this standing stone marks point pyg track starts @ pen-y-pass
the pyg track (welsh: llwybr pyg), or pig track (both spellings may encountered), leads pen-y-pass. track climbs on bwlch y moch on eastern flanks of crib goch, before traversing ridge s lower slopes. above glaslyn, joined miners track zigzag climb bwlch glas between snowdon , garnedd ugain. regarding name, website of snowdonia national park authority states:
nobody knows why path called pyg track. s possible named after pass leads through, bwlch y moch (translated pigs pass) path spelled pig track . or, maybe because used carry pyg (black tar) copper mines on snowdon. possible explanation path named after nearby pen y gwryd hotel, popular amongst mountain walkers.
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