{
  "name": "Tywyn Coast Road",
  "slug": "a493-tywyn-coast",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/a493-tywyn-coast/",
  "summary": "A coast-and-estuary run beneath Cadair Idris in southern Eryri.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "A493"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "Wales",
    "start": {
      "name": "Llanelltyd",
      "lat": 52.746507,
      "lon": -3.905049
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Tywyn",
      "lat": 52.584625,
      "lon": -4.090947
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 19.2,
    "lengthKm": 30.9,
    "driveMinutes": 38,
    "corners": 24,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 73.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow shoreline sections",
    "Tourist traffic",
    "Coastal weather"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Boer War Memorial",
    "Dragon Stone",
    "Pen Erw-Goed"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 180
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}