Day 26-30: Aberaeron to Trefin.šš¦¶ Walking the Wales Coast Path: 870 Miles in 50 Days! š„¾š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ
- xtinecruzat
- May 24, 2022
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š„¾Day 26/50 Walking the @walescoastpath
-Llwybr Arfordir Cymru š“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ
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ā¹ļøStats
Date: Saturday 14th May
Weather: sunny āļø and hot!
From: Aberaeron
Start time: 10.15am
To: Llangrannog
End time: 6.36pm
Accommodation: stayed with Clare š
@clare_rutter.ba.hons
Terrain: mostly along cliffs paths or other paths high above the coast with occasional detours in land
š„¾Miles: 15 (the goal was 21 - but we started to late in the day to achieve it)
š¦¶Steps: 39,486
š Ascent: 800 m
šGuidebook Info:
Stage: end of stage 28 - first half of stage 29
Pages: 184 - 189
Total miles on the WCP: 435/870
š°Costs: #Nospendday
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 7/10 - it got harder towards the end of the day as we knew we werenāt going to get to where we wanted to get to. We struggled to get the final 6 miles in. We would have been walking till very late - so we decided to get collected at an earlier town.
Fatigue: 5/10
Ease of terrain: 5 /10 - some steeper and harder sections.
Highlights - seeing dolphins š¬ in the morning. meeting up with Arry @arrycain, Drew & Elvis. Who met us just before New Quay and walked with us. Arry swapped packs with me - which was awesome. Seeing the Mermaid š§āāļø status at the half way point, and eating chips with a view of the beach.
Challenges - We did go off in the wrong direction in the afternoon and ended up walking along a very steep cliff path, we then had to backtrack and head up hill to get back to the WCP.
Watch the vlog here: Half Way - Friends, Mermaid, Dolphins and Elvis | Wales Coast Path 26/50
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š„¾Day 27/50 Walking the @walescoastpath
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ā¹ļøStats
Date: Sunday 15th May - fast packed
Weather: Sunny āļø - very bright and warm with a gentle breeze
From: Llangrannog
Start time: 8am
To: St. Dogmaels
End time: 5pm
Accommodation: stayed with Clare @clare_rutter.ba.hons š
Terrain: roads and field paths in land at the start of the day, rugged cliff coast paths in the middle of the day and roads and field paths in land at the end of the day.
š„¾Miles: 21.23
š¦¶Steps: 35,377
š Ascent:570m
šGuidebook Info:
Stage: end of stage 29 and stage 30
Pages: 189 - 198
Total miles on the WCP: 453/870
š°Costs: Ā£5.20 - coke, ice lolly & ribena
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 7/10
Fatigue: 3/10 - took me a while for my body to get warmed up
Ease of terrain: 5/10 - felt tougher today
Highlights - knowing we were coming back to a Sunday roast dinner š„ was amazing š¤©. Having a hot shower šæ and a warm bed, plus access to the chocolate draw!!!
Challenges - some more steps and slopes and bigger climbs. The sun was really dehydrated and we slowed down a lot during the middle of the day.
Watch the vlog here: Steps, slopes and bigger climbs | Wales Coast Path 27/50
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š„¾Day 28/50 Walking the @walescoastpath
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ā¹ļøStats
Date: Monday 16th May - start of Pembrokeshire š„³
Weather: rainy for most of the day with a few glimpses of sunshine. From 5pm the sun came out
From: St. Dogmaels
Start time: 8.30am
To: past Parrog (about 1.5 miles)
End time: 6.10pm in our tents by 6.30pm
Accommodation: camp site - camping š
Terrain: One of the most spectacular and scenic stretches on the entire WCP.
š„¾Miles: 15
š¦¶Steps: 30,689
š Ascent: 800m
šGuidebook Info:
Stage: 31 - āThe most challenging day so farā & the start of stage 32
Pages: 199 - 205
Total miles on the WCP: 469/870
š°Costs: Ā£10 camping
Food: Ā£3.15 dinner - chicken burger from the spar hot deli. Ā£8.58 Breakfast for tomorrow & snacks.
