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Highest paved pass in North Wales. Gospel Pass: Welsh: Bwlch yr Efengyl: minor road from Hay-on-Wye to Vale of Ewyas: Brecknockshire: Powys: Brecon Beacons: 549m Highest paved pass in Wales. Horseshoe Pass: Welsh: Bwlch yr Oernant (pass of the cold stream) A542: Denbighshire: Denbighshire: 417m Milltir Gerrig: English translation: mile of stones
The taller (3m) south-east stone The north-west stone (2m). Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen (Welsh for 'gap/pass of the two stones') is a mountain pass in Conwy county borough, north Wales, traversable only on foot or horseback, following the former Roman road from Caerhun (Canovium) to Caernarfon (Segontium).
Bwlch y Groes (Welsh for 'pass of the cross') is the second highest public road mountain pass in Wales, [1] with a summit altitude of 545 metres (1,788 ft). Gospel Pass in south Wales is slightly higher. It lies on minor roads linking Dinas Mawddwy (via Llanymawddwy), Llanuwchllyn and Lake Vyrnwy.
The railway line is widely regarded as scenic, as it passes through the Cambrian Mountains in central Wales, and along the coast of Cardigan Bay in Snowdonia National Park. The line includes long sections of rural single track and is designated as a community rail partnership.
Llanberis Pass. The Llanberis Pass (Welsh: Bwlch Llanberis; alternative English name, Pass of Llanberis) in Snowdonia carries the main road (A4086) from the south-east to Llanberis, over Pen-y-Pass, between the mountain ranges of the Glyderau and the Snowdon massif. At the bottom of the pass is the small village of Nant Peris.
The Welsh railway system is split into three detached parts: The South Wales network, consisting of the South Wales Main Line, the West Wales lines and their complex network of associated branches, including the Valley Lines, the Cambrian Line serving mid-Wales, and in North Wales, the North Wales Coast Line and its associated branches.
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The road travels in a horseshoe shape around the sides of a valley, giving the pass its English name. In 2022, a proposal for a 40 mph speed limit on the Horseshoe Pass was approved after a lengthy campaign by Llangollen's county councillors. [1] This route dates from 1811, when a turnpike road was constructed across the area. As with the rest ...