4) Follow the path leading towards Llithfaen, visible in the valley to your
left. (If ambushed by bad weather, Llithfaen has a shop, a pub, and a bus
service.) Several paths strike off to your right – the first goes up and over Yr
Eifl. If you don’t fancy that, keep on the path till the land levels out.
5) Bear right across fairly level common land. You should be able to see the
carpark down to your left. Keep on the path until it meets the Wales Coast
Path, which is a much wider path.
6) Turn right and keep to the Wales Coast Path. Note the village of Nant
Gwrtheyrn down steep slopes at sea level, the former quarry-workers’
village, which is now also home to the Welsh language learning centre.
Note quarries to your left – granite to pave cities and Scottish hurling
stones was excavated here. Keep an eye open for the resident mountain
goats.
7) Keep on the Wales Coast Path as it becomes a narrower track till you
reach a gate in a stone wall. The waymarked path is easy to follow along the
wall as it traces a route around the bottom of the cliffs.
8) When the path joins the road, follow it back to Llanaelhaearn.
Before your return bus pop into Pantri Beti, the community-run shop. Pick
up some groceries, support the local community and practise your
Cymraeg at the same time.
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