A470 & A487

Have towed from Porthmadog to Newport. No problem there are  some bends  but nothing to bad

Hello.  We left Freshwater East and headed back to Carmarthen on the A477, from there we took the A485, then forked left on to the B4459, which brings you to the A487 just south of Newquay.  The A487 then is straightforward to Porthmadog.  We had no problems on that route, and were towing.  I know you are doing it the other way round.  I have no experience of other routes, they might of course be even better, but this one saves quite a few miles.

I would recommend a stay at Shawsmead to break your journey.  A dolphin cruise from New Quay should not be missed!  And it’s a lovely stretch of coastline.  We particularly liked Llangrannog.

Good luck.

If your OS map shows them as having no steep gradients and as both are A roads, I’d go for it.

We've done it in reverse without a problem. Nothing sticks in the memory as being difficult

Did Anglesey to Haverfordwest five years ago with a caravan. Only thing I remember was thinking as I drove through the centre of Wales 'I must come back to this bit of Wales'.

Hello, I’m looking at towing from Shawsmead Club site to Coed Y Llwyn (Gellilydan).
Q - From Machynlleth to Dolgellau via Corris (A487) is this route ok, or is it better to loop around using the A489 & A470.
Thanks

The website for Coed y llwyn site gives guidance on the best way to get there. That might help.

Thank you, that’s east to west from Bala. I was hoping to drive up from Shawsmead which south to north along the coast. 

The A487  north from Machynlleth is perfectly do able. It may look windy but is a good surface, used every day by large articulated milk tankers and timber wagons. The loop around on the A470 has a quite steep section up and over between  Dinas Mawddwy and Dolgellau. I would stay on the A487.

Thank you, that’s most helpful. I’d did notice that steep climb from Dinas Mawddwy. I’ll stick with the A487.
I assume the A470 from Dolgellau to Coed Y Llwyn is fine also.