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Llŷn Peninsula

Llanbedrog to Abersoch

Along the southern Llŷn coast between two beaches, over the headland with the Tin Man on it and down to the sailing town.

Distance
4.3 mi / 7 km
Time
2 hr 25
Ascent
200 m
Difficulty
Moderate
Shape
There and back

Where it is

The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.

The route

The coast path runs east from Llanbedrog over Mynydd Tir-y-Cwmwd and along the shore to Abersoch. Steep at the start.

Worth knowing

  • The Tin Man on the headland has replaced two earlier figures, both destroyed by weather.
  • The beach huts at Llanbedrog are privately owned and repainted every year.
  • The bus back from Abersoch runs regularly in season.

What you’ll see

The painted beach huts, the Tin Man, Cardigan Bay, and Abersoch’s harbour.

Background

Plas Glyn-y-Weddw at Llanbedrog is one of the oldest art galleries in Wales, opened to the public in 1896.