Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 6, 2025

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5.21 km

Dwyfor Estuary Boardwalk

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This lovely stretch of boardwalk wends its way alongside the Dwyfor River as it turns into an estuary. You can see Criccieth to the east and the isolated, craggy hills beyond, rising like sentinels.

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6.04 km

View of Criccieth Castle and the Sea

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7.77 km

Coastal Path with Wooden Piers

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Pebbly. Ok for swimming.

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8.32 km

A great viewpoint with fantastic views looking out over at Criccieth castle, the Snowdonia mountain range and Cardigan bay. Moel-y-Gest's craggy top near Porthmadog looks particularly lovely from here.

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8.72 km

Former English Marine Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Criccieth

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This lovely converted building was formerly the English Marine Calvinistic Methodist Chapel in Criccieth. The chapel was built in 1879, to the design of architect Owen Morris Roberts of Porthmadog, …

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8.87 km

Criccieth Castle

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Criccieth Castle overlooks Tremadog Bay on the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales. It was built in the 13th century and remains in remarkably good condition. It's well worth looking inside, …

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9.24 km

Criccieth Castle, town and seafront

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Beautiful small Welsh town with plenty of cafés, a nice sea front, promenade, pebble beach, and a rather obvious 13th century castle overlooking the town.

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11.2 km

Beach

16.2 km

David Lloyd George's Grave

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The grave of the Welsh-born British Prime Minister who was in office 1916-1922. He was a wartime leader and reformer of the welfare state.
Lloyd George was also a non-conformist, hence he's not buried in a cemetery.

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20.3 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

3.86 km

2.26 km

1.16 km

590 m

492 m

Surfaces

8.64 km

6.49 km

3.59 km

856 m

714 m

Elevation

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