CEREDIGION POWYS 21 LLANGRANNOG TO NEW QUAY 22 WAUN FACH WALES WALES A uDistance: 8¾ miles/14.2km uTime: 5 hours uGrade: Challenging B uDistance: 7 miles/11.3km uTime: 4-4½ hours uGrade: Challenging PLAN YOUR WALK The head of Rhiangoll PLAN YOUR WALK Valley from Castell Dinas. PHOTO: PHOTO: DOROTHY HAMILTON DOROTHY FIONABARLTROP ROUTE ROUTE Start/parking Start/parking Dragons Incredible coastal views Car park in Llangrannog, Back, Pengenffordd, LD3 back to Ynys-Lochtyn. grid ref SN310541 0EP, grid ref SO174296. Is it for me? Linear coast Alternatively, roadside path along cliffs, steep parking at end of lane E CHOSEN BY… go R, passing a café, to steps in places CHOSEN BY… and turn R along bridleway side of A479, 0.5m N of pub DOROTHY near the corner of the beach. Stiles 1 FIONA BARLTROP for a short distance, then go Is it for me? Fairly steep HAMILTON Climb to the top of the cliffs This excellent L over stile. (Oddly, the public ascent up grassy slopes This linear walk and soon follow a fence on the PLANNING horseshoe route footpath from here is shown on initially, thereafter steady ascent to top; easy from the attractive village R. On reaching a broader path, Nearest town Aberaeron encircles the head of the the Landranger map but not walking along ridge-top of Llangrannog follows a turn L to a fork then bear R, Refreshments Rhiangoll valley, taking in the the Explorer.) Head on down Llangrannog, Cwmtydu surfaced path to Waun spectacular stretch of the with Ynys Lochtyn below L and highest castle in Wales, the Y edge of field, cross another and New Quay Fach, and straightforward Ceredigion Coast Path. the ancient hillfort Pen y Badell Public toilets Grib ridge (also known as the stile and stream and maintain descent) After passing the island above. The path climbs steadily Llangrannog, Cwmtydu Dragon’s Back), considered direction quite steeply uphill, Stiles 6 Ynys Lochtyn, it takes a to a track where you veer L, and New Quay the finest ridge in the area, fence on L, to top of Castell PLANNING path cut into the long, sheer go through gate and continue Public transport Take the and the highest point of the Dinas. (NB Permissive footpath Nearest town Talgarth cliffs below Penmoelciliau with fence R. Ignore kissing- Cardi Bach (bus) from Black Mountains, Waun Fach which goes over top of Castell New Quay or Cardigan to Refreshments Dragons to Cwmtydu. It then climbs gate R and reach footpath sign Llangrannog. It runs every (810m), not a peak as such, Dinas is shown on Explorer Back, Pengenffordd, through National Trust land near Urdd Gobarth Centre day (except Wed) 1/4 to but a large flat top. Thanks to map, but not Landranger.) Public toilets None containing an Iron Age fort (Welsh League of Youth). 31/10 and Mon, Thurs and repairs to Waun Fach paths Castell Dinas is a former Iron Public transport None and, after another beach, Sat 1/11 to 31/3. Buses from (used in this walk) in recent Age hill fort and Norman castle; Maps OS Explorer OL13; traces more fine cliffs before 1½ miles/2.4km Aberystwyth, Cardigan & years, the walking is a lot grassy ditches and ramparts Landranger 161 dropping down to New Quay, Turn L with fence R to a Carmarthen to New Quay easier and more pleasant and a little masonry can be 2 Maps OS Explorer 195; inspiration for Dylan Thomas’s kissing-gate and follow fence Landranger 145 than in the past. seen. At 450m/1476ft it is – the Dragon’s Back – ridge ‘Under Milk Wood’. on L. Go through another the highest castle in Wales, ahead of you. Descend other gate, cross a footbridge and Start positioned to defend the side to saddle (also reached by Start continue on a clear path with kissing-gate R and soon go 1From northern end of pub Rhiangoll pass. From this fine a track from the alternative 1Head