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The walk
The walk starts from the National Trust car park at Porth Oer, the beach called Whistling Sands, on the north-west coast of Llŷn. The Llŷn Coastal Path leads south along the cliff tops, over headlands and past Dinas Fawr and Dinas Bach, two small hills of ancient pillow lava, to Mynydd Anelog, 191 m, on the Uwchmynydd headlands near the end of the peninsula. You return the same way.
It is 8.2 km there and back with 224 m of ascent; allow about 2½ hours. The grade is Easy.
The coast here is rocky, with crags, scree and low cliffs: keep to the path and away from the edges, especially in wind. The path crosses farmland, so keep dogs under control near livestock.
The car park uses pay and display machines or the JustPark app, says the National Trust. The Porthor beach is a short walk down from it.
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Good to know
- Porth Oer's smooth white sand 'whistles' or squeaks underfoot when it is dry; the National Trust calls the beach Porthor
- Porthor is the centre of a 420-acre National Trust estate that includes Mynydd Anelog and Mynydd Carreg
- Dinas Bach and Dinas Mawr, south of Porthor, are formed from pillow lavas about 600 million years old
- Mynydd Anelog is 191 m high and lies on the Uwchmynydd headlands west of Aberdaron
Summits on the way
- Braich Anelog 135 m · passed close by
- Mynydd Anelog 191 m
Getting there
Start: Porth Oer car park (National Trust) · Pay and display. 52.83174, -4.72343
Directions to the start
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.
