A straight line drawn from Clynnog Fawr to Cricieth or the anglicised,
but generally accepted, Criccieth, marks the true Llyn Peninsula
according to local opinion. Above these towns the line drawn from
Caernarfon to Porthmadog is the area that can be called simply Llyn. The
description of the Coastal Path in these pages describes the journey on
foot from Caernarfon to Porthmadog.
The Llyn Peninsula Coastal walk is one of the great walks in Britain. A
fit walker will be able to complete it in a week without much
difficulty. Although a good percentage of the route is very well way
marked and finger posted there are, however, sections that are not
marked at all with some poorly so.
The first 17¼ miles from Caernarfon to Trefor are mostly completed on a
road, the next 62¼ miles to Pwllheli follows a rugged coastline. The
remaining 17¼ miles to Porthmadog are alongside, or on, beaches
interspersed by short sections of road walking making a total of 96¾
miles for the walk described. Accommodation and shops are very few and
far between on the northern part of the Peninsula after leaving Trefor.
There are no youth hostels but some camping sites. The very good system
of bus services, especially in summer, enables the Coastal Path to be
accessed easily on a day to day basis from one of the main towns. This
dissipates the problem of finding somewhere to stay the night.
The Llyn Peninsula is 30 miles long and extends into the Irish Sea on
the north side and into Bae Cerdigion (Cardigan Bay) on the south. The
Peninsula was travelled by many pilgrims on their way to Ynys Enlli
(Bardsey Island). Some sections of the Coastal Path follow those ancient
footsteps. Why not join them?
