The Llŷn Coastal Path is a route around the edge of Wales’ lovely Llŷn Peninsula, a designated ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’. Take a Walking Holiday and discover the best of this wild, scenic area with dedicated hiking routes on the Llŷn Coast Path (or Lleyn/Llyn Coastal Path).
Highlights
Gaze out from the ramparts of Caernarfon Castle over the menai straits to the east
Take a ferry crossing over to Bardsey Island "Isle of 20,000 saints", an old pilgrimage site
Visit Tŷ Coch Inn, picturesque pub at the edge of the beach in Porth Dinllaen
Bangor Pier, a classic Edwardian seaside pier
Observe the thriving wildlife population that call the many wild natural habitats on this route home
Menai Straits, home of the Menai suspension bridge (built by Thomas Telford)
Walking The Llŷn Coastal Path (or Lleyn/Llyn Coastal Path)
The trail is sourced from an ancient pilgrim route, tracing the spiritual journey taken in early centuries by pilgrims from Bangor. Along the coast of the Llŷn Peninsula to Aberdaron they waited, the final leg of the journey the treacherous crossing to Bardsey Island, ‘The Isle of 20,000 saints’.
The 110 mile (180km) Llŷn Peninsula coastal path can be walked in a week without too much exertion and you find a great variety within: seashores, (small) mountain tops, sand dunes to cliffs, unspoiled Welsh-speaking villages and popular seaside towns.
Hiking Holidays: Lleyn Peninsula
Your walking holiday begins at Bangor or Caernarfon on the Menai Straits and heads out about as far west as the Welsh mainland can take you. At Aberdaron, the trail returns along the southern coastline of sandy Cardigan Bay to Porthmadog. The Llŷn Coastal Path is not entirely a coastal walk, inland hills ascend with stunning views in all directions - west to the Irish coast, east to Snowdonia, north to Anglesey and south to Ynys Enlli, with a magical view of the holy island of Bardsey.
The walk features a fascinating amount of history found in few other places in Britain: 12C coastal castles of Edward I at Caernarfon and Criccieth, Britain’s largest Iron age hill forts, notwithstanding the many unusual 6C Celtic churches along the trail.
At Llanystumdwy, you can visit the birthplace of Lloyd George, Prime Minister of Britain during WW1 and at nearby Tremadoc, the birthplace of TE Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia.
There is also the option of taking a steam train between Porthmadog and Caernarfon, find out more here - http://www.festrail.co.uk/index.htm
For more information or advice on walking the Llŷn Coastal Coast Path, please call our walk team who will be more than delighted to help you with your holiday. Celtic Trails is Wales’ most experienced walking holiday company with 20 years service providing bespoke walking holidays for clients who appreciate high standards of organisation and value.
Path Walkthrough
Our route takes you around the peninsula from Bangor to Porthmadog
Walkers can expect coastal ambles in truly unspoilt and often remote stretches of shoreline. The pristine nature of the coast is no small way due to the areas protected status, with numerous bodies overseeing the upkeep of the area as an important cultural place and site of natural conservation and scientific research. However, the preserved nature of the routes often means the going underfoot is fairly uneven as you make your way towards the tip of the peninsula, with rocky, heather clad slopes.
Wooded shores and boardwalk, running parallel to the straits begin the Wales Coast Path route around the peninsula. The majority of the route could be considered one of the more 'coastal' of the Wales coastal path, but where the route does run inland you still have a fantastic view of the sea from the open farmland and valleys.
Walk Gallery
Our Llŷn Peninsula Walking Holiday Itineraries
Prices are per person, based on 2 people sharing, single person supplements apply.
Bangor to Porthmadog
Length: 112.5 miles/ 181 km | Difficulty: Moderate
Solo walker supplement: £35 (pn) Single occupancy (groups): £25 (pn)
Day
Locations
Distance
Day 14:
Depart Porthmadog after breakfast
Day 1:
Arrival Bangor
Day 2:
Bangor to Caernarfon
12.5 miles/20km
Day 3:
Caernarfon to Dinas Dinlle
8 miles/12.8km
Day 4:
Dinas Dinlle to Trefor
9 miles/9.6km
Day 5:
Trefor to Nefyn
9 miles/14.4km
Day 6:
Nefyn to Tudweiliog
9 miles/14.4km
Day 7:
Tudweiliog to Porth Oer
9 miles/14.4km
Day 8:
Porth Oer to Aberdaron
9 miles/14.4km
Day 9:
Aberdaron to Pentowyn Dunes
11 miles/17.6km
Day 10:
Pentowyn Dunes to Abersoch
9 miles/14.4km
Day 11:
Abersoch to Pwllheli
9 miles/14.4km
Day 12:
Pwllheli to Criccieth
11 miles/17.6km
Day 13:
Criccieth to Porthmadog
6 miles/9.6km
Itinerary Information: 13 nights accommodation with 12 walking days. Arrive in Bangor on day 1, walk from day 2 and depart from Porthmadog on morning of day 14.
Departure Dates: This itinerary can be walked any time between Mar to Oct. You simply choose which day you would like your holiday to start on.
Rest Days: Should you wish, rest days can be taken at stops along the route, view details.
Solo walker supplement: £35 (pn) Single occupancy (groups): £25 (pn)
Day
Locations
Distance
Day 11:
Depart Porthmadog after breakfast
Day 1:
Arrival Bangor
Day 2:
Bangor to Caernarfon
12.5 miles/20km
Day 3:
Caernarfon to Clynnog Fawr
14 miles/22km
Day 4:
Clynnog Fawr to Nefyn
13 miles/20.8km
Day 5:
Nefyn to Porth Colmon
12 miles/19.2km
Day 6:
Porth Colmon to Aberdaron
14 miles/22km
Day 7:
Aberdaron to Pentowyn Dunes
11 miles/17.6km
Day 8:
Pentowyn Dunes to Llanbedrog
14 miles/22km
Day 9:
Llanbedrog to Criccieth
15.5 miles/24.8km
Day 10:
Criccieth to Porthmadog
6.5 miles/10.4km
Itinerary Information: 10 nights accommodation with 9 walking days. Arrive in Bangor on day 1, walk from day 2 and depart from Porthmadog on morning of day 11.
Departure Dates: This itinerary can be walked any time between Mar to Oct. You simply choose which day you would like your holiday to start on.
Rest Days: Should you wish, rest days can be taken at stops along the route, view details.
Solo walker supplement: £35 (pn) Single occupancy (groups): £25 (pn)
Day
Locations
Distance
Day 9:
Depart Porthmadog after breakfast
Day 1:
Arrival Caernarfon
Day 2:
Caernarfon to Clynnog Fawr
14 miles/22km
Day 3:
Clynnog Fawr to Nant Gwrtheyrn
10 miles/16km
Day 4:
Nant Gwrtheyrn to Towyn
13 miles/20.8km
Day 5:
Towyn to Aberdaron
17 miles/27.2km
Day 6:
Aberdaron to Abersoch
17.6 miles/28.2km via Porth Neigl
Day 7:
Abersoch to Aberech Station
11 miles/17.6km
Day 8:
Aberech Station to Porthmadog
15.1 miles/24.2km
Itinerary Information: 8 nights accommodation with 7 walking days. Arrive in Caernarfon on day 1, walk from day 2 and depart from Porthmadog on morning of day 9.
Departure Dates: This itinerary can be walked any time between Mar to Oct. You simply choose which day you would like your holiday to start on.
Rest Days: Should you wish, rest days can be taken at stops along the route, view details.
Solo walker supplement: £35 (pn) Single occupancy (groups): £25 (pn)
Day
Locations
Distance
Day 6:
Depart Aberdaron after breakfast
Day 1:
Arrival Caernarfon
Day 2:
Clynnog Fawr to Nant Gwrtheyrn
10 miles/16km
Day 3:
Nant Gwrtheyrn to Towyn
13 miles/20.8km
Day 4:
Towyn to Porth Oer
9 miles/14.4km
Day 5:
Porth Oer to Aberdaron
9 miles/14.4km
Itinerary Information: 5 nights accommodation with 4 walking days. Arrive in Clynnog Fawr on day 1, walk from day 2 and depart from Aberdaron on morning of day 6.
Departure Dates: This itinerary can be walked any time between Mar to Oct. You simply choose which day you would like your holiday to start on.
Rest Days: Should you wish, rest days can be taken at stops along the route, view details.
Good standard accommodation at a mixture of B&B’s and local Inns with en-suite or private facilities wherever possible
Breakfast
Luggage transfers
Personal transfers between the accommodation and path where necessary
Route planning and walk pack including Official Guide book, OS maps OL253 and OL254, itinerary, accommodation directions, local interest leaflets and holiday planning.
Single occupancy supplement within a group: £25 per night. Where singles are walking as part of a larger group and are willing to share a Walk Pack, single room occupancy supplements apply.
Rest days: From £50 per person per night.
Postage overseas: £5.00 (Europe), £10.00 (Rest of the World) per walk pack
Bank holidays & short notice bookings may incur extra charges.
Rest days
Recommended locations for Rest Days are Aberdaron ~ consider booking a boat trip to spend a day visiting Bardsey Island (weather permitting) www.bardseyboattrips.com
Upgrade accommodation
If you wish to upgrade your overnight accommodation on occasion, we will be happy to arrange this wherever availability allows – prices to be advised.
Low pressure fronts coming in on the Irish sea typically hit the coast of Wales first, and as such rain can occur at any time of the year. It's always worth taking a spare pair of clothes and waterproofs in your daypack.
We would would advise travelling between March and November, you'll get the best of the daylight hours for walking and you'll find a lot more places are open when it's not winter.
Client Reviews of Our Llŷn Peninsula Walking Holiday
Our past clients rated this walk 4.8 out of 5, read a selection of 15 reviews below.
Thank you Nathan and Penny for your emails - service was excellent. I am not ready to go home. The beauty of your country is soul nourishing and sometimes the silence in the hills is so pure. SO much of R.S. Thomas' poetry was alive for me.
5 out of 5
JM September 2018
Celtic Trails is our favourite! We found you 17 years ago when searching the internet for an Offa's Dyke walking holiday. You met our expectations again.
5 out of 5
Curnow & McGrath June 2018
An enjoyable holiday where everything organised by you went smoothly. You even managed good weather for us :-)
5 out of 5
C & S September 2018
Celtic Trails compares very well with other companies. What we most enjoyed about this walk was the scenery, good daily mileages and accommodations were in good locations.
5 out of 5
McRae August 2018
This was a stunning walk! The trail was remarkably quiet; we only encountered 4 other walkers - this was fabulous.
In retrospect, we wish we'd upgraded our accommodations but we weren't aware it was an option.
4.2 out of 5
Anon. May 2018
We have walked with you before and we would walk with you again.
5 out of 5
Bull & Redfern May 2018
Celtic Trails is a happy find for us.
5 out of 5
C March 2018
"Dear all, a very special thank you for arranging a great week of walking. A special thank you to Nathan on your hard work, I will be back for another walk in Pembrokeshire soon. Please carry on with the very good work, proud to be a customer of Celtic Trails."
5 out of 5
Morgans August 2017
"It was an excellent holiday. Northern Wales was spectacular, we will recommend this area to anyone. Nathan was fantastic! He gave great advice and always got back to us promptly. Thank you so much for everything. So great!"
4.9 out of 5
B. P July 2017
"Dear Anne, thank you so very much for the great organisation of our trip. Accommodation and food were fantastic, landscape and weather as well."
4.6 out of 5
Sesche July 2014
"Overall, I am extremely pleased with out experience with Celtic Trails! Even before our trip, e-mails were responded to quickly. I was also so impressed with the friendliness of all the people we met. They were always willing to share information and give directions."
4.8 out of 5
Berkowitz May 2014
"Beautiful and varied scenery, friendly very helpful people, the baby lambs! I am extremely pleased with our experience with Celtic Trails. Even before our trip, emails were responded to quickly and efficiently and I was also impressed with the friendliness of all the people there."
4.7 out of 5
Kunst May 2014
"Great walk with variety of terrain, some wonderful scenery, good food and accommodation."
4.5 out of 5
Barker May 2014
"Dear Anne, thank you so much for your great support to make a superb holiday. Combination of Coastal walking and days in Capel Curig was a brilliant experience ( nb. also walking in Snowdonia - Celtic Trails). Friendly Welsh people, fantastic nature. Many thanks for your organisation."
5 out of 5
Weiand April 2014
"Overall a great and unforgettable experience. The changing scenery, the sea, the birds; I saw some dolphins beneath Nant Gwrtheyrn and behind Whistling Sands was met by a badger mother carrying it’s own little one in its mouth. Everywhere I found kind and helpful people – I even met an elderly lady who had also walked a lot with Celtic Trails! Thank you for organising a very enjoyable holiday."
5 out of 5
Bailey August 2012
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