Aberglaslyn Pass
The Aberglaslyn Pass is a narrow gorge of considerable beauty in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, north Wales. The A498 road/A4085 road follows a relatively level route along the Afon Glaslyn through the pass from Beddgelert to Prenteg and then continues at the edge of the Traeth Mawr via Tremadog to Porthmadog.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 272 feet
- Description: mountain pass in Snowdonia, Wales
- Also known as: “Pass of Aber-Glaslyn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nantmor railway station and Bridge House.
Nantmor railway station
Railway station
Photo: Bruern Crossing, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nantmor is a railway halt in North Wales serving the nearby hamlet of the same name. It is located between the stations of Beddgelert and Pont Croesor on the recently restored Welsh Highland Railway.
Beddgelert railway station
Railway station
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beddgelert railway station is a railway station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway in North Wales. The rebuilt station was officially opened by Lord Elis-Thomas on 7 April 2009.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nantmor and Croesor.
Nantmor
Village
Photo: William Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nantmor is a hamlet which lies about 1½ miles to the south of the village of Beddgelert in Gwynedd, Wales. The current spelling of the name Nantmor is more modern – most old documents from the 16th to the 18th century record the name as Nanmor.
Croesor
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croesor is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales, located at the foot of Cnicht, in Cwm Croesor, in the community of Llanfrothen. The Croesor Tramway travelled along the bed of the cwm, before rising steeply to Bwlch Rhosydd via Croesor Incline. Croesor is situated 2½ miles southeast of Aberglaslyn Pass.
Prenteg
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prenteg is a hamlet that lies 3 miles from Porthmadog, Wales, between Tremadog and Beddgelert. Prenteg is situated 3½ miles south of Aberglaslyn Pass.
Aberglaslyn Pass
- Categories: road, mountain pass, and landform
- Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Aberglaslyn Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pass of Aber-Glaslyn”
- German: “Aberglaslyn Pass”
- Swedish: “Pass of Aber-Glaslyn”
- Welsh: “Aberglaslyn”
- Welsh: “Bwlch Aberglaslyn”
- Welsh: “Bwlch y Gymwynas”
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