Llŷn Coastal Path

Porthmadog

Caernarfon

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North Wales Path

53°08′42″N 4°16′08″W / 53.145°N 4.269°W / 53.145; -4.269

The Llŷn Coastal Path (Welsh: Llwybr Arfordir Llŷn) is a waymarked 146-kilometre (91 mi) long-distance footpath running along the coast of the Llŷn Peninsula from Caernarfon to Porthmadog in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. A large part of the Llŷn Peninsula is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[1]

Devised and implemented by Gwynedd County Council and the Countryside Council for Wales, the path opened in 2006, though it has since been changed and improved. This work is continuing as part of the path's integration into the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile (1,400 km) long-distance walking route around the whole coast of Wales from Chepstow to Queensferry.^[2]

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The route passes through hidden coves and beaches, along cliff-top paths, through small harbours and towns such as Caernarfon and Porthmadog, detours slightly inland where it rises to as much as 980 feet (300 m) and covers the coast of both north and south Llŷn. Snowdonia, Wales’ biggest National Park, lies to the east and the Irish Sea to the west. The weather in these parts can be unpredictable.

The Coastal Path is partly based on an ancient pilgrimage route to Bardsey Island, now a National Nature Reserve.^[3]

Wildlife is abundant in this area, and bottle-nosed dolphins and Atlantic grey seals can often be seen in the coastal waters. In the dunes there are stonechats, goldfinches, and sand martins. Migratory birds pass this way too, so autumn brings the arrival of redwings, chaffinches, starlings and skylarks.^[3] The rare chough breeds in small numbers.^[4]

The route[edit]

The route can be split into seven main sections,^[5] though the official guidebook divides it into nine.^[6]

Caernarfon–Trefor

Caernarfon–Llanfaglan

Llanfaglan–Groeslon

Groeslon–Aberdesach

Aberdesach–Trefor

Trefor–Morfa Nefyn

Trefor–Penrhyn Glas

Penrhyn Glas–Porth Dinllaen

Morfa Nefyn–Llangwnnadl

Porth Dinllaen–Porth Ysgaden

Porth Ysgaden–Porth Widlin

Llangwnnadl–Aberdaron

Porth Widlin–Porth Orion

Porth Orion–Aberdaron

Aberdaron–Abersoch

Aberdaron–Plas yn Rhiw

Plas yn Rhiw–Porth Neigwl

Porth Neigwl–Machroes

Machroes–Llanbedrog Beach

Abersoch–Pwllheli

Llanbedrog Beach–Pwllheli

Pwllheli–Criccieth–Porthmadog

Pwllheli–Pen-ychain

Pen-ychain–Criccieth

Criccieth–Porthmadog

References[edit]

^ Gwynedd County Council - Llŷn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
^ BBC News Wales - All-Wales coast path nears completion Retrieved 2 January 2012
^ ^a ^b "North Wales Walking Holidays". walkingnorthwales.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ Morris, Steven (9 August 2010). "National Trust bids £3m for North Wales coastal idyll". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2015. "Five per cent of the UK's population of the chough, a small crow with a curved red bill, is found on Llyn."
^ Gwynedd County Council - Llŷn Coastal Path Archived 21 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^ Rogers, Carl; Bowerman, Tony (2016). Official Guide to the Wales Coast Path: Llŷn Peninsula. Tattenhall: Northern Eye Books. ISBN 978-1-908632-24-1.

External links[edit]

[1] Gwynedd County Council - Llŷn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

[BBCNews20111017-2] BBC News Wales - All-Wales coast path nears completion Retrieved 2 January 2012

[bare_url-3] "North Wales Walking Holidays". walkingnorthwales.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[4] Morris, Steven (9 August 2010). "National Trust bids £3m for North Wales coastal idyll". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2015. "Five per cent of the UK's population of the chough, a small crow with a curved red bill, is found on Llyn."

[5] Gwynedd County Council - Llŷn Coastal Path Archived 21 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Rogers, Carl; Bowerman, Tony (2016). Official Guide to the Wales Coast Path: Llŷn Peninsula. Tattenhall: Northern Eye Books. ISBN 978-1-908632-24-1.

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England	King Charles III England Coast Path Bournemouth Coast Path Cleveland Way Cumbria Coastal Way Isle of Wight Coastal Path Lancashire Coastal Way Norfolk Coast Path Northumberland Coast Path Saxon Shore Way Solent Way South West Coast Path Suffolk Coast Path West Somerset Coast Path
Scotland	Scottish Coastal Way Arran Coastal Way Ayrshire Coastal Path Berwickshire Coastal Path Fife Coastal Path John Muir Way John o' Groats Trail Moray Coast Trail West Island Way
Wales	Wales Coast Path Anglesey Coastal Path Ceredigion Coast Path Llŷn Coastal Path Millennium Coastal Path North Wales Path North Wales Pilgrims Way Pembrokeshire Coast Path

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