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New Quay to Cwmtydu loop

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New Quay to Cwmtydu loop

Hard

4.5

(2)

hikers

New Quay to Cwmtydu loop

05:06

17.7km

440m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 6, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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480 m

View of New Quay and the Coast

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

New Quay is a quiet beach village, which makes this part of the path much quieter than other parts, this allows you to take in the views that the cliff tops provide.

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4.08 km

View of Traeth Soden Bay and Estuary

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely view over the bay and you can turn off before the beach or head down to the quiet beach

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4.21 km

Footbridge Over Afon Soden

Highlight • Trail

4.67 km

Castell Bach Cove and Hillfort

Highlight • Beach

Castell Bach, (“Little Castle”) is an interesting little cove with a Celtic iron age hillfort which sits on the plateau overlooking the cove. Although there is little to see of …

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13.4 km

Soden Waterfalls

Highlight • Waterfall

beautiful little waterfalls

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17.4 km

New Quay Harbour

Highlight • Settlement

Cute harbour town with shops, cafes and a little beach. Really nice place to start and finish a coastal walk. If you walk out along the pier you can often see dolphins or porpoise :)

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17.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.00 km

5.11 km

5.08 km

456 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.3 km

6.28 km

1.08 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 26 May

28°C

15°C

47 %

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Trail Reviews

Pierre

August 3, 2024, New Quay to Cwmtydu loop

Great walk. Quite long, and some bits through forest near the rivers were quite overgrown, but lovely variation from cool forests to dramatic coastal paths

New Quay to Cwmtydu loop

View of New Quay and the Coast

View of Traeth Soden Bay and Estuary

Footbridge Over Afon Soden

Castell Bach Cove and Hillfort

Soden Waterfalls

New Quay Harbour

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