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before ascending inland via the villages of Llanbedr, Llanfair and Dyffryn Ardudwy. The road returns to the coast at Llanaber, before the semi-urban stretch through the seaside town of
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The northernmost point of the road is the A470 (Church Road) junction at Blaenau Ffestiniog. The road by-passes Glanypwll, Rhiwbryfdir and
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estuary, via Farchynys and Bontddu. Nearing the road's southern terminus, the road passes the
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along the course of Afon Goedol. The road passes through the village of
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is a major coastal and mountainous road in southern
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A496 shield
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Blaenau Ffestiniog
52°59′44″N 3°56′31″W / 52.9956°N 3.9420°W / 52.9956; -3.9420 (A496 road (northern end))
A470
A487
Llanelltyd
52°45′25″N 3°54′16″W / 52.7570°N 3.9044°W / 52.7570; -3.9044 (A496 road (southern end))
United Kingdom
Wales
Roads in the United Kingdom
Motorways
A and B road zones
Snowdonia
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Llanelltyd
Harlech
Llandudno
Tanygrisiau
Vale of Ffestiniog
Maentwrog
Ceunant Llennyrch National Nature Reserve
River Dwyryd
Cardigan Bay
Talsarnau
Cambrian Line
Harlech
Barmouth
Barmouth Bridge
Mawddach

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