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Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Pembrokeshire Coast Path
View from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path on Marloes peninsula
Length186 mi (299 km)
LocationWales
DesignationUK National Trail
TrailheadsPoppit Sands, near St. Dogmaels, Ceredigion
52°05′21″N 4°40′56″W / 52.0891°N 4.6822°W / 52.0891; -4.6822 (Pembrokeshire Coast Path (St. Dogmaels trailhead))
Amroth, Pembrokeshire
51°44′02″N 4°38′52″W / 51.7340°N 4.6477°W / 51.7340; -4.6477 (Pembrokeshire Coast Path (Amroth trailhead))
UseHiking
Elevation change35,000 feet (11,000 m)
Highest pointPen yr afr, on Cemaes Head 175 metres (574 ft)
Lowest pointSandy Haven crossing, near Milford Haven 1.8 metres (6 ft)
SeasonAll year
Map of Pembrokeshire, showing the Coastal Path (red) and National Park (green)

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path (Welsh: Llwybr Arfordir Sir Benfro), often called the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, is a designated National Trail in Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales.[1] Established in 1970, it is a 186-mile (299 km) long-distance walking route, mostly at cliff-top level, with a total of 35,000 feet (11,000 m) of ascent and descent. At its highest point – Pen yr afr, on Cemaes Head – it reaches a height of 574 feet (175 m), and at its lowest point – Sandy Haven crossing, near Milford Haven – it is just 6 feet (2 m) above low water.[2] Whilst most of the coastline faces west, it offers – at varying points – coastal views in every direction of the compass.

The southern end of the path is at Amroth, Pembrokeshire. The northern end is often regarded as being at Poppit Sands, near St. Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, where the official plaque was originally sited[3] but the path now continues to St. Dogmaels,[4][5] where a new marker was unveiled in July 2009.[6] Here the path links with the Ceredigion Coast Path, which continues northwards.[7]

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path forms part of the 870-mile (1,400 km) Wales Coast Path around the whole coast of Wales from Chepstow to Queensferry, which was officially opened in 2012.[8]

  1. ^ "Pembrokeshire Coast Path". National Trails. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Pembrokeshire Coast Path Statistics". National Trails. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Coast Path Marker". Pembrokeshire Coastal Photography. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. ^ John, Brian (2012). Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1845137823.
  5. ^ "Pembrokeshire Coast Path: Newport to St Dogmaels". visitpembrokeshire.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  6. ^ "St Dogmaels to Newport (Town) 16 miles, (25.7 Kilometres)". Planning a Trip. National Trails. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  7. ^ "All-Wales coast path moves a step closer at St Dogmaels". BBC News South West Wales. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  8. ^ "All-Wales coast path nears completion". BBC News Wales. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

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