driving road
Gospel Pass (Vale of Ewyas)
Wales's highest paved road at 549m, a dramatic single-track lane winding through the Vale of Ewyas past Llanthony Priory and over the Black Mountains between Abergavenny and Hay-on-Wye.
WhereHay-on-Wye, Powys, United Kingdom · Wales
RoadB4423 Gospel Pass
RouteAbergavenny → Hay-on-Wye
Distance18 miles · 29 km · ~39 min drive
Charactermountain, scenic, technical, hillclimb, moorland
OpeningOpen year-round but can be impassable in heavy snow; narrow single-track with passing places
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