Walking the Wales Coast Path

The Ceredigion Coast Path is a 60-mile section of the Wales Coast Path in mid-Wales. Passing stunning coastal towns and villages including Cardigan, New Quay, Aberaeron and Aberystwyth, and beautiful beaches along Cardigan Bay including Mwnt, Aberporth, Tresaith and Borth, this stretch is not to be missed.

In Borth, the Wales Coast Path and the Ceredigion Coast Path deviate, with the Wales Coast Path taking a right to begin the long trek around the River Dyfi, and the Ceredigion Coast Path continuing along the coast a couple of miles to Ynyslas, ending with stunning views across the river to Aberdyfi. This circular walk encompassed four-and-a-half miles of the Wales Coast Path, from Borth to Tre'r-ddol, and the section between Borth and Ynyslas.

We began our March 2024 trip to Ceredigion with a relatively short jaunt from Aberystwyth to Borth. This is a lovely seven-miler which starts with a wander around Aberystwyth's coastline, past South Beach, Aberystwyth Castle, Aberystwyth Pier and North Beach, before affording stunning views of the town from Constitution Hill. The remainder of the walk takes you along coastal paths past Clarach Bay and Wallog Beach, before heading into Borth.

The final walk of our February 2024 trip to Ceredigion took us from Llanrhystud to Aberystwyth – or, rather, from Aberystwyth to Llanrhystud. The toughest part of the walk is the steep ascent up Allt Wen, which did benefit from lovely views of Aberystwyth. The remainder of the walk is relatively flat, with lovely coastal views and some gentle ups and downs as you come into Llanrhystud.

Despite the rain and slippery, muddy sections, the walk from New Quay to Llanrhystud (or, as we walked, from Llanrhystud) is a relatively flat, scenic and enjoyable section of the Ceredigion Coast Path, passing Llan-non, Aberarth and Aberaeron, and finishing with a walk along Cei Bach Beach to pretty New Quay.