Abergwestyn Pass
This has to be one of the most scenic - but slightly scary - drives in Wales that isn't for the faint-hearted 🚘🏴❤️
The roadtrip starts in Tregaron - one of the oldest market towns in Wales - where you'll also find independent shops, cafes, and a cosy historic pub.
It's here that you can set off on the thrilling drive along an old drover's track that features hairpin bends through a wild and rugged landscape.
The Abergwesyn Pass is a 20-mile single-track route that runs from Llanwrtyd Wells to Tregaron. Within this lonesome road, you'll find a famous section known as "The Devil's Staircase". Yikes!
This is the aptly named section of the Abergwesyn Pass, featuring hairpin bends and steep inclines that are definitely not for nervous drivers.
If you're keen to avoid narrow and bumpy mountain roads that are impassable for two cars at the same time, this is not the road trip for you.
If you are an adventurous driver, you'll enjoy navigating one of Wales' most remote areas of countryside, passing sheep and gnarly trees and craggy outcrops.
Many driving enthusiasts have noted that the road is very steep, with a maximum gradient of 20.1%, and carves through dense conifer forests to miles of wide, desolate valleys, offering a descent that will test your brakes to the limit.
Take it slow and steady and enjoy the view as you wind through the wilds of the Cambrian Mountains, where you might not pass a single soul for the entire drive. You can also cycle this road if your thighs are up to the challenge!
Along the Abergwesyn Pass, Soar y Mynydd, the most remote chapel in Wales, is well worth a short diversion. This is the most remote chapel in Wales, an understated, whitewashed church built in 1822 to serve a hugely scattered congregation of farmers.
Llyn Brianne Reservoir is also worth a visit to see a huge dam. You might not realise it, but this dramatic stone-built dam is the tallest in the UK, soaring 91 metres (300 ft) above the River Tywi.