or 15.48 |
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PenyPass arr |
11.42 or 13.42 or 16.10 |
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change buses |
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PenyPass (Express Motors/Padarn S97/S4#) dep
(Sherpa destination is Porthmadog or Caernarfon#)
Snowdon in the winter
Overlooking Llyn Gwynant
Llyn Dinas and Llyndy Isaf
recently acquired by the National Trust
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11.50 or 14.15 or 16.20# |
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Beddgelert |
12.07 or 14.32 or16.37#
# - through "S4"" Sherpa PenyPass to Caernarfon |
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change buses |
time for a tea or coffee |
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Beddgelert (Padarn S4) dep
(Sherpa destination is Caernarfon)
Leaving Beddgelert over the river bridge
Llyn Cwellyn
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13.25 or 15.10 or 16.38# or 17.45*
# - through "S4"" Sherpa PenyPass to Caernarfon |
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Caernarfon arr |
13.55 or 15.40 or 17.08 or 18.15* |
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change buses |
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Caernarfon (Padarn 88/89) dep
(bus destination is Llanberis)
Llyn Padarn with the mountains beyond
Looking across Llyn Padarn at the steam train |
14.00 and every half hour until 18.00 or 18.30*
* this service is usually operated by the 17.45 bus from Beddgelert
- check with the driver on the day |
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Llanberis arr |
14.25 and every half hour until 18.25 or 18.55 |
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on 31st January 2012
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