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Aberglaslyn Pass

A4085 / A498 · Beddgelert → Prenteg (Porthmadog) · Wales

Length
6 miles
Drive time
15 min
Type
Mountain pass
Region
Wales

Short and impossibly pretty: out of Beddgelert the road squeezes through the wooded Aberglaslyn gorge beside the rushing Glaslyn — arguably the loveliest single mile of tarmac in Eryri.

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