Pembrokeshire Coast Path
| Pembrokeshire Coast Path | |
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View from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path on Marloes peninsula | |
| Length | 186 mi (299 km) |
| Location | Wales |
| Designation | UK National Trail |
| Trailheads | Poppit Sands, near St Dogmaels, Ceredigion 52°05′21″N 4°40′56″W / 52.0891°N 4.6822°W Amroth, Pembrokeshire 51°44′02″N 4°38′52″W / 51.7340°N 4.6477°W |
| Use | Hiking |
| Elevation change | 35,000 feet (11,000 m) |
| Highest point | Pen yr afr, on Cemaes Head 175 metres (574 ft) |
| Lowest point | Sandy Haven crossing, near Milford Haven 1.8 metres (6 ft) |
| Season | All year |
| National Trails |
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The Pembrokeshire Coast Path (Welsh: Llwybr Arfordir Sir Benfro), often called the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, is a designated National Trail in Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales. Established in 1970, it is a 186-mile (299 km) long-distance walking route, mostly at cliff-top level, with a total of 35,000 feet (11,000 m) of ascent and descent. At its highest point – Pen yr afr, on Cemaes Head – it reaches a height of 574 feet (175 m), and at its lowest point – Sandy Haven crossing, near Milford Haven – it is just 6 feet (2 m) above low water. Whilst most of the coastline faces west, it offers – at varying points – coastal views in every direction of the compass.
The southern end of the path is at Amroth, Pembrokeshire. The northern end is often regarded as being at Poppit Sands, near St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, where the official plaque was originally sited but the path now continues to St Dogmaels, where a new marker was unveiled in July 2009. Here the path links with the Ceredigion Coast Path, which continues northwards.
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path forms part of the 870-mile (1,400 km) Wales Coast Path around the whole coast of Wales from Chepstow to Queensferry, which was officially opened in 2012.