Ceredigion Coast · Moderate · Circular

Mwnt, Foel y Mwnt and the coast path cliffs

Over Foel y Mwnt and along the Ceredigion Coast Path cliffs both ways from Mwnt, past the whitewashed church at the foot of the hill.

Distance
10.4 km (6.5 mi)
Ascent
295 m
Time
About 3 h 30 min
High point
72 m
Grade
Moderate
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Mwnt, Foel y Mwnt and the coast path cliffs
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The walk

The walk starts at the National Trust car park at Mwnt, by the whitewashed Church of the Holy Cross. It climbs Foel y Mwnt, the steep conical hill above the cove, for views over Cardigan Bay, and follows the Coast Path west along the cliff tops to the headland of Pen yr Hwbyn, with Cardigan Island beyond, and back. From the car park it then goes east along the cliffs past Pencestyll to Pen Peles and returns. Seals, choughs and dolphins are often seen in the bay.

It is 10.4 km with 295 m of ascent; allow about 3½ hours. The grade is Moderate: the path climbs and falls along the cliff tops.

The cliff tops are exposed: stay on the path and away from the edge, above all in wind or wet. The beach is closed (see the notice) and the path does not go down to it.

The National Trust's page lists a kiosk selling hot drinks and snacks at Mwnt; the Wales Coast Path says it is seasonal. Mwnt car park charges, according to OpenStreetMap.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.

Good to know

  • The steep conical hill of Foel y Mwnt rises 76 m above the beach and gives Mwnt its name
  • The whitewashed Church of the Holy Cross at Mwnt is probably 14th century and has a 12th or 13th-century font of Preseli stone
  • A failed Flemish invasion at Mwnt in 1155 was remembered by a games meeting called Sul Coch y Mwnt on the first Sunday in January
  • Seals, choughs and dolphins are often seen in the bay

Summits on the way

  • Foel Y Mwnt 76 m · passed close by

Getting there

Start: Mwnt car park · Pay and display. 52.13577, -4.63853

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Places to stay nearby

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line is drawn along OpenStreetMap paths and the figures are worked out from it; take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.