The A4086 is an A road in
Gwynedd. The road goes between
Caernarfon
Caernarfon (; ) is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is ...
and the
A5 near
Capel Curig
Capel Curig (; meaning " Curig's Chapel") is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Historically in Caernarfonshire, it lies in the heart of Snowdonia, on the River Llugwy, and has a population of 226, reducing slightly to 206 ...
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In Caernarfon, the road leads towards the east to cross
Afon Seiont
Afon Seiont (Welsh, meaning ''River Seiont'' in English) is a river in Gwynedd, Wales which runs into the Menai Strait.
Its source is the outflow of Llyn Padarn near Llanberis, and it flows out in a generally northwest direction. Between th ...
near Pont-rug, then turns towards the south-east, past the shore of
Llyn Padarn
Llyn Padarn is a glacially formed lake in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, north Wales, and is an example of a moraine dammed lake. The lake is approximately long (about 240 acres) and at its deepest point is deep, and is one of the largest natural lakes ...
and
Llyn Peris and through
Llanberis Pass, with the cliffs of
Glyder Fawr
is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, the highest peak in the Glyderau range at just over 1,000 metres, having had its height recalculated in 2010 using GPS. It is the fifth-highest mountain in Wales and has several walking and scrambling route ...
on the left and
Crib Goch on the right, and arrives at
Pen-y-pass, the most popular place to climb
Snowdon.
The road then turns towards the north-east near
Pen-y-Gwryd, to the junction with the
A498, along
Dyffryn Mymbyr and past
Llynnau Mymbyr
Llynnau Mymbyr are two lakes located in Dyffryn Mymbyr, a valley running from the village of Capel Curig to the Pen-y-Gwryd hotel in Snowdonia, north-west Wales. The A4086 runs along their northern banks.
Strictly speaking this is one lake, orig ...
before joining the A5 near Capel Curig.
Towns and villages on the A4086
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Caernarfon
Caernarfon (; ) is a royal town, community and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the Isle of Anglesey. The city of Bangor is ...
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Pont-Rug
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Llanrug
Llanrug (or Llanfihangel-yn-y-grug) is a medium-sized village and community in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It lies about to the east of Caernarfon, south of Bangor and northwest of Llanberis. It is the largest populated village in the Arfon ...
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Cwm-y-glo
Cwm-y-glo is a small village in Wales, east of Caernarfon, between Llanberis and Llanrug. It is in the Arfon Parliamentary constituency, the community of Llanrug, and the Gwynedd Council electoral ward. Cwm-y-glo ward includes Ceunant and ...
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Llanberis
(; ) is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, on the southern bank of the lake and at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales. It is a centre for outdoor activities in Snowdonia, including walking ...
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Nant Peris
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Capel Curig
Capel Curig (; meaning " Curig's Chapel") is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Historically in Caernarfonshire, it lies in the heart of Snowdonia, on the River Llugwy, and has a population of 226, reducing slightly to 206 ...
References
Transport in Conwy County Borough
Transport in Gwynedd
Roads in Wales
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