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.
Highlights of the Aberglaslyn Pass
- Aberglaslyn gorge mile
- Beddgelert village
- Welsh Highland Railway alongside
Where to stop on the Aberglaslyn Pass
- The Prince Llewelyn, Beddgelert food — Slate-built village inn by the river crossing at the northern end
- Shell, Tremadog fuel — Refuel at the southern gateway into the Snowdon massif
Drive the Aberglaslyn Pass
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