Snowdonia scenic route LLANBERIS PASS/PEN Y PASS
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Part of the beauty of staying at a hotel in Snowdonia is that getting here and driving around is part of the adventure. Snaking forest drives, wild single-track wanders and jaw-dropping mountain passes are all in the mix if you enjoy a drive and are not afraid to explore.
LLANBERIS PASS/PEN Y PASS
The star of many a car advert (with a well-known marque driven by Sir Bradley Wiggins currently gracing TV screens), Llanberis Pass is a must-visit. Yes it’s popular, with the occasional coach making the bendy, walled-in road feel narrower than it is, but it’s popular with good reason.
It’s a rugged landscape from the moment you leave Llanberis, then passing through the hamlet of Nant Peris a boulder-strewn, lunar-like landscape surrounds you. Cliffs and buttresses tower above you on both sides, many speckled with the bright colours of kitted-out rock climbers. There are a few lay-bys to pull into but parking is generally very limited. Just drive carefully and enjoy the most weather-blasted landscape Snowdonia has to offer.
Look out for: the scarily steep north face of Crib Goch, best viewed to your left when driving up from Llanberis to Pen-y-Pass. Yes, people walk along the top of that!
Top tip: in our opinion, driving from Pen-y-Pass down to Llanberis gives you the better views. Go early or late for a quieter run and the chance to pull over. And don’t wait for clear weather – there’s something special about driving this route with the cloud down over the precipitous peaks.
NANT FFRANCON
One of Sir Anthony Hopkins’ favourite places, so who are we to disagree? Nant Ffrancon is the natural passage between the Glyderau and Carneddau massifs. Telford tried to tame it with the A5, but in reality he only succeeded in giving us ring-side seats to the shark’s fin of rock called Tryfan, and Cwm Idwal’s alpine arena. Specifically, Nant Ffrancon is the valley from Ogwen Cottage (where most people park to begin their adventures) west to the slate town of Bethesda.
Look out for: the waterfalls at Ogwen Cottage. Easy to miss amid the melee of walkers but worth a wander just for the views down the valley.
Top tip: best driven from Bethesda towards Ogwen Cottage in the direction of Betws-y-Coed. There’s a lay-by halfway along Nant Ffrancon on the southbound (Bethesda direction) side. It looks like a pavement but this is a great place to stop and admire the views. If you don’t mind narrow roads, there is a minor road that follows the opposite side of the valley to the A5 (pictured), but coming from Bethesda the right turn is easily missed. It brings you out at Ogwen Cottage.
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hi and hello explorers and look where we are we are at snowdonia National Park first of all taking you on an Epic Journey which begins when you arrive at the a 4086 at the foot of snowdonia mountain range from Capal curri to Laris is the most scenic route you can find right here in snowdonian National Park which is almost 10 mil long
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