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The walk
The walk starts from the National Trust car park at Morfa Nefyn, on the north coast of Llŷn. It follows the lane to the golf club and then the track over the golf course and along the narrow ribbon of land that leads out to Porthdinllaen, the way the National Trust's own trail comes back from the village. The track ends at the white cottages of Porthdinllaen on the shore of the bay, with the Tŷ Coch Inn on the beach. The way back is the same track.
It is 3.1 km there and back with 47 m of ascent; allow about 1 hour. The grade is Easy.
The path beyond the village to the lifeboat hut is closed after a landslip, and the National Trust asks visitors not to go into that area under any circumstances: this walk stops at the village and turns back. The track crosses a golf course, so watch for golfers. The National Trust's trail goes to the village along the beach instead; this walk does not use the beach.
The car park uses pay and display machines or the JustPark app, says the National Trust. The Tŷ Coch Inn stands on the beach at the village, and OpenStreetMap shows a café, Caffi Porth Dinllaen, near the car park.
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
- Porthdinllaen was meant to become a major port, and the big house called Whitehall was built as its hotel
- The Tŷ Coch Inn, the Red House, has been a popular inn for almost two centuries
- Ships were built on the spit of land by the village in the 1830s and 1840s, when the Caernarfon slate industry was at its height
- Grey seals fish along this stretch of coast, and seagrass is washed up along the tide line
Getting there
Start: Morfa Nefyn car park (National Trust) · Pay and display. 52.93635, -4.55853
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.