Walk Carregwastad Point and Garn Fawr from Strumble Head
Superb coastal walking
This 8½ mile, Grade 6 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Strumble Head on the Pembrokeshire Coast & will take you about 5¼ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
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| Walk No.: | pe117 | |
| Length: | 8½ miles (13.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 2060 ft (628m) | |
| Time: | 5¼ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Strumble Head - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path - Porthsychan - Carregwastad Point - Aber Felin - Cwm Felin - Garn Folch - Garn Fawr (Strumble Head) - Pwll Deri - Porth Maenmelyn - Pen Brush - Carn Melyn - Carreg Onnen Bay - Strumble Head
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The monument at Carregwastad Point marks the last invasion of the British mainland. On the 22nd February 1797, a force of 1,200 Frenchmen led by Colonel Tate (an Irish-American) landed unopposed. They could not match the defending party and surrendered just two days later.
Strumble Head Lighthouse was built in 1908 by Trinity House for the greater safety of sea traffic between Ireland and the (then) new Fishguard Harbour three miles to the east. The new light also formed a link with the existing South Bishop light, 18 miles to the south-west. This stretch of coast is very dangerous, and some 60 vessels are known to have been lost along it in the 19th Century alone. The lighthouse was converted to unmanned automatic operation in 1980 and is now monitored from the Operations Control Centre at Harwich.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 Welsh Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 Welsh Nuttalls |
 0 Welsh Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 0 Welsh Marilyns |
 1 Bridget |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Garn Fawr (Strumble Head) at 213m (699ft). Garn Fawr (Strumble Head) is known as a Welsh Bridget. The summit of Garn Fawr (Strumble Head) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Be Adventure Smart
If walking in the Lake District (and anywhere else) please be adventure smart.
Ask yourself 5 questions before you set off:
- Am I confident I have the KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS for the day?
- Do I know what the WEATHER will be like?
- Do I have the right GEAR for the day?
- Do I have enough FOOD & DRINK for the day?
- Do I have all the ESSENTIAL ITEMS for the day?
Note that there is no mobile phone or WiFi coverage in many parts of the Lake District
A dedicated GPS Device can be a good navigational aid, but only if you know how to use it properly. See The Myths and Truths about GPS for Walking and Hiking
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):
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
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