The Lleyn Peninsula Coastal Path: A walking and cycle touring guide

This guidebook contains a detailed route description for the entire Lleyn Peninsula coastal path for walkers, as well as route options for both mountain and road bikes. Each chapter ends with two or three shorter circular walks or rides which provide a taste of the different sections of the Lleyn. The coastal path starts in Caernarfon and follows the peninsula anti-clockwise to finish in Portmadoc. Its 95 miles contain a variety of cliff, dune, moor and mountain which is unsurpassed. This route can be completed within a week without too much exertion. There is not a continuous path alongside the Lleyn's shores and to walk the peninsula demands occasional sorties inland for a mile or two, so that existing rights of way can be used. This means ascending hills parallel with the coast, or visiting villages just inland. Nevertheless, the sea is rarely out of sight, and the majority of the walk stays close to the shoreline.

Table of Contents:
1 Introduction Grading of circular walks Maps Equipment Accommodation History 2 Caernarfon to Penygroes Walking route Cycling route Other walks and rides: Dinas Dinlle Circular; South Caernarfon Circular; Lon Eifion Cycle Ride 3 Penygroes to Nefyn Walking route Cycling route Other walks: The hillforts of Yr Eifl; Clynnog-fawr Circular; Nant Gwrtheyrn Circular 4 Nefyn to Aberdaron Walking route Cycling route Other walks: Morfa Nefyn and Porth Dinllaen; The Cliffs of Aberdaron; Carn Fadryn; Land's End Circular 5 Aberdaron to Abersoch Walking route Cycling route Other walks and rides: Mynydd y Graig; Western Lleyn Circular Cycle Ride; Porth Ceiriad 6 Abersoch to Pwllheli Walking route Cycling route Other walks and rides: Llanbedrog Headland; Abersoch Cicrcular Cycle Ride 7 Pwllheli to Portmadoc Walking route Cycling route Other walks: In the Steps of Lloyd George; Black Rock and Borth-y-Gest; Tyn Llan Circular Appendix 1: Facilities on the Lleyn Peninsula Appendix 2: Public Transport Appendix 3: Useful Links Bibliography List of Sketch Maps The Lleyn Peninsula 2.1 South from Caernarfon 2.2 Saron to Llanwnda 3.1 West from Penygroes 3.2 Approaching Clynnog Fawr 3.3 Crossing of Bwlch Mawr and descent to Trefor 3.4 The Trefor area 4.1 The Porth Colmon area 4.2 Southwest from Porth Oer 5.1 Aberdaron to Porth Ysgo 5.2 Rhiw to Hell's Mouth 5.3 Hell's Mouth to Deuglawdd 5.4 Deuglawdd to Llangian 5.5 Approach to Porth Ceiriad 5.6 Porth Ceiriad to Abersoch 7.1 Llanystumdwy to Criccieth

About the Author :
John Cantrell is retired and lives in Snowdonia. He took to the outdoors at an early age and has skiied, walked and climbed all over Europe. His first guide was a history of Sarn Helen, bringing new interest to the roman roads of Wales. This is the second edition of his successful Lleyn Peninsula guide, which covers some of his favourite local walking and cycling routes.