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Conwy to Porthmadog through Eryri: 5-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 5-day version for June: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight.
5
days
100 km
distance
3.2 h
driving
9
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- The mountain railway runs to the summit and the passes are clear — prime Snowdon weather, by Welsh standards.
Before you go · check live details
This is a planning draft. Check these changing details for your dates before booking or travelling.
Some route advice is currently available in English.
- Arrange a legal insured car suitable for the complete confirmed-open Eryri corridor.
Confirm licence, rental terms, insurance, fuel and lawful parking. Use signed public roads and never treat a walking path or private track as a driving shortcut.
Check source ↗ - Check Traffic Wales, Met Office warnings, daylight and local road or parking notices.
Mountain weather can change quickly. Delay or reroute for snow, ice, flooding, high winds, closures or unsafe surfaces and allow congestion margin.
Check source ↗ - Check current public access and any optional mountain or paid activity separately.
The baseline does not require Yr Wyddfa summit routes, Pen-y-Pass parking, mountain or heritage railways, castle interiors, strenuous trails, watersports or adventure providers.
Check source ↗
Day 1 Conwy
- Transit
- none
- Finish
- ~15:00
- Temperature
- 12.0°C–15.3°C
- Rainy days
- ~11
- Daylight
- 16.7h
09:00
Conwy public walls-and-quay circuit visitwales.com map ↗
Walk a bounded circuit through Conwy's public walled-town streets and quay frontage. Castle and Plas Mawr interiors, full wall access, boat trips and guided activities require separate current confirmation.
300 min · Conwy · Confirm current roads, weather, daylight, safety advice and any named admission or access requirement before travel
Overnight here
e.g. Castle Hotel · The Old Forge, Pen Y Graig
Day 2 Betws-y-Coed
- Transit
- 0h49
- Finish
- ~15:50
- Temperature
- 9.6°C–16.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~14
- Daylight
- 16.7h
09:50
Betws-y-Coed public village-and-river circuit visitwales.com map ↗
Walk a bounded circuit through Betws-y-Coed's public village streets and confirmed-open river viewpoints. Forest trails, waterfall walks, railways, museums and adventure-provider activities remain optional.
300 min · Betws-y-Coed · Confirm current roads, weather, daylight, safety advice and any named admission or access requirement before travel
14:50
Tŷ Gwyn Hotel & Restaurant tygwynhotel.co.uk map ↗
Savor hearty meals in an elegant, historic coaching inn.
60 min · Betws-y-Coed
Day 3 Llanberis
- Transit
- 0h55
- Finish
- ~15:55
- Temperature
- 11.9°C–15.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~12
- Daylight
- 16.7h
09:55
Llanberis public lakeside-and-slate-landscape circuit visitsnowdonia.info map ↗
Use Llanberis' public village streets and only confirmed-open lakeside viewpoints for a bounded slate-landscape circuit. Do not assume the full lake walk; mountain railways, museums, summit hikes and adventure activities remain optional.
300 min · Llanberis · Confirm current roads, weather, daylight, safety advice and any named admission or access requirement before travel
14:55
Savor fresh, traditional breakfasts and modern European dishes.
60 min · Llanberis · filled baguette or baked potato from £3.30, main meals from £6.30, full breakfast £4.80
open: 8AM-8PM (9pm in high summer), closed Wednesdays
Overnight here
e.g. Lake View Hotel & Restaurant · The Royal Victoria Hotel
Day 4 Caernarfon
- Transit
- 0h33
- Finish
- ~14:35
- Temperature
- 11.9°C–15.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~12
- Daylight
- 16.7h
09:35
Caernarfon public walled-town-and-harbour circuit visitsnowdonia.info map ↗
Walk a bounded circuit through Caernarfon's public walled-town streets and harbour frontage. Castle admission, wall access, museums, rail journeys, cruises and guided activities remain optional.
300 min · Caernarfon · Confirm current roads, weather, daylight, safety advice and any named admission or access requirement before travel
Overnight here
e.g. Plas Dinas · Caernarfon Bay Caravan Park
Day 5 Porthmadog
- Transit
- 0h55
- Finish
- ~15:55
- Temperature
- 11.9°C–15.6°C
- Rainy days
- ~12
- Daylight
- 16.6h
09:55
Porthmadog public harbour-and-Cob circuit visitsnowdonia.info map ↗
Walk Porthmadog's public harbour streets and only confirmed-open portions of the Cob for a bounded maritime circuit. Museum entry, heritage railways, longer estuary walks and boat activities remain optional.
300 min · Porthmadog · Confirm current roads, weather, daylight, safety advice and any named admission or access requirement before travel
14:55
The Ship facebook.com map ↗
60 min · Porthmadog
🔍 Check before you book
Every stop is a real, sourced place, but opening hours change, roads close and businesses move. Check anything you're paying for before you book.
Sources (9)
- Conwy public walls-and-quay circuit — visitwales.comOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — ConwyCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Betws-y-Coed public village-and-river circuit — visitwales.comOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — Betws-y-CoedCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Llanberis public lakeside-and-slate-landscape circuit — visitsnowdonia.infoOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — LlanberisCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)
- Caernarfon public walled-town-and-harbour circuit — visitsnowdonia.infoOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Porthmadog public harbour-and-Cob circuit — visitsnowdonia.infoOfficial public source; original paraphrase
- Wikivoyage — PorthmadogCC BY-SA 4.0 (facts extracted; prose not redistributed)