Ruth’s Coastal Walk: Wales Coast Path, October 2014 onwards
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South Wales
| Stage | Route | Overview | Miles | Total |
| 164 | Chepstow to Mathern, to Severn Tunnel Junction | River banks and inland diversions | 11 | 1618 |
| 165 | Severn Tunnel Junction to Goldcliff | River bank | 9 | 1627 |
| 166 | Goldcliff to Newport Wetlands | Mud and Nature Reserves | 11.5 | 1638.5 |
| 167 | Newport and to Peterstone Wentlooge | City and riverbank | 11 | 1649.5 |
| 168 | Peterstone Wentlooge to Cardiff Bay | River, rubbish tips and roads | 10 | 1659.5 |
| 169 | Cardiff Bay, to Barry Island | Sculptures and seaside resorts | 13 | 1672.5 |
| 170 | Cardiff Bay to Llantwit Major | Industry and coast | 18.5 | 1691 |
| 171 | Llantwit Major to Nash Point | Cliffs and coves | 7 | 1698 |
| 172 | Nash Point to Ogmore | Rocks and cliffs | 7.5 | 1705.5 |
| 173 | Ogmore to Porthcawl and Kenfig Dunes | Estuary and sand | 15.5 | 1721 |
| 174 | Kenfig to Port Talbot | Dunes and industry | 14 | 1735 |
| 175 | Port Talbot to Swansea | Estuary and roads | 8 | 1743 |
| 176 | Swansea Bay | Beach | 8.5 | 1751.5 |
| 177 | Mumbles to East Cliff and Oxwich Bay | Cliffs and beaches | 15 | 1766.5 |
| 178 | Oxwich to Port-Eynon | Quarries and cliffs | 5.5 | 1772 |
| 179 | Port-Eynon to Rhossili | Rocky coast | 10 | 1782 |
| 180 | Rhossili beach and Whiteford Sands | Beach and dunes | 18 | 1800 |
| 181 | Llanmadoc to Pen-clawdd | Marshland | 12 | 1812 |
| 182 | Pen-clawdd via River Loughor to Llanelli | Estuary and incident with a weasel | 13.5 | 1825.5 |
| 183 | Llanelli to Burry Port and Pembrey | Parkland and railway line | 13.5 | 1839 |
| 184 | Pembrey to Kidwelly and Ferryside | Beach, forest and roads | 14 | 1853 |
| 185 | Ferryside to Camarthan and Llangain | Fields, tracks and mad dogs | 14 | 1867 |
| 186 | Llangain to Llansteffan | Tracks and fields | 6 | 1873 |
| 187 | Llansteffan to St Clears | Estuaries and cows | 11 | 1884 |
| 188 | St Clears, Laugharne, to Pendine | Meadows, woods and poets | 12 | 1896 |
| 189a | Pendine to Amroth | Cliffs and climbs | – | cont |
Pembrokeshire Coast Path
| Stage | Route | Overview | Miles | Total |
| 189b | Amroth to Tenby | Tunnels and woods | 14.5 | 1910.5 |
| 190 | Tenby to Manorbier | Cliffs | 9.5 | 1920 |
| 191 | Manorbier to Stackpole Quay | Beaches & views | 11.5 | 1931.5 |
| 192 | Stackpole Quay to Bosherston | Cliffs & lily ponds | 9 | 1940.5 |
| 193 | Bosherston, Castlemartin to West Angle Bay | Fields, beach and cliffs | 14.5 | 1955 |
| 194 | Angle to Pembroke | Estuary | 15 | 1970 |
| 195 | Pembroke to Milford Haven | Rivers and bridges | 16 | 1986 |
| 196 | Milford Haven to Dale | Roads and wading | 15 | 2001 |
| 197 | Dale to Marloes | Cliffs | 13 | 2014 |
| 198 | Marloes to Little Haven | Rocky coves | 12.5 | 2026.5 |
| 199 | Little Haven to Newgale | Rocks and beaches | 8.5 | 2035 |
| 200 | Newgale to St Davids | Rocks and coves | 11 | 2046 |
| 201 | St Davids to Whitesands Bay | Dramatic rocks and water | 10 | 2056 |
| 202 | St Davids Head to Porthgain | Rocky scrambles | 11 | 2067 |
| 203 | Porthgain to Aber Mawr to Pwll Deri | Rocks and ridges | 12 | 2079 |
| 204 | Pwll Deri to Fishguard | Seals! | 12 | 2091 |
| 205 | Fishguard to Newport | Winds and climbs | 12 | 2103 |
| 206 | Newport to Moylgrove | Estuary to cliffs | 10.5 | 2113.5 |
| 207 | Moylgrove to Cardigan | Cliffs and sands | 11.5 | 2125 |
Cardigan Coast
| Stage | Route | Overview | Miles | Total |
| 208 | Cardigan to Aberporth | Diversions and climbs | 14 | 2139 |
| 209 | Aberporth to Llangrannog and to Cwmtydu | Steep climbs and dolphins | 11 | 2150 |
| 210 | Cwmtydu, New Quay to Aberaeron | High cliffs and coastal resorts | 10 | 2160 |
| 211 | Aberaeron to Llanrhystud | Flatlands | 8 | 2168 |
Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK) 
Thank you very interesting. wanted to do this walk and then couldnt find the book it was meantioned in so you are a real lifesaver. sorry to hear about shingles. i myself have had a very small stroke. anything like this leaves you without the usual energy. i am pleased to find the details. i managed a 2 and a half mile walk so will build up to parkgate. keep up reporting as it does help others. many thanks Christine
Sorry to hear about your small stroke. Very wise to build up your walking distances slowly. Glad you found my blog posts helpful and hope you have some very enjoyable walks. 😊Best wishes, Ruth
Ruth we love your blog and have been following you albeit slowly around the SWCP, then the Somerset Coast Path and now the Welsh Coast Path. Can you advise of any clockwise publications for the WCP? Everything I’ve looked at runs North to South (anticlockwise)
Hi Nick. How wonderful to have done the SWCP, