Cambrian Way day 31: Cnicht circular
After a not too strenuous climb to the summit of Cnicht, a fascinating explore of two historic slate quarries. Date walked: Wednesday 22nd April 2021 Distance: About 7 miles Maps used: OS Explorer OL 18- Harlech, Porthmadog and Y Bala and OL 17 Snowdon (or Yr Wyddfa as a new campaign would have us exclusively name it) Guide used: Walking the Cambrian Way by George Todd and Richard Tyler (Cicerone Press) ******** Paul and I had taken it easier than I had planned over the last three days and,...
Wales Coast Path: Swansea Bay to Pennard Burrows
Walked 15th July 2012 Distance: around 12 miles. Easy walking on good paths around the Bay. Some climbs and descents around the bays that are steep at times but the path surfaces are good. Soft sand around Pennard Burrows. OS map: Explorer 165 and...
Wales Coast Path: Port Talbot to Swansea Bay
Approximate distance: 11 miles. An easy walk on the level on mostly firm paths with no significant climbs. One soft section at Aberavon sands and a not very nice stretch for about a mile and a half by the A48. Walked 30 th June 2012 I had had the...
Wales Coast Path: Ogmore to Port Talbot
Walked 29th June 2012. Approximate distance: 15 miles. At first the route can be tiring as you are walking on sandy ground and some dunes. From Porthcawl the path is firm through to Kenfig when it is through dunes again. After that I made life more...
Wales Coast Path: Llantwit Major to Ogmore
Approximate distance: 13 miles Walked 22nd June 2012- with 30mph headwinds, but no rain! I left the car out the outskirts of Llantwit and took the path that goes by Rosedew Farm, where some outbuildings have been converted to a holiday let, to...
Wales Coast Path: Barry to Llantwit Major
Walked 11th June 2012 Approximate distance: 14 miles This section comes within the Vale of Glamorgan. Their Rights of Way Officer is Gwyn Teague, e-mail: gwteague@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk Tel: 01446 704810 I had left the last section just short of...
Wales Coast Path: Cardiff Bay Barrage to Barry
Walked May 25th 2012 Approximate distance: 10 miles I had begun this day’s walk at the Premier Inn, Cardiff City South just 3 miles away but there was a lot to say about that early part of the walk in Cardiff, so I divided the post into two. After...
Wales Coast Path: Cardiff to Penarth
Approximate distance: 3 miles Walked 25th May 2012 Cardiff Council have responsibility for the footpath up to the far side of the Cardiff Bay Barrage. Their Coastal access Officer is Tricia Cottnam. Her email is tcottnam@cardiff.gov.uk. Whilst I...
Wales Coast Path: Newport to Cardiff
Walked 24th May 2012 Approximate distance: 16 miles from Waterloo Hotel, Newport to Premier Inn, Cardiff I had decided to walk for the next two days, so I took the car to Chepstow station and left it there, getting the train to Newport. I then...
Wales Coast Path: Redwick to Newport
Distance: about 13 miles (but another mile if you are going to the train station) Walked May 12th 2012. In my first post, I had left the path at Magor so today I drove from home to Severn Tunnel Junction Station leaving the car next to the nearby...
Wales Coast Path:Chepstow to Magor
Walked 5th May 2012 (the official opening of the path) Approximate distance: Magor (around 14.5 miles) or Redwick (15 miles) Chepstow The Wales Coast Path runs from Chepstow to the river Dee. The Countryside Council for Wales appears to consider...
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