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    8 Bochlwyd Horseshoe via Tryfan Snowdonia/Eryri NORTH WALES

    Apr 14, 2023 3 minutes

    GRADE 1

    6.7km/4.2 miles/5-6 hours

    8 Ascent 869m/2851ft

    Classic scrambles don’t come much better this, says Alex Roddie

    THERE ARE MANY scrambling opportunities in North Wales, and especially around the Ogwen Valley, but nothing has the cachet of Tryfan. This blade of rock, with a summit at 917m (3009ft), rises in a sheer stepped ridge from the valley, and it’s this prominent north ridge that offers one of the finest easy scrambling experiences in Britain.

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