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Notwithstanding the fantastic beta version for route sharing on this very website, I am after some advice for the best online resource for routes/ scrambles (at this moment specifically for Snowdonia - but generally for the whole UK)?  I have spent a few days now googling around for ideas of walks and scrambles in Snowdonia for a bit of inspiration on were to go/ stay/ walk etc.

Ideally I don't want to pay for information like this (walkingworld.com etc), I would prefer a user assisted type environment (sharemyroutes.com for example).  I am going to be trying out memory-map on the excursion to Snowdonia, so anything I can import into that, and use to print out maps would be great.  

Alternatively, if you can recommend any must do routes that would be great (with GPS data I can import into Memory-Map even better!).   I've climbed Snowdon a couple of times, and by a couple of different routes, but I'll probably try the horseshoe via Crib Goch this time. We are going to give Tryfan North ridge and Bristly Ridge a try aswell, but after that, not too sure.

Thanks very much in advance!

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Judging by the number of copies I saw being thumbed at Gwern Gof Uchaf last week you just want Steve Ashton's seminal "Scrambles in Snowdonia". He does actually include a few grid reference in his routes. It is reassuring to have waypoints for your route in the eTrex of course, but on the scrambles you mention I'm not sure you'll be doing much GPS navigation.

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Haha very true... I'll mostly be using the gps waypoints to draw the route in memory-map before printing to map to take with me I think.  I don't have a GPS (yet) but my girlfriend has an N95 so I might add the sports tracker software thing to plot our routes and save upload them onto a share website.

I'll be wanting the maps for navigation to an from, and incase of bad weather...

Good plan on the book, I knew there was something else I wanted to buy

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In case anyone is interested, a bit more googling has found this:

UK Scrambles

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Some good options for Snowdonia here if you haven't found these already:

http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/5053
Edited: 20/08/08 15:14
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you could do a lot worse than visiting dave's site. Very helpful, especially for those off-the-beaten-track walks

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