The route
Pays de Galles, boucle depuis Llanberis
Next edition14-16 May 2027
161.5 km and 9,097 m of climbing, a loop from Llanberis, Wales.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 161.5 km
- Elevation gain
- 9,097 m
- Highest point
- 1,048 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 99
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The race starts in Llanberis, at 14:00, at 106 m. The longest climb on the course, 872 m of gain, begins there and ends at km 6.9, at the Bwlch Glâs pass, just below Snowdon. The route then crosses Pen-y-Pass, at km 11.8, at 375 m, passes near Glyder Fawr, at km 14.9, then near Carnedd Llewelyn, at km 29.4, at 1,048 m, the highest point of the course.
Exposed ridges, scree and boulder fields, boggy moorland and technical trails follow one another around the loop. The route passes near Moel Siabod, at km 53.8, at 840 m, then through Dolwyddelan, at km 59.9, before crossing Blaenau Ffestiniog, at km 73.1, at 213 m. It then reaches Croesor, at km 84.6, at 168 m, passes near Cnicht, at km 87.6, then reaches Beddgelert, at km 111.3, at 46 m.
The route passes near Moel Hebog, at km 115, then through Rhyd Ddu, at km 125.2, before passing near Snowdon, at km 131.5, at 1,035 m. It then passes near Mynydd Mawr, at km 141.7, and Moel Eilio, at km 152.2, before the finish in Llanberis, at km 161.5, at 106 m, with 9,097 m of climbing and 9,097 m of descent, within a 48-hour time limit.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the course, a 161.5 km loop from Llanberis, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.