Routes Planner Features Updates

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Bike touring routes & trails

Conwy Coastal Path (Route 5) – Conwy Castle loop from Prestatyn

Bike touring routes & trails

Conwy Coastal Path (Route 5) – Conwy Castle loop from Prestatyn

Hard

4.7

(3)

61

riders

Conwy Coastal Path (Route 5) – Conwy Castle loop from Prestatyn

07:50

129km

910m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 36 m for 41 m

After 130 km for 41 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

2.69 km

North Wales Coast Path Promenade

Highlight • Viewpoint

A lovely stretch of traffic-free riding along the North Wales Coast. With waves crashing onto the beach on one side and colourful seafront promenades on the other, this is perfect riding. You'll find plenty of ice cream en route too.

Tip by

2

8.74 km

Rhyl Harbour and Pont y Ddraig

Highlight • Bridge

The harbour is the nicest place in Rhyl, lovely for walks or to hire a bike and cycle. There is a bike hire shop next to the cafe if you …

Tip by

13.1 km

Beach

Beach

4

15.8 km

Pensarn Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

The unspoilt beach is a walker’s paradise. Part of the Welsh Coastal Path, Pensarn’s promenade provides beautiful views out to the Irish Sea, and a great surface for cyclists, too. …

Tip by

5

18.6 km

Wooden Bridge Over Reedy Stream

Highlight • Bridge

26.7 km

Coed Castell

Forest

34.2 km

Bodlondeb Woods

Nature Reserve

8

40.8 km

Conwy Coastal Path (Route 5)

Highlight • Beach

Fantastic coastal path (number 5)

Tip by

51.6 km

Crymlyn Oaks

Forest

10

80.9 km

Conwy Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Towering above Conwy, Conwy Castle defended the town from sieges and battles, sheltering various monarchs during wars. The castle was built between 1283 and 1289 by Edward I after his …

Tip by

11

92.4 km

Marine Drive, Great Orme

Highlight • Cycleway

The road around the Orme, Marine Drive, is free to cyclists and all traffic flows in an anticlockwise direction, so start from the Grand Hotel in Llandudno.
conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Parking-Roads-and-Travel/Marine-Drive-Toll-Road.aspx

Tip by

12

113 km

NCN Route 5: North Wales Coast

Highlight • Beach

Route 5 is a long-distance route passing through both the beautiful British countryside and some of its historic towns and cities. It travels in sections from Reading to North Wales.

Tip by

B

129 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

80.7 km

30.4 km

10.7 km

5.03 km

2.19 km

335 m

254 m

Surfaces

99.1 km

27.7 km

1.24 km

775 m

423 m

344 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (undefined)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Thursday 8 October

17°C

12°C

97 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 40.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate Send to Phone

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

4.8

386

The Wirral loop from Neston

03:58h

57.5km

200m

3.9

65

Sefton Coastal and Trans Pennine Trail Loop

04:25h

73.2km

170m

4.2

112

Wirral Circular Trail

03:34h

51.6km

240m

4.5

61

National Cycle Network Route 5: Llandudno and Conwy

01:26h

23.4km

150m

4.5

41

Burton Marsh Greenway Loop

01:45h

27.2km

80m

4.4

33

The Wirral Way loop from Neston

02:54h

39.4km

130m

5.0

13

Pier head Liver buildings to The Liverpool loop Line

04:17h

72.2km

270m

4.7

10

Liverpool loop to the historical City of Chester

05:31h

86.9km

410m

22

Llangollen & the Horseshoe Pass loop from Moel Famau

04:20h

60.2km

1,230m

5.0

10

Eastern Clwydian Hills loop from Mold

01:52h

26.1km

450m

3.0

7

Rhyl Coastal loop from St Asaph

03:04h

48.0km

440m

9

Tal y Fan gravel loop from Conwy

02:59h

33.9km

930m