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Pen-y-Pass – Mallory's Café loop from Tryfan

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Pen-y-Pass – Mallory's Café loop from Tryfan

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Pen-y-Pass – Mallory's Café loop from Tryfan

00:40

10.3km

250m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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163 m

Llanberis Pass – Pen-y-Pass Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Awesome mountain road from Nant Peris in the west to the top of Pen-y-pass in the east. It's a long climb up from Nant Peris or an exciting descent in …

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2

5.05 km

YHA Pen-y-Pass Hostel

Highlight • Mountain Hut

fairly steady climb and then a great descent down. The roads can be very busy during peak season and holidays.

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3

5.12 km

Pen-y-Pass

Highlight • Parking

Right in the heart of northern Eryri (Snowdonia), Pen-y-Pass is superbly located for adventures on the Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) massif and the Glyderau. It is a popular starting point for …

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5.19 km

View of Llanberis Pass

Highlight • Viewpoint

5

5.26 km

Mallory's Café

Highlight • Cafe

Iconic Pen y Pass is the access point to both the Miners’ and Pyg Track trailheads leading to Yr Wyddfa’s summit. At the pass are toilets, a café, and a …

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6

7.53 km

Cromlech Boulders

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Right opposite the layby are the two main blocks - a good description and link to the topo is at climber.co.uk/outdoor/bouldering/around-the-bloc-the-cromlech-boulders-llanberis

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10.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.97 km

290 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.0 km

305 m

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