St David’s Head

ST DAVIDS HEAD, COETAN ARTHUR

DISTANCE: 2.7 miles (4.4 km).
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: *Celtic Coaster 403, *Strumble Shuttle 404 (*seasonal, hail & ride).
CHARACTER: Rugged coast, cliff edge, hills, livestock. 1 stile, 1 kissing gate, uneven paths, steps. 
CAUTION: DOGS MUST BE KEPT ON LEADS at Upper Porthmawr, free range chickens in farmyard.

From car park, walk back up road, ignore first track on left and turn left past caravan site.  Follow track round to right (follow sign for Carn Llidi viewpoint), through farm and stay on track at fingerpost.

Follow track left, then right, and at fork by National Trust ‘St David’s Head’ sign, take lefthand track. Stay on track and continue straight on after last field, when track turns into path.  Follow path downhill, going straight ahead at crossings with other paths.

When approaching bottom of small valley, look across for path going up the opposite side of the valley and take it.  (It is not visible from the stream –  cross stream, turn right and left again on to obvious path).

Where path flattens out, follow it straight ahead up hill, then take the right-hand path at fork.  At the top the path turns left. Follow it and keep going straight ahead until, at fork, take left-most path at bottom of rocky outcrop and follow it round to Coetan Arthur.

Turn right at Coetan Arthur towards the sea, ignoring paths on left, until reaching the Coast Path on the cliff edge. Turn left and follow obvious path.

When path goes up again, stay just to left of highest point of rocky outcrop.  When path goes down again and broadens out, take left path at fork on neck of peninsula towards the south side of the peninsula.

Follow the obvious Coast Path back towards Carn Llidi. Look for steps ahead on right and follow path up steps and follow Coast Path back to car park, keeping straight ahead at crossing.

DISTANCE: 1.4 miles (2.3 km), out and back .
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: *Celtic Coaster 403, *Strumble Shuttle 404 (*seasonal, hail & ride).
CHARACTER: Track up to the highest point on St Davids peninsula, open moorland. 2 stiles. Steps. 
CAUTION: DOGS MUST BE KEPT ON LEADS at Upper Porthmawr, free range chickens in farmyard.

From car park, walk back up road, ignore first track on left, and turn left past caravan site.

Follow track round to right (follow sign for Carn Llidi viewpoint), through farm, and stay on track at fingerpost.

Follow track left, then right, and at fork by National Trust ‘St David’s Head’ sign, take righthand path.

Keep following broad track up and at metal posts continue on narrower path to top of viewpoint. Follow track back to car park.