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Maps

We provide our own specially-drawn route maps which should be all you need. Our maps show the route with directions at each junction and warnings etc. Plus lots of other info. However, if you really want an Ordnance Survey map, you can buy these maps from Amazon.co.uk...

Landranger Series: Scale of 1:50 000 (1.25 inches to 1 mile, 2 cm to 1 km). These maps show much more detail and are the ones to get if you really want to see some detail. Nantlle is on the left edge of the Snowdonia & Caernarfon map and on the right edge of the Lleyn Peninsula map.

Travel Maps Series: Scale of 1:175 000 (1 inch to 2.75 miles, 1 cm to 1.75 km). You could get by with this map.

Clicking on the maps below takes you to Amazon.co.uk. There you can click on the "LOOK INSIDE!" link (and follow through to the 3rd page) to see the coverage of each map – very useful.

Snowdon and Caernarfon (Landranger, sheet 115) 3 of our rides are on this map. If you get one map of these 2, this one is the most useful.	Lleyn Peninsula (Landranger, sheet 123) 2 of our rides are on this map.	North and Mid Wales (Travel Series) A cheap way to do it!

Bus from Bangor to Nantlle

Catch Arriva bus #5 or #X5 from Bangor railway station to Caernarfon bus station, and change to the Silver Star (Seren Arian in Welsh) bus #80 to Nantlle. Ask the driver to put you off by the phone box in the first half of Nantlle village (opposite the "Plas Baladeulyn, Trigonos" driveway) – the offical bus stop is 100 meters before the phone box.

Summer 2009 timetables

Bangor to Caernarfon:-

Operated by: Arriva. Number: #5 and #X5 (alternate). From: Bangor railway station (stop H).

Departs Bangor: 14.03 (#X5), 14.18 (#5), 14.33, 14.48, 15.03, 15.18, 15.33, 15.48, 16.03, 16.18, 16.33, 16.48, 17.03, 17.28, 17.43, 18.03, 18.18, 19.03, 19.33, 19.48. 2003, 2033, etc.
Arrives Caernarfon (stop A): about 28 minutes later.

2010 updates: #5 and #X5 2010 Timetable PDF download (309 KB) – includes return times.

Caernarfon to Nantlle:-

Operated by: Silver Star. Number: #80. From: Caernarfon bus station (stop C).

Departs Caernarfon: 15.00, 15.40, 16.40, 17.35, 19.15 (last bus)
Arrives Nantlle: 15.30, 16.10, 17.10, 18.05, 19.45

There is also a Silver Star #80 bus from Caernarfon bus station (stop C) which only goes as far as Bro Silyn housing estate, which is about 1.5 miles before Nantlle (see map on back of paper info sheet):-
Departs Caernarfon: 16.15, 17.05, 18.30, 22.15 (last bus).
Arrives Bro Silyn: 16.40, 17.30, 18.55, 22.35.
Plus the 20.15 bus only goes as far as Talysarn (arrives 20.33).

2010 updates: #80 2010 Timetable PDF download (73 KB) – includes return times.

Phone numbers for bus companies:-

Arriva: 0870 6082608.
Silver Star: 01286 672333

Traveline (public transport info):-

Website: www.traveline.org.uk
Phone: 0870 608 2 608

Taxis to Nantlle

Most taxi firms have MPVs or minibuses that can also carry bikes (as long as you book in advance). There is a taxi firm called Ivan's in Penygroes (2 miles from our venue). He has carried bikes and people for us before and his rates are reasonable, phone: 01286 882323. Alternatively, try Janet's Taxis (also Penygroes), 01286 881590, 07747 013480 and 07771 677199. Janet's also has minibuses but we have never used her taxi service.