Discover the closest published Remapped drives to Ruthin, Wales. Routes are ordered by their nearest point to the town centre and may start elsewhere. Distances to routes are approximate straight-line distances, not driving distances. Roads featured include A542, A5104, A525.
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Short on time? Horseshoe Pass to Ruthin has the shortest estimated drive in this collection, at 28 minutes before stops.
Closest point on route: 1 miles from Ruthin · straight-line distance
Climb from Llangollen over the Horseshoe Pass before continuing through Llandegla towards Ruthin. The open upland road forms the centrepiece, with lower valley approaches at either end.
Closest point on route: 1 miles from Ruthin · straight-line distance
Combine the Horseshoe Pass with the historic A5 route into Eryri and the Ogwen Valley. This longer point-to-point drive links two famous Welsh road landscapes without adding a return over the same pass.
Closest point on route: 10 miles from Ruthin · straight-line distance
Made famous by EVO magazine, this circular North Wales drive links the A543, B4501 and A5. Expect sweeping bends, open moorland and stretches of forest as you explore the countryside around Llyn Brenig. It’s a compact scenic loop, with opportunities to pause for lakeside views and a walk along the way.
Closest point on route: 16 miles from Ruthin · straight-line distance
Cross the Berwyn country from Bala towards Llangynog, then continue through the Tanat-side countryside towards Llanfyllin. This point-to-point route builds around the high crossing and its changing valley approaches.
Closest point on route: 16 miles from Ruthin · straight-line distance
Link Bwlch y Groes with the Lake Vyrnwy roads and the B4391 Berwyn crossing for a demanding upland circuit. The route follows mountain through-roads rather than attraction entrances or a reservoir car-park tour.
Closest point on route: 18 miles from Ruthin · straight-line distance
Link the Mawddach and Meirionnydd coast roads with the Ffestiniog uplands and the A4212 towards Bala. This southern Eryri circuit combines coast, reservoirs and mountain-country roads without duplicating the Llanberis pass loop.
Closest point on route: 19 miles from Ruthin · straight-line distance
Drive the A470 spine of the Cambrian Way from Cardiff’s northern edge through the heart of Wales to Llandudno. The journey changes from busier southern approaches to uplands, valleys and the northern mountain country.
Closest point on route: 24 miles from Ruthin · straight-line distance
Start near Welshampton and make a circuit through Wem and Whitchurch across the north Shropshire countryside. This loop combines market-town approaches and farmland without adding an out-and-back road section into Ellesmere. A visit to Ellesmere’s Mere is an optional separate detour, rather than part of the driving loop.
Driving times exclude stops. Leave time for the views, check each route’s notes and make the journey your own.
About the drives in this collection.
Horseshoe Pass to Ruthin has the closest point on a route in this selection, approximately 1 miles from Ruthin in a straight line. This is not the distance to the route start or a driving-distance estimate.
Horseshoe Pass to Ruthin is the shortest by route distance, at 16 miles, with an estimated driving time of 28 min. Allow extra time for stops and the journey to the route.
The Cambrian Way: Cardiff to Llandudno Road Trip is the longest by route distance, at 173 miles. Its estimated driving time is 4 hr 22 min, excluding stops and travel to the route.
4 routes start and finish in the same place, including The Evo Triangle. Check the route map to find a convenient starting point.
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