Solva Harbour, the Gribin and Porth y Rhaw

The walk starts from the harbour car park at the head of Solva's harbour. It climbs past the old lime kilns onto the Gribin, the narrow ridge above the harbour mouth, where a promontory fort lies on the headland, and comes back down to the quay. From there it follows the Pembrokeshire Coast Path west along the cliff top, above rocky coves and the open water of St Brides Bay, to the head of Porth y Rhaw, where an Iron Age fort is slowly falling into the sea. The way home turns inland by a permissive path and the lanes of Upper Solva, and drops back to the harbour by the Coast Path.

It is 7.0 km with 152 m of ascent; allow about 2 hours. The grade is Easy.

Stay on the path and well back from the cliff edge, above all in wind or wet. The Gribin has steep sections and exposed views, and the last descent to Porth y Rhaw is very steep and can be slippery. There are fields on the way and some road walking in Upper Solva.

The harbour car park charges. The Harbour Inn, the Ship and the Cambrian Inn are at the quay.

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.