3D print Snowdon and the Llanberis Path
Snowdon on one print, with the Llanberis Path raised in orange on the terrain. Open it in the generator, change the size or colors, and export a slicer-ready 3MF.
Llanberis Path
- Length
- 6.8 km (4.2 mi) to the summit
- Start
- Llanberis
- On the print
- 6 km, as mapped in OpenStreetMap
1,085 m of mountain, 22 mm on your shelf
The print covers 11 by 11 km. On a 160 mm print the summit stands 22 mm above the valleys.
- Taller than life
The print opens with the Elevation multiplier at 1.5, so the mountain stands 1.5 times its true height and its shape reads clearly at this size. Set it to 1 for true scale.
- The trail
The Llanberis Path prints as a raised 1.2 mm orange line, drawn from its OpenStreetMap route. Give it its own filament color, or turn it off on the GPX tab.
- Colors
Forest, meadow, bare rock, ice and water each get their own color where the land has them, so a multi-color printer shows where the trees give way to rock.
About Snowdon
Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, is the highest mountain in Wales, at 1,085 metres (3,560 ft), and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands. It stands in Snowdonia National Park in North Wales.
Glaciers sculpted the massif into the pyramidal peak and the arêtes of Crib Goch and Y Lliwedd. The largest of its lakes, Llyn Llydaw, lies on the eastern flank.
The Llanberis Path
Six main paths lead to the summit. The Llanberis Path, 6.8 km (4.2 mi) from the village of Llanberis to the north, is the longest and the most popular.
The print draws it from OpenStreetMap. Above Clogwyn station the path crosses a slope known as the Killer Convex, dangerous in ice.
Next to the others
How Snowdon measures up
Common questions
Is the Snowdon 3D print free?
Yes. The generator runs in your browser and exports a 3MF file you can open in any common slicer. There is no account or payment.
Is the Llanberis Path on the print?
Yes. Print this mountain adds it from its OpenStreetMap route (6 km as mapped) and raises it on the terrain. The footprint is 11 by 11 km, centered on the summit and wide enough for all of it.
Is the mountain printed at its true height?
It starts at 1.5 times its true height, about 22 mm of relief on a 160 mm print, because true scale looks flat at this size. Set the Elevation multiplier to 1 for true scale, or higher for a more dramatic model.
Can I get an STL instead of a 3MF?
The generator exports 3MF, which keeps each color as its own part. Any slicer can open it and save an STL if you need one.
