evo triangle

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mobile chicane22

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308 posts

189 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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Is it worth the drive, what are the roads like on a week day ? buisy , cops.

is there somwhere cheap to stay ( less than £50 a night ) in the area.

This wont be an out and out hoon as I'm still learning the car and it would be nice to look at some scenerey if there is any.

sparkyhx

4,152 posts

205 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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mobile chicane22 said:
Is it worth the drive, what are the roads like on a week day ? buisy , cops.

is there somwhere cheap to stay ( less than £50 a night ) in the area.

This wont be an out and out hoon as I'm still learning the car and it would be nice to look at some scenerey if there is any.
drive from where? -

its good and so are the roads around, but if it was up to me I'd hit Northumberland/North Yorkshire instead.

stay over and do a breakfast run before the traffic and cops

Baryonyx

17,998 posts

160 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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sparkyhx said:
its good and so are the roads around, but if it was up to me I'd hit Northumberland/North Yorkshire instead.
Just be careful if you go to Northumberland, there are plenty of police traffic cars and a few cameras too.

sparkyhx

4,152 posts

205 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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Baryonyx said:
sparkyhx said:
its good and so are the roads around, but if it was up to me I'd hit Northumberland/North Yorkshire instead.
Just be careful if you go to Northumberland, there are plenty of police traffic cars and a few cameras too.
not as bad a n wales with the speed fascist Brunstrom

Barnard Caste and west towards cumbria fantastic roads

fozzymandeus

1,045 posts

147 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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sparkyhx said:
Baryonyx said:
sparkyhx said:
its good and so are the roads around, but if it was up to me I'd hit Northumberland/North Yorkshire instead.
Just be careful if you go to Northumberland, there are plenty of police traffic cars and a few cameras too.
not as bad a n wales with the speed fascist Brunstrom

Barnard Caste and west towards cumbria fantastic roads
Brunstrom retired years ago. I love the smoke and mirrors he created about north wales and the police's speeding policy.

Loads and loads of places to stay local to the area, and yes, the roads are worth it. I'm not going to go into detail except for to say "The Sportsman's"...

CarlosV8

765 posts

173 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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A couple of summers ago I went on a road trip up through Wales with the specific intention of doing the Evo Triangle. Stayed in Betws-y-Coed for a couple of days, which was a lovely place and some nice places for food/beer. Did the Triangle on the way out to the Peaks on our last day, and although it's well worth a drive there's plenty of other fantastic roads round there too. There's a mountain road just south of the Triangle which we took to get there - which was one of my favs, and the roads round Snowdon are good too. You're spoilt for choice!

We did the Triangle around midday-ish in a School holidays and barely saw anybody. There was a few bikers, a few randoms and some guys doing a photoshoot with a Porsche that was it.

Oh, and the scenery is great - few of my photos from the trip here: http://s338.photobucket.com/albums/n419/CarlosV8/T...




John D.

17,891 posts

210 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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Theres a long running EVO Triangle thread in the 'Roads' forum.

Its fun to drive but the surrounding roads are better. Most of Wales is worth the trip for a driving holiday in my book! The place is full of cheap hotels/b&b/hostels so you're spoilt for choice in that respect.

sparkyhx

4,152 posts

205 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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If your doing it, try it in both directions character is different, I prefer clockwise.

fozzymandeus

1,045 posts

147 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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One of my favourite roads is the road from Cerrigydruidion to Ruthin.

irob

121 posts

151 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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Lots of info on the triangle in the 'road' section on this forum.

Had a quiet drive around it a few Sunday's ago whilst I was working in Wales for the day. Unfortunately I was in the van but it was fun never the less.

The A542 (horseshoe pass) is worth a visit.

rob.e

2,861 posts

279 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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EVO magazine usually stay at the Groes Inn just outside Conwy.

Special K

893 posts

160 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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Have a read of this ...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

This should help ....

http://www.hotels.com/search.do?destination=Betws-...

And also search out other roads in North Wales. the EVO Triangle is good but North Wales has lots to offer. Well worth the visit and weekday mornings are usually quiet smile


fozzymandeus

1,045 posts

147 months

Tuesday 28th February 2012
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The Groes is decent enough, however there's tons of choice if you're that near the coast. Escape in Llandudno is good. (no connection to them).

Other good roads are the ones around Cwm Penmachno... or the road from Capel Curig out towards Porthmadog. The list goes on. The triangle isnt the best three roads by any stretch, it's just a decent round trip. The A5 section (although short) is positively dull. The A5 gets tasty as you travel from there towards Betws, but it's very busy so it's hard to get a truly clear run (I've managed it once in 7 years) and the padog bends are a bad accident spot.

As other posters have said there's a lot more information in the roads section.