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Connecting Porthmadog, Beddgelert and Caernarfon, as such it crosses the northwestern peninsula of the park.
The Welsh Highland Railway is a restored 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow-gauge heritage railway in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It runs along a 25-mile (40.2 km) route from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, and passes through a number of popular tourist destinations including Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn Pass. At Porthmadog it connects with the Ffestiniog Railway and to the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway. In Porthmadog it uses the United Kingdom's only mixed gauge flat rail crossing.
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Departs from Llanberis. This spectacular 4 mile, roughly 2½-hour train journey climbs 3500 feet up Mount Snowdon and is the only rack-and-pinion railway in the UK, dating to 1896. Trains depart first at about 9AM. There is a 30-minute stop at the summit; the train leaves again promptly, so make sure you are back on time! It costs £60 for a roundtrip, discounted if the first train of the day is taken, or if you go one way. Open mid-March to October, several trains a day, more in summer. Be prepared to wait several hours after buying your ticket.
One of the most popular attractions in North Wales. Two underground tours describe the lives of the 19th-century miners. Plenty to see on the surface too. It's all done very well - this is a great place to spend a half day.
Runs from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog. The trip is about 13 miles long.
The National Mountain Centre, Capel Curig. Offers courses in hillwalking, rock climbing, kayaking, canoeing, orienteering, skiing and more. The centre has a pool, climbing walls, ropes course.
Climbing and scrambling courses in Snowdonia.
Provide mountain guiding in Snowdonia and training courses in navigation, scrambling and rock climbing.