Page 150 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Great Britain

148 BACK ROADS GREAT BRITAIN

Through Snowdonia National Park

This drive runs through north Wales past some staggering
mountain scenery, with sorties to the peaks of Cadair Idris and Pensar
Pensarnn
Mount Snowdon. Most of the route follows a trail through the
pristine Snowdonia National Park, a very special part of the Llanallgo MOELFRE Great Or
MOELFRE
Great Ormesmes
Llanallgo
country where many locals speak Welsh as their first language. Head Head Penrhyn
Penrhyn
Llanerch-y-medd Benllech
LLANDUDNO
On the way to the island of Anglesey, there are pretty mountain Llanerch-y-medd Benllech Penmon LLANDUDNO Bay Bay Colwyn
Penmon
Colwyn
villages – ideal bases from which to explore the countryside – Pen Pentraethtraeth Conwy Bay Bay
Conwy
BEAUMARIS
and frequent stops at some fearsome castles. Returning to the Valley BEAUMARIS Bay Bay CONWY
Valley Anglese yAnglese y
CONWY
mainland, the drive finishes at lively Llandudno, Wales’ largest Llangefni Llanfairfechan
Llangefni
Llanfairfechan
Pentrefelin
Penmynyddynydd
and most attractive seaside town. Penm Bangor Llangelynin Pentrefelin
Bangor
Llangelynin
Tal-y-cafn
LLANFAIRPWLL
LLANFAIRPWLL Menai Br Ty’n-y-groes Tal-y-cafn
Menai Bridgeidge
Foel Frasras
PLAS NEWYDD
PLAS NEWYDD Foel F 942m Ty’n-y-groes Conwy Conwy Llangernyw
Llangernyw
942m
Bethesda
Bethesda
Llanddeiniolen
Newborough Llanddeiniolen Llandoget
Llandoget
Newborough
TREFRIW
Brynrefail TREFRIW
Brynrefail
WOOLLEN MILLS
CAERNARFON
CAERNARFON WOOLLEN MILLS
Llanrwst
Bontnewydd Llanberis Llanrwst
Bontnewydd
Llanberis
Capel Curig CONWY
MOUNT
MOUNT Glyder F Capel Curig CONWY
Glyder Fawrawr
Llanwnda SNOWDON
Llanberis
Llanwnda SNOWDON Llanberis 999m 999m Nebo Nebo
Sno wdoniawdonia
Caernarfon
Caernarfon Pass Pass Sno BETWS-Y-COED
BETWS-Y-COED
Mt Snowdon
Bay Bay Mt Snowdon
1085m
1085m
Pontllyfni Pen Penygroesygroes Dolwyddelan
Pontllyfni
Dolwyddelan
Craig Cwm Silyn
Craig Cwm Silyn Pentrefoelas
Pentrefoelas
Penmachno
National
734m 734m National Penmachno
BEDDGELER Llyn Llyn
BEDDGELERTT
Dinas
Dinas
Blaenau
Blaenau
Ffestiniog Llyn
Ffestiniog Llyn
Carnedd y Filiastiliast
Pen-sarn
Pen-sarn Conwy Carnedd y F
Conwy
669m
669m
Rhyd Rhyd Pa Pa r kr k
Dolbenmaeu
Dolbenmaeu
Ffestiniog
Ffestiniog
Penrhyndeudraeth
Penrhyndeudraeth Llyn Llyn
Llangybi
Llangybi Celyn
Celyn
Por Porthmadogthmadog Llyn Llyn
Arenig Fawrawr
Trawsfynyddydd
Portmeirion Trawsfyn Arenig F
Portmeirion
854m
854m
Talsarnau
Talsarnau
Tremadog
Tremadog Trawsfynydd
Trawsfynydd
Bay Bay
GWYNEDD
GWYNEDD
HARLECH CASTLE
HARLECH CASTLE
Above Spectacular lakeside scenery around Llyn Gwynant north of Beddgelert, see p151
Llanbedr
Llanbedr
Rhobell Fawrawr
Y Llethr Rhobell F
754m 754m Eden 734m 734m
Llanfachreth
Ganllwyd
Ganllwyd Llanfachreth
Y Llethr Eden
Llanenddwyn
Llanenddwyn
ACTIVITIES Wnion Wnion
Penmaenpool BRITHDIR
Penmaenpool
BRITHDIR
Fish for brown and sea trout on the idyllic waters of Tal-y-Llyn, Llanaber
Llanaber
Dolgellau
a glacial lake outside Machynlleth Bar Barmouthmouth Dolgellau
Barmouth Arthog
Climb to the mighty summit of Cadair Idris’ beautiful and peaceful Barmouth Arthog Cadair Idr
Cadair Idrisis
Bay
Bay
892m
892m
southern Snowdonia National Park 0 kilometres 10 CAD
CADAIRAIR
IDRIS
Aberangell
Llwyngwril IDRIS Aberangell
Llwyngwril
Storm the mighty Harlech Castle and walk along the walls, 0 miles 10 Corris
Corris
Dysynni
admiring the vertiginous views Llanegryn Dysynni Cemmaes
Cemmaes
Abergynolwyn
Llanegryn Abergynolwyn
Ride one of the most thrilling rail routes in the UK up to the Pen- Pen-y-Bonty-Bont
Bryn-crug
dramatic peak of Mt Snowdon Bryn-crug
Pennal MACHYNLLETH
Pennal
MACHYNLLETH
Tywyn
Tywyn
Take a boat trip to see the seals and seabirds around Puffin Island KEY
from Beaumaris, Anglesey Drive route
Aberdovey
Aberdovey
Ysgubor-y-coed
Swing through the tree tops or go rock climbing in Betws-y-Coed Ysgubor-y-coed
Moel-y-llynyn
Moel-y-ll
Soar above Llandudno in a cable car up to the top of the Great 521m
521m
Orme, and do some skiing on the way down
148-149_Back_Roads_Great_Britain.indd 148 20/07/18 7:44 PM