Ceredigion Coast
The Arch
Stone arch built to mark a king’s jubilee, standing beside the road in the forest above Devil’s Bridge, with trails looping through the trees behind it.
- Distance
- 2.5 mi / 4 km
- Time
- 1 hr 25
- Ascent
- 130 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Shape
- Circular
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
Waymarked trails leave the car park and loop through the forest, with viewpoints over the Rheidol valley. Short and sheltered.
Worth knowing
- The arch was built in 1810 for the golden jubilee of George III by Thomas Johnes of Hafod.
- The Hafod estate walks are a few miles away and are the finer landscape.
- Good short option in poor weather.
What you’ll see
The stone arch, conifer and broadleaf woodland, and views towards the Rheidol.
Background
Thomas Johnes laid out the Hafod estate as a picturesque landscape from the 1780s, and the arch marks its old boundary.