National Three Peaks Challenge
- Aim: to complete the National Three Peaks Challenge.
- Duration: 24 hours.
- Dates: to suit your availability.
- Location: Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, Snowdon.
- Price: the whole challenge with a guide, in a private car, with convenient pick-up and drop-off points, is £390 per person, 4 people max. Alternatively, you can hire our guide who will join you and guide you up all three peaks for £390 or individual peaks for £190 per summit.
- The National Three Peaks Challenge is a popular hiking adventure that takes you up the highest peaks in Scotland, England, and Wales. This challenge is a great way to experience the beauty of the British landscape and push yourself to achieve something great.
- Ben Nevis (1,345m/4,413ft), the highest peak in Scotland and the United Kingdom, is located in the Lochaber area of Scotland close to the town of Fort William and can be climbed throughout the year. However, special winter skills and equipment are needed in winter and spring. The climb takes around five hours.
- Scafell Pike (978m/3,209ft), England’s highest peak, is a rocky mountain in Borrowdale, Cumbria. Despite being the lowest of the three peaks, it may be the most challenging.
- Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa (1,085m/3,560ft), the highest peak in Wales, is located in Snowdonia National Park/Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri, an area renowned for its great mountain walks and climbs, and is a challenging mountain that can be attempted from different angles, most popularly up the Miners or Pyg Track.
- There are various ways to complete the National Three Peaks Challenge. You can spread your ascents over 3 days, complete sunrise or sunset walks to each summit, or traditionally complete the challenge in 24 hours, which includes 11 hours of driving between the peaks. We can guide you in any season.
- We can also offer a unique opportunity to do the three peaks via the classic scrambling routes.
- Overall, it is an epic and rewarding fundraising and personal challenge.
- A sample itinerary could look as follows:
- Meet your guide and group by Fort William station at 7am.
- Begin the challenge at 8am, walking the Pony Track up Ben Nevis and aiming for a 5-hour climb.
- Complete Ben Nevis at 1pm and travel by car to Scafell Pike in a 6-hour drive.
- Arrive at Scafell Pike at 7pm and climb it from Wasdale Head, walking for around 4 hours.
- Complete Scafell Pike at 11pm and drive 4 hours to Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa.
- Arrive at Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa at 3am, climb it via the Pyg Track, and come down the Llanberis path within 5 hours, arriving at the Mountain Railway office and cafe.
- Complete the Three Peaks Challenge at 8am.
