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The walk
The walk starts at the Paragon car park in New Quay, the harbour town on Cardigan Bay. A short loop goes round New Quay Head for views over the bay, where bottlenose dolphins live, and down to the harbour front and the dolphin information point. Lanes and paths then lead east above the town's beaches to Llanina and on by the coast to the cove of Cei Bach, and the walk returns by Llanina Point.
It is 9.1 km with 146 m of ascent; allow about 2½ hours. The grade is Easy.
The path runs along the coast and near the edge of low cliffs in places: stay on it, above all in wind or wet. About a quarter of the walk is on lanes.
The Paragon car park charges, according to OpenStreetMap, which gives Ceredigion Council as its operator. There are toilets at Cei Bach and shops, cafés and pubs in New Quay, according to Ceredigion County Council's Cei Bach leaflet.
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
- Bottlenose dolphins live in Cardigan Bay and boat trips from New Quay take visitors to see them
- Dylan Thomas and his wife Caitlin rented a clifftop bungalow at New Quay from September 1944 to July 1945, and the town is often cited as an inspiration for Under Milk Wood
- The New Quay Harbour Act was passed in 1834 and a stone pier was built at a cost of 4,700 pounds
- By the 1840s more than 300 men were building ships at New Quay; shipbuilding had ended by 1870
Summits on the way
- New Quay Head 94 m · passed close by
Getting there
Start: Paragon car park, New Quay · Pay and display. 52.21573, -4.36040
Directions to the start
Places to stay nearby
Rooms in and around Paragon car park: Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
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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.