Section 6 of 10, Llŷn Coastal Path
Bodermid to Rhiw
8.1 miles (13 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SH 160 248. Finish: SH 231 275. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 474 m of climbing and 373 m of descent; highest point 177 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Bodermid.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Aberdaron, Post Office, 2.1 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Rhiw. We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
Planning the Llŷn Coastal Path
- The guidebook: Llyn Peninsula: Bangor to Porthmadog (Wales Coast Path official guide) (Northern Eye Books).
- Baggage transfer: the services listed for the trail.
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 49%, earth, rock and mud 9%, paved or flagged 7%; the rest (32%) isn't recorded.
About 6% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 24 kissing gates, 5 gates, 8 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 56 m in a kilometre (1 in 18), starting 6 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Gwesty ty Newydd Hotel, Aberdaron: 1.7 miles in.Gwesty'r Llong, Aberdaron: 1.7 miles in.
- Cafés
- Caffi Hen Blas, Aberdaron: 1.7 miles in. Dogs welcome.Y Gegin Fawr, Aberdaron: 1.7 miles in.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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