Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys

This highly detailed, easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk with GPS starts at Cwm-yr-Eglwys, is 3 miles long and will take about 2hrs. It is graded 2 (Easy).


Route outline for walk pe121:

Cwm-yr-Eglwys  -  The Pembrokeshire Coast Path  -  Aber Pig-y-baw  -  Needle Rock  -  Llech Isaf  -  Pen y Fan (Dinas Head)  -  Aber Pen-clawdd  -  Cafnau  -  Aber Careg-y-Fran  -  Pen Sidan  -  Pen Castell  -  Pwllgwaelod  -  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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Welsh
Mountains
Wainwright
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Wainwrights
 Welsh Nuttalls
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Welsh
Nuttalls
Dewey
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Welsh
Deweys
Wainwright Outlying Fell
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Wainwright
Outlying Fells
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Welsh
Marilyns
Bridget
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Bridget

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.



You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


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

OS Explorer OL35 North Pembrokeshire/Gogledd Sir Benfro


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 145 Cardigan & Mynydd Preseli


OS Landranger 157 St David’s & Haverfordwest


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Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Mark Todd (5)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Sarah Todd (3)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Monica Dempsey (6)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Roger Brooke (3)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Andy Marsden (4)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Jamie Tetlow (6)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Roger Brooke (6)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Roger Brooke (2)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Monica Dempsey (7)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Monica Dempsey (4)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Jamie Tetlow (4)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Jamie Tetlow (7)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Monica Dempsey (2)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Mark Todd (2)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - Solva Harbour

Solva Harbour

Photo: Peter Handley (3)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Sara Hobbs (2)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Sarah Todd (2)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Sara Hobbs (3)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Photo: Francis Healy (5)

Walk pe121 Pen y Fan (Dinas Head) from Cwm-yr-Eglwys - Mill Bay, St Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire Coast

Mill Bay, St Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire Coast

Photo: Dale Stewart (6)


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