driving road
A542 Horseshoe Pass
The A542 climbs to 417 metres above Llangollen in a sweeping horseshoe arc through the Denbighshire moorland, offering one of North Wales's most dramatic and accessible mountain-pass drives.
WhereLlangollen, Denbighshire, United Kingdom · LL20 8DR · Wales
RoadA542 Horseshoe Pass
RouteLlangollen → Llandegla
Distance7 miles · 11 km · ~15 min drive
Characterscenic, technical, mountain, hillclimb
OpeningOpen year-round; the Ponderosa Cafe near the summit is closed in cooler months
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