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Walk 22 - Whitesands Bay to Abercastle - 22nd August 2022 |
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Distance |
7.8 miles |
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Time |
6 hrs |
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Lowest Point |
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Highest Point |
365 ft |
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Total Ascent |
1684 ft |
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Walkers |
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Mini Route Map Go to start on OS map
Go to start on Google
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| 13.55 The start of today's walk after being dropped off in the car park at Whitesands. | ||
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| 14.02 Overlooking the bay of Porth Lleuog with a rather misty Whitesands beach in the background. | ||
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| 14.08 This headland at the north end of Whitesands is known localley as Ram's Nose (Trwynhwrddyn on the map). |
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| 14.41 Coetan Arthur Burial Chamber | ||
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| 14.47 Coetan Arthur would have been easily missed as it is a little way off the path . . . . | ||
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| 14.52 . . . . however we were attracted off the path by the horses. | ||
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| 15.35 Overlooking the bay of Porth Long. | ||
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| 15.51 Penberry behind Porth Long. Carn Llidi on the right. |
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| 16.31 Passing Carn Llidi. Nick was last here in 2010. |
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| 16.36 Looking south to the headland of Penllechwen. |
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| 17.19 Climbing towards Penberry |
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17.29 Looking back southwards down the coast The taller dark hill is Carn Llidi. To the left and closer are the joined hills of Carn Perfedd and Carn Porth-llong. In the distance are the islands of North Bishop. |
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17.29 This is the closest point to the summit of Penberry. |
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| 17.46 Seal spotting? Seabirds? Who knows but at least the bins are getting some use. |
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| 18.04 That little rock out to sea is called Carreg-gwylan-fach which means little stone-gull. |
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| 18.48 Abereiddy beach sighted in the distance. Strumble Head is visible in the far distance. |
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| 17.31 Panorama 721 Meanwhile I was walking towards the main party from Abereiddy. |
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| 17.59 Panorama 722 Waiting for them a little further along. |
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| 18.19 I spent quite a while seal spotting from the cliffs.. |
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| 18.54 They finally come into sight on the far side of a small bay. |
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| 19.32 Still half a mile to go down the hill into Abereiddy. |
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