{"id":4538,"date":"2014-06-23T21:53:02","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T01:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stationstudios.ca\/blog\/?p=4538"},"modified":"2025-10-05T13:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T17:25:14","slug":"crimpiau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stationstudios.ca\/blog\/crimpiau\/","title":{"rendered":"Hike: Crimpiau, Snowdonia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robin and I decided to take our long holiday in 2014 to Wales. We really had not spent a lot of time in the United Kingdom since moving\u00a0to Amsterdam since 2008, so we figured it was time for us to return. Our goal was to mix a variety of active days (mostly hiking), with visits to castles, manor houses, gardens and trains.<\/p>\n

Knowing that we were starting our trip in the village of Capel Curig (staying at the excellent Bryn Tyrch Inn<\/a>), I searched the Internet for hikes near by. The official website of Snowdonia National Park had a good list of hikes and walks of various difficulty levels and they happened to have a “hard leisure walk” starting from Capel Curig: Crimpiau. A check for geocaches in the area showed that there were three of my favourite type (difficulty 2 \/ terrain 3.5) near the hiking route (note that all three are premium geocaches and only available to premium Geocaching.com members):<\/p>\n

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  1. The Pinnacle<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Black Otter<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Excalibur’s Edge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    We had excellent weather on the day; in fact, I did not put enough sunscreen on my arms and got a good sunburn in a few exposed spaces. The hike itself was a nice mix of forests, valleys, climbs to passes and a bit of scrambling to get the three geocaches. The walk up to the pass and the views to Llyn Crafnant were particularly nice.<\/p>\n

    All in all, a recommended hike in the region if you are looking for a hike with moderate elevation gain and loss and a variety of scenic options.<\/p>\n

    \"Crimpiau<\/a>
    Hike: Crimpiau, Snowdonia
    Download the     gpx file<\/a> of our hike.
    Distance: 10.84 km; Elevation Gain: 300 m; Elevation Loss: 300 m
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    Robin and I decided to take our long holiday in 2014 to Wales. We really…<\/p>\n

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