towards the beach and fence R and sea L. Ignore through a field to the ➥ car park go down some steps viewpoint you can see Y Grib roadside parking area). ➥ GRADIENT PROFILE GRADIENT PROFILE 600 1200 400 800 200 400 metres metres 0 0 km 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 km 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 ✁ WALES WALES POWYS APRIL 2018 CEREDIGION APRIL 2018 22 WAUN FACH 21 LLANGRANNOG TO NEW QUAY uOS Explorer map OL13 uBuy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop uOS Explorer map 195 uBuy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop 4 FINISH 3 2 4 5 WALKED DATE 3 WALKED DATE 1 ©CROWN COPYRIGHT 2018 ORDNANCE SURVEY. MEDIA 007/18 ORDNANCE SURVEY. 2018 COPYRIGHT ©CROWN MEDIA 007/18 ORDNANCE SURVEY. 2018 COPYRIGHT ©CROWN START 6 2 TIME TAKEN TIME TAKEN 1 START ¾ miles/1.2km the highest ground of the ridge Trumau. Further down you 2Climb directly up grassy ahead of you. In due course the are back on grass again. slopes of Y Grib ahead, keeping gradient increases. Although DON’T MISS... winds L and R to a road. Turn undulates through kissing- to slender crest. Though fairly the path marked on the map 5 miles/8km L to the cove at Cwmtydu. gates and over footbridges narrow it is never so much so leads to the ridge just north 6At col and junction of Watch for before passing above the as to induce an uncomfortable of Pen y Manllwyn, an obvious paths, turn sharp R and very bottle-nose 4¾ miles/7.8km beach of Traeth y Coubal. sense of exposure. This is short cut will take you directly soon bear L. Follow bridleway dolphins and 3Pass a limekiln and, from Further on you’ll pass the considered the best mile or to its undistinguished summit, on down to lane, turn R and seals from the coast a footpath sign at corner of look-out shelter above Birds so of ridge walking in the area, marked by a cairn. bear L at fork, passing path. The former beach, climb the coast path Rock and eventually descend and affords superb views in Cwmfforest Riding Centre. sometimes venture which soon veers R and L to through gorse to a road. Take YOUR RATING YOUR YOUR RATING YOUR good weather. You may spot 2¾ miles/4.34km When lane bends sharply back into New Quay a footpath sign. Go L above the path downhill through the gliders from the nearby flying 4Thanks to path repair work to L keep ahead along track harbour. the cliffs to a kissing-gate and, quarry to Rock Street which club. After a wind shelter you in recent years, the path from which leads back to steps at the next fork, go L to pass you follow into New Quay. descend to a small col and here to Waun Fach is easy to up to car park. through the fort Castell Bach continue climbing to reach walk. Turn R and follow the excavated path leading to and descend the stepped path a significant cairn at the top surfaced path along the ridge VIEW THE WALK ON Cwmtydu. Opened in 2008, to a footbridge in Cwm Soden. VIEW THE WALK ON of Y Grib, beyond which which leads to a T-junction the path is broad and rises OS MAPS ONLINE: April2018 Walking © Country OS MAPS ONLINE: April2018 Walking © Country the ground levels out. and small pile of stones lfto.com/cwroutes gradually to pass through two 5¾ miles/9.4km lfto.com/cwroutes atop Waun Fach. kissing-gates. It then becomes 4Climb to a footpath sign 1⅞ miles/3km IN ASSOCIATION WITH steeper and after passing a and go L along the coast path, IN ASSOCIATION WITH 3Soon after cairn at a faint 3⅔ miles/5.85km fence on R, drops to a footpath which climbs steeply before path junction fork R (east). You 5Turn R and head down sign, where it descends R into levelling out for a short while. are aiming for Pen y Manllwyn, the surfaced path to Pen OS MAPS trees. After a kissing-gate, it With the sea on L, the path OS MAPS ✁.