A498
Snowdonia
Properly twisty· 17% curvy · 23 kmTight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
Snowdonia
Hen Tyrpeg
B4573
- Forest
- Length
- 3.9 km
- How curvy
- Properly twisty
- 16% curviness — Tight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
- Curvy metres
- 627
How these scores are measured
Curvy metres is curviness multiplied by length: how much genuine curve this road actually gives you, rather than how tight its tightest corner is. It is the number that separates a mountain pass from a housing estate.
Speed limits along it
What is on the poles along this stretch, by share of its length.
- national limit (60)100%
Runs past
- Harlech·town·680 m
- Ynys·village·350 m
- Soar·village·960 m
- Talsarnau·village·1.2 km
- Eisingrug·hamlet·70 m
- Rhiw-goch·hamlet·780 m
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:The Queens Hotel
Pub · 600 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
Pin 2 on the map:Caddy Cafe
Café · 790 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
Pin 3 on the map:Harlech Tandoori
Restaurant · 640 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
Pin 4 on the map:Wilderness
Café · 700 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- outdoor seating
- website
Pin 5 on the map:Wilderness
Café · 700 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- website
Pin 6 on the map:Plas Café
Restaurant · 760 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- website
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the B4573 yet. Plan the first one.