Abergwesyn Pass (Devil's Staircase)
Mountain road · Tregaron → Abergwesyn · Wales
- Length
- 14 miles
- Drive time
- 45 min
- Type
- Technical road
- Region
- Wales
Before you go: ⚠ Single-track with passing places and gates — not a fast road, and unsuitable in ice
The legendary single-track crossing of the Cambrian 'Desert of Wales' from Tregaron to Abergwesyn, including the hairpinned Devil's Staircase. Drive it for the wilderness, not for speed — expect sheep, gates and no phone signal.
Highlights of the Abergwesyn Pass (Devil's Staircase)
- Devil's Staircase hairpins
- Total wilderness
- One of Britain's remotest roads
Where to stop on the Abergwesyn Pass (Devil's Staircase)
- Devil's Staircase overlook viewpoint — Pull-in at the apex of the 25% single-track hairpins over the empty Cambrians
- Neuadd Fawr Garage, Llanwrtyd Wells fuel — Fill up here — no fuel, facilities or signal across the 20-mile crossing
- The Talbot, Tregaron food — 13th-century drovers' coaching inn at the western end
- Y Gelli Aur, Tregaron café — Tearoom doing Welsh cakes, rarebit and proper coffee
Drive the Abergwesyn Pass (Devil's Staircase)
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Route research: Top Gear
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