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Many of the fantastic scenic drives in Mid Wales are set against panoramic and breathtaking backdrops and fantastic for motorists who love to explore places off the beaten track.

The Abergwesyn Pass from Llanwrtyd Wells to Tregaron is a single track route that runs through an almost brutally wild landscape of Abergwesyn Common moors, escarpment, pine forest and scurrying streams. In the middle, there’s a steep series of hairpins called the Devil’s Staircase.

The road is not built for speed, which means its 20 odd miles can seem much further, especially when you might not pass a single soul for the entire trip, other than the occasional sheep.

Dark Sky Discovery Site

Along the route, which takes you over one of the few mountain routes across the Cambrian Mountains, you will see Soar y Mynydd, the most remote chapel in Wales, which is well worth a short diversion. Soar y Mynydd is recognised as a Dark Sky Discovery site

Further south, past Llyn Brianne reservoir- also a Dark Sky Discovery Site - is the RSPB Gwenffrwd-Dinas reserve.