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 6/10
Fatigue: 5/10 - Twice I felt pretty wiped - so stopped and had some food and then I was good again.
Ease of terrain: 5/10 - everyone kept saying how hard today would be but I didnāt feel as though it was that bad. there were few tough small sections but they were only about 50 steps or lasted about 45 seconds. so itās not like they went on forever and I think also for me when I compare it to the Appalachian Trial or the Lycian Way. Itās not that challenging. Obviously things could change over the next few days but I thought the first day was okay š
Highlights - some great views of the coast. Having the sun come out later on.
Challenges - black flies & the rain.
Watch the vlog here: Spotting smugglers off the coast of Pembrokeshire | Wales Coast Path 28/50
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š„¾Day 29/50 Walking the @walescoastpath
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ā¹ļøStats
Date: Tuesday 17th May
Weather: rain š§ rain š§ rain and big winds šØšØšØšØ
From: past Newport
Start time: 6.45am
To: Fishguard
End time: 12.45 ish
Accommodation: Air B&B - stayed with Steve & his 2 dogs š Loki & Thor
Terrain: A convoluted coast, with plenty of cliffs, little headlands and coves, and one elevated stretch. Urban coastal path towards the end
š„¾Miles: 10
š¦¶Steps: 20,247
š Ascent: 600m
šGuidebook Info:
Stage: end of stage 32
Pages: 204 - 206
Total miles on the WCP: 480/870
Cafe for lunch & drinks @ the gourmet pig Ā£3.90 - hot chocolate & croissant š„. Lunch Ā£9.90
Food dinner Ā£11.90 (chicken, salad, blueberries, green juice, malteasers, cookies)
New wire for iPhone (my other one stopped working again!!) Ā£9.99
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 6/10
Fatigue: 3/10
Ease of terrain: 4/10
Highlights: rainbow š in the morning, stunning cliff & coastal views. Finding accommodation at the last moment as everything else was booked up and the youth hostel we wanted to stay at donāt take individual bookings.
Challenges - the rain and the wind. The wind was so bad (25 -35mph gusts) we decided not to carry on as it wouldnāt have been safe to continue walking on the next stretch of coast. We stopped at a cafe to plan what to do next.
Watch the vlog here: Having to STOP walking due to BIG WINDS | Wales Coast Path 29/50
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š„¾Day 30/50 Walking the @walescoastpath
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ā¹ļøStats
Date: Wednesday 18th May
Weather: windy š¬ - and damp in the morning A little bit of sunshine in the afternoon but not much.
From: Fishguard
Start time: 8am
To: Trefin
End time: 6.02 pm
Accommodation: independent hostel about 0.3 miles off trail
Terrain: rugged remote coastal walking sometimes with steep ascent and descent lots of headland walks past sheep fields
š„¾Miles: 16.8
š¦¶Steps: 34,729
š Ascent: 800m
šGuidebook Info:
Stage: last 2k from stage 32 - stage 33 & 2.7 miles of stage 34
Pages: 206 - 215
Total miles on the WCP: 500/870
š°Costs: Ā£27.50
Food: Ā£52 resupply at co-op
Subjective feeling out of 10 on:
Enjoyment: 6/10
Fatigue: 3/10
Ease of terrain: 4 /10
Highlights - thinking we were seeing seals but really it was just rocks in the water! We eventually did see 2 playing!
š§¦Washing my socks and getting my hiking boots dry.
šæAlso having a hot shower amazing (although I still have not washed my hair since staying with Sally Kettle š). Although this section is meant to be one of the most remote we have seen the most hikers/walkers weāve seen yet - loads of people out on the trail.
Challenges - šØThe wind later in the afternoon was getting really strong we checked on the weather app and it was about 25 mph. Which did make it very challenging when the headlands were exposed.
Watch the vlog here: The most remote section in Pembrokeshire | Wales Coast Path 30/50
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Read more of my journey here: Day 31-35: Walking the Wales Coast Path
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