Great mountain road from Bethesda in the north up the Nant Ffrancon valley to Llyn Ogwen below Pen yr Ole Wen to the north and Tryfan to the south.
This is the A5 the surfacee is good so it's a good climb or descent but cars do drive quite quickly so be careful.

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Distance 7.69 km

Uphill 170 m

Downhill 20 m

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Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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