Following a successful Welsh 3000s walk on 8 June, I thought I'd take a look at the ascent involved. These tables are based on the spot heights of the peaks and lowest points in between, from the OS 1:25000 maps. While this is an approximation, and ignores any undulations, it should be reasonably accurate. Most of the paths are either "straight up" or "straight down".
| Location |
Spot height |
Ascent (m) |
Descent (m) |
| Pen-y-Pass car park |
359 |
|
|
| Crib Goch |
923 |
564 |
|
| v |
858 |
|
65 |
| Carnedd Ugain |
1065 |
207 |
|
| v |
998 |
|
67 |
| Yr Wyddfa |
1085 |
87 |
|
| v Nant Peris car park |
110 |
|
975 |
| Elidr Fawr |
924 |
814 |
|
| v |
710 |
|
214 |
| Y Garn |
947 |
237 |
|
| v |
711 |
|
236 |
| Glyder Fawr |
999 |
288 |
|
| v |
919 |
|
80 |
| Glyder Fach |
994 |
75 |
|
| v |
730 |
|
264 |
| Tryfan |
915 |
185 |
|
| v Ogwen car park |
290 |
|
625 |
| Pen Yr Ole Wen |
978 |
688 |
|
| v |
933 |
|
45 |
| Carnedd Dafydd |
1044 |
111 |
|
| v |
910 |
|
134 |
| Yr Elen |
962 |
52 |
|
| v |
910 |
|
52 |
| Carnedd Llwelyn |
1064 |
154 |
|
| v |
936 |
|
128 |
| Foel Grach |
976 |
40 |
|
| v |
884 |
|
92 |
| Garnedd Uchaf |
926 |
42 |
|
| v |
890 |
|
36 |
| Foel Fras |
942 |
52 |
|
| v Aber top car park |
200 |
|
742 |
| Total |
|
3596 |
3755 |
Putting the ascents in order, largest first:
| Peak | Ascent (m) |
|---|
| Elidr Fawr | 814 |
| Pen Yr Ole Wen | 688 |
| Crib Goch | 564 |
| Glyder Fawr | 288 |
| Y Garn | 237 |
| Carnedd Ugain | 207 |
| Tryfan | 185 |
| Carnedd Llwelyn | 154 |
| Carnedd Dafydd | 111 |
| Snowdon | 87 |
| Glyder Fach | 75 |
| Yr Elen | 52 |
| Foel Fras | 52 |
| Garnedd Uchaf | 42 |
| Foel Grach | 40 |
Here is the route on a map.
