The line is the official route from Natural Resources Wales' Wales Coast Path data (Open Government Licence v3.0), with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check for current diversions before a long trip. See the source.
Stages
The trail takes about 67 days. Here it is in 30 equal parts of about 48 km (30 mi) each: a guide for planning, not official stages. Each part ends near the town or village named.
- Part 1 Chepstow to Newport 48 km · 48 km from the start
- Part 2 Newport to West Aberthaw 48 km · 96 km from the start
- Part 3 West Aberthaw to North Cornelly 48 km · 144 km from the start
- Part 4 North Cornelly to Parkmill 48 km · 192 km from the start
- Part 5 Parkmill to Llanrhidian Lower 48 km · 240 km from the start
- Part 6 Llanrhidian Lower to Pembrey and Burry Port Town 48 km · 288 km from the start
- Part 7 Pembrey and Burry Port Town to Llansteffan 48 km · 337 km from the start
- Part 8 Llansteffan to Tenby 48 km · 385 km from the start
- Part 9 Tenby to Rhoscrowther 48 km · 433 km from the start
- Part 10 Rhoscrowther to Marloes 48 km · 481 km from the start
- Part 11 Marloes to St Davids 48 km · 529 km from the start
- Part 12 St Davids to an unnamed point 48 km · 577 km from the start
- Part 13 An unnamed point to Cardigan 48 km · 625 km from the start
- Part 14 Cardigan to Pennant 48 km · 673 km from the start
- Part 15 Pennant to Tre'r-ddôl 48 km · 721 km from the start
- Part 16 Tre'r-ddôl to Tywyn 48 km · 769 km from the start
- Part 17 Tywyn to Harlech 48 km · 817 km from the start
- Part 18 Harlech to Pwllheli 48 km · 865 km from the start
- Part 19 Pwllheli to Aberdaron 48 km · 913 km from the start
- Part 20 Aberdaron to Llanaelhaearn 48 km · 962 km from the start
- Part 21 Llanaelhaearn to Bangor 48 km · 1,010 km from the start
- Part 22 Bangor to Colwyn Bay 48 km · 1,058 km from the start
- Part 23 Colwyn Bay to Greenfield 48 km · 1,106 km from the start
- Part 24 Greenfield to Mostyn 48 km · 1,154 km from the start
- Part 25 Mostyn to Conwy 48 km · 1,202 km from the start
- Part 26 Conwy to Llandegfan 48 km · 1,250 km from the start
- Part 27 Llandegfan to Amlwch 48 km · 1,298 km from the start
- Part 28 Amlwch to Valley 48 km · 1,346 km from the start
- Part 29 Valley to Aberffraw 48 km · 1,394 km from the start
- Part 30 Aberffraw to Menai Bridge 48 km · 1,442 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Pen y Fan 142 m · 611 km from the start
- Mynydd Garth-Gwynion 228 m · 752 km from the start
- Tyddynbriddell Hill 280 m · 768 km from the start
- Ffridd-yr-Ychen 278 m · 769 km from the start
- Mynydd Cilan 117 m · 903 km from the start
- Mynydd Anelog 191 m · 933 km from the start
- Yr Eifl North Top [Pen Bwlch yr Eifl] 444 m · 975 km from the start
- Little Orme [Creigiau Rhiwledyn] 141 m · 1,067 km from the start
- Moelfre 431 m · 1,220 km from the start
- Holyhead Mountain [Mynydd Twr] 220 m · 1,352 km from the start
The listed hills and the highest of 28 tops within 300 m of the line. The app shows them all. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Chepstow, Monmouthshire. 51.64559, -2.67164
Finish: near Menai Bridge, Isle of Anglesey. 53.22147, -4.16661
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Chepstow, Monmouthshire · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Newport, Wales · 48 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- West Aberthaw, Vale of Glamorgan · 96 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- North Cornelly, Bridgend County Borough · 144 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Parkmill, Swansea · 192 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Llanrhidian Lower, Swansea · 240 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Pembrey and Burry Port Town, Carmarthenshire · 288 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire · 337 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Tenby, Pembrokeshire · 385 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Rhoscrowther, Pembrokeshire · 433 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Marloes, Pembrokeshire · 481 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- St Davids, Pembrokeshire · 529 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Cardigan, Ceredigion · 625 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Pennant, Ceredigion · 673 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Tre'r-ddôl, Ceredigion · 721 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Tywyn, Gwynedd · 769 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Harlech, Gwynedd · 817 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Pwllheli, Gwynedd · 865 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Aberdaron, Gwynedd · 913 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Llanaelhaearn, Gwynedd · 962 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bangor, Gwynedd · 1,010 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Colwyn Bay, Conwy · 1,058 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Greenfield, Flintshire · 1,106 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Mostyn, Flintshire · 1,154 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Conwy, Wales · 1,202 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Llandegfan, Isle of Anglesey · 1,250 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey · 1,298 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Valley, Isle of Anglesey · 1,346 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Aberffraw, Isle of Anglesey · 1,394 km from the start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Menai Bridge, Isle of Anglesey · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
