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Snowdonia and North Wales
Although Snowdonia is seen as the most wonderful landscape in North Wales there are many others including Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty such as the Llyn Peninsula with some of the best beaches Wales has to offer, the Isle of Anglesey with its 125 miles of wonderfully scenic coastal path encircling the whole island whilst in the east there's the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley, the scenic gateway to the region.
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Pyg Track - Snowdonia
Nobody knows for sure why this path is called the Pyg Track. It’s possible that it was named after the pass it leads through, Bwlch y Moch (translated Pigs’ Pass) as the path is sometimes spelt ‘Pig Track’. Or, maybe because it was used to carry ‘pyg’ (black tar) to the copper mines on Snowdon. Another possible explanation is that the path was named after the nearby Pen y Gwryd Hotel, popular amongst the early mountain walkers. The team who conquered Everest in 1953 stayed at this hotel while training on Snowdon. When the team returned from the Himalaya a reunion was held at the hotel, accompanied by Edmund Hillary himself.
