BWLCH Y GROES

Bwlch Y Groes travel poster

Bwlch-Y-Groes, means “Pass of the Cross” also called Hellfire Pass is a legendary climb amongst cyclists in Snowdonia National Park.

Bwlch-Y-Groes is the second highest public road mountain pass in Wales, with a summit altitude of 545 metres (1,788 ft). Bwlch–y–Groes is a long, steep climb on the edge of northern Snowdonia. It averages 12% for nearly two miles with a long unrelenting section of 20%. It was used between and after the World wars by the Austin Motor Company and the Standard Triumph Motor Company to test prototype cars.

It’s often rated one of the best road cycling climbs in the UK

The Guardian – Rate it one of Britain’s top 10 toughest cycle climbs

Once past an axle weight sign the climb begins. Passing farm buildings and trees, the road veers left, then a very sharp 25% right – a taste of what’s to come before easing as the last of the trees disappear beneath you. Now round to the right, the ever steepening, increasingly lumpy surface heads into arguably the hardest section of relentlessly steep tarmac in Britain. The sheer length of this steep section is what sets this climb apart, there’s just nowhere to recover. You’ll be counting each and every pedal rev as you slowly push your way up the scree-littered road to the summit.

100 Greatest Cycling Climbs Ranks it 91.

Pjamm cycling rate this the second most difficult climb in Britain via the Fiet’s index.

Welsh Prints & Posters

Vintage Style Seaside Posters and Prints from Welsh Posters are perfect as a gift for you, your family or friends as a reminder of a special place or a great holiday spent in Wales and Pembrokeshire. Modern and vibrant, our welsh posters will look great on any wall, in any room of the house!

This poster is a perfect gift for anyone who loves Snowdonia, Bwlch Y Groes and the beautiful Snowdonia national park.

– Available in framed and unframed (Just the poster)
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Welsh Posters Travel Posters

Relive and cherish your holiday memories of Snowdonia with this beautiful piece of art. Welshposters.com’s collection of modern seaside prints and posters from across Wales draws inspiration from the classic travel and railway posters of the 1930s, distilling the essence of the place, a perfect reminder of holidays, special times or your favourite place.

Gorgeous poster. Swift service and well packaged. Highly recommended!

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Looking for this poster in Welsh?

We are working on selling all of our posters in Welsh.

In the meantime, if you'd like this poster in Welsh, either email us or place your order for the English one and in the order form in the notes section add : Welsh Language.

Please note these initially custom orders will take up to 5 working days extra delivery time. We will email you with a mockup / proof of the Welsh design so you can see how it looks.

Framed Posters

Sadly, we are out of stock of ALL our inhouse frames - due to ongoing building work, we unfortunately will not have space to store our frames so for the foreseeable future we are selling our posters as just that - posters. We can recommend framers and online frame suppliers if you would like any recommendations.