Route

• Start up the lane, up the hill, for a short distance

• Continue climbing to the summit of Pen y Fan

• As you descend down the other side, the path splits. Keep to the top path. It’s the better one

• The wooded path as it descends into Cwm yr Eglwys is one of the prettiest sections of the entire Coast Path

• It is possible to avoid the hill – you can take the wheelchair & pushchair accessible path along the valley, behind the pub

• From Cwm yr Eglwys, walk up the road to a house on the left. The Coast Path resumes behind it

• Pass two secret beaches of Aberfforest and Aber Rhigian before you approach Newport. After you pass a boathouse, the path becomes a properly surfaced path

• Pass a few houses and, at low tide, drop down to the beach and walk over the rocks. An alternative path needs to be followed if the tide is in

• An unusual slate causeway brings you on to The Parrog

• Keep on alongside the margins of the estuary until you reach the bridge

• A little way inland along the road brings you to Carreg Coetan, an exposed burial chamber

• Retrace your steps back along the estuary

• Take the second lane on the left into the village centre

• To continue to Carningli, walk up Market Street towards what’s left of the castle

• Carry on up Mill Lane to the right of the castle

• If in doubt, follow the acorn symbols that indicate where the route goes.