Away from the sea, rolling farmland, fertile river valleys and characterful market towns give way to the brooding Cambrian Mountains, the main watershed of Wales.
As one of the least populated regions of Wales, there is plenty of room to walk and in these 40 rambles Julian Rollins leads you through the best countryside and seascapes Ceredigion has to offer.
The walk locations are:
Cardigan to Llangrannog
Cardigan to Mwnt - 8 km
Teifi Marshes - 3 km
Gwbert by the sea - 1 km
Mwnt to Pen Peles - 7 km
Aberporth to Tresaith - 2.5 km
Thieves' Valley to Penbryn Beach - 2 km
Penbryn to Llangrannog - 5.5 km
Llangrannog to Pigeonsford - 5 km
Llangrannog to Cwmtydu - 7.75 km
New Quay and Aberaeron
Cwmtydu and Castell Bach - 1.5 km
New Quay via Craig yr Adar - 6 km
New Quay and harbour - 1.5 km
Talgarreg - 5 km
Aberaeron to Henfynyw - 8 km
Aeron Valley to Llanerchaeron - 4 km
Aberaeron to Aberarth - 6.5 km
Llanon to Llanrhystud - 5 km
Aberystwyth and the Rheidol
Wild way to Llanrhystud - 15 km
Aberystwyth town circular - 3 km
Pen Dinas and Wellington Monument - 3.5 km
Constitution Hill - 5.5 km
Rheidol Falls - 4 km
Kites of Nant yr Arian - 1 km
Devil's Bridge - 1.25 km
Hafod and the Ystwyth Gorge - 3.6 km
Along the Teifi
Cenarth Falls - 2 km
Newcastle Emlyn and Dragon's Castle - 1 km
Henllan and the Teifi - 4.5 km
Coed y Foel woodland stroll - 6 km
Peterwell and Teifi meadows - 3 km
Long Wood over Lampeter - 6 km
Cors Caron Nature Reserve - 4 km
Strata Florida - 4 km
North of Aberystwyth
Coast Path to Borth - 10.5 km
Ynyslas Dunes - 3 km
Tal-y-bont heritage loop - 3.6km
Tre Taliesin and the bard's grave - 5.5 km
The Artist's Valley - 2.5 km
Hills above Bont-goch - 11 km
Pumlumon - 8 km