Section 7 of 10, Llŷn Coastal Path
Rhiw to Cilan
10.1 miles (16.3 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: SH 231 275. Finish: SH 307 248. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 325 m of climbing and 383 m of descent; highest point 140 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Rhiw. We found no car park, station or bus stop near the start: none within a kilometre, no bus stop within 3 km and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap).
Getting back
The section finishes at Cilan.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Bwlchtocyn, Cim Turn, 1.1 km away (Directions).
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: grass 30%, paved or flagged 20%, earth, rock and mud 16%, gravel and tracks 7%; the rest (27%) isn't recorded.
About 20% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 18 kissing gates, 6 gates, 2 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 84 m in a kilometre (1 in 12), starting 6.7 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Café
- Tea room, Rhiw: 0.8 miles in. Step-free.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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