Motorcycle ride in Wales

Snowdonia: Llanberis Pass and Nant Gwynant

29 miles (47 km), 1 hr 10 min, intermediate

A loop around Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales. From Llanberis, the road climbs the Llanberis Pass between boulders to Pen-y-Pass, then descends the Nant Gwynant valley and its lakes to Beddgelert, before returning via Rhyd Ddu and Waunfawr. Car parks fill up fast in season.

Rhyd Ddu. Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0, resized

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Stops along the way

SStart: Llanberis
1Pen-y-Pass, after 6 miles (9 km)
2Nant Gwynant, after 11 miles (18 km)
3Beddgelert, after 14 miles (23 km)
4Rhyd Ddu, after 18 miles (29 km)
5Waunfawr, after 23 miles (38 km)
SFinish: Llanberis, after 29 miles (47 km)

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Photos along the route

Llanberis. Photo: Hefin Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, resized

Beddgelert. Photo: Keith Ruffles, CC BY 3.0, resized

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Roads change: passes close in winter, roadworks, rockfalls, local restrictions. Check the road before you set off. MotoLert does not replace road signs or the Highway Code.

Route planned by MotoLert with Valhalla on © OpenStreetMap contributors data (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons, with the author and licence under each image.

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