North Wales Trail Running

A relative latecomer to the sport, Steve Franklin started running after a rock climbing injury left him unable to climb. He set the bar high with the aim of beating his brother’s Iron Man marathon time (three hours and ten minutes) but stupidly chose the Snowdon Marathon, the nearest one to his then home in Bangor, North Wales, to make the bid. Needless to say he failed, completing the marathon in three hours and twenty-one minutes. Since that fateful day Steve has left the tarmac and ventured on to the fells. He now lives in Sheffield but he regularly heads back to North Wales for extended trips to run and climb, and in 2014 he completed the Paddy Buckley Round (104 kilometres and 8,500 metres of ascent and descent in under twenty-four hours).

• IntroductionAcknowledgementsAboutThe routesMapsDescriptions,distances & ascentTerrainRecommendedequipmentFootwearClothingFuel& HydrationSafetyMountainRescueMountainRescue by SMS textTheCountryside CodeNorthWales Trail Running area map1Llyn Idwal Loop2Moel Famau3Conwy Mountain4Holyhead Mountain5Llyn Padarn Loop6Snowdon: Llyn Llydaw7Beddgelert Forest, Moel Lefn & Moel Yr Ogof8Tour of Yr Eifl9Cadair Idris10Moelwyn Bach & Moelwyn Mawr11Eastern Carneddau: Llyn Dulyn12Croesor & Cnicht13Llyn Dinas14Alwen Reservoir15Moel Eilio16Y Foel Goch & Cwm Tryfan17Snowdon: Rhyd Ddu & The Ranger Path18Newborough Forest & Beach19Llyn Crafnant & Cowlyd Reservoir20Northern CarneddauBonusSection Coed Y BreninAppendix

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