Walk pe110 Aber Bach and Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys

This 5¾ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Cwm-yr-Eglwys & will take about 3½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5¾mls (9km)
Ascent:1,397ft (426m)
Time:3½hrs
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Route outline for walk pe110:

Cwm-yr-Eglwys  -  The Pembrokeshire Coast Path  -  Bryn-henllan  -  Dinas Cross  -  Aber Bach  -  Pwllgwaelod  -  Pen Castell  -  Pen Sidan  -  Aber Careg-y-Fran  -  Cafnau  -  Aber Pen-clawdd  -  Pen y Fan (Dinas Head)  -  Llech Isaf  -  Pell Glas  -  Needle Rock  -  Aber Pig-y-baw  -  Cwm-yr-Eglwys

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Only the belfry and part of the west wall remain of St Brynach Church at Cwm-yr-Eglwys - which is Welsh for 'valley of the little church'. Built in the twelfth century, it was wrecked by a huge storm in October 1859 which also claimed over 100 ships.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) at 142m (466ft). Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) is known as a Welsh Bridget. The summit of Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Pembrokeshire Coast Path, a 299km (186 miles) linear footpath connecting Amroth in Pembrokeshire, with St Dogmaels in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Pembrokeshire Coast Path.


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1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL35 North Pembrokeshire/Gogledd Sir Benfro


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OS Landranger 145 Cardigan & Mynydd Preseli


OS Landranger 157 St David’s & Haverfordwest



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk pe110 Aber Bach and Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys

In no particular order . . .

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Jamie Tetlow (4)

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Mark Todd (3)

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Jamie Tetlow (5)

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Andy Marsden (5)

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Francis Healy (5)

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Monica Dempsey (3)

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Sarah Todd (3)

On The Pembrokeshire Coast Path between Fishgaurd and Newport

On The Pembrokeshire Coast Path between Fishgaurd and Newport

Photo: Mark Edwards (5)

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Roger Brooke (6)

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Francis Healy (3)


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