The Pembrokeshire Coast Path (Welsh: Llwybr Arfordir Sir Benfro), also often called the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, is a designated National Trail in Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales. It was established in 1970, and is 186 miles (300 km) long, 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 – it reaches a height of 175 m (574 ft), and at its lowest point – Sandy Haven crossing – it is just 2m above low water. Whilst most of the coastline is west-facing, it uniquely 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 (see here), but the path now continues to St. Dogmaels, where a new marker was unveiled in July 2009. Here the path links with the Ceredigion Coast Path, which continues northwards.
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path forms part of the Wales Coast Path, an 870 miles (1,400 km) long-distance walking route around the whole coast of Wales from Chepstow to Queensferry, due to open in 2012.
Read more about Pembrokeshire Coast Path: History of The Path, Description, Geology, Wildlife, Human History and Activity, Award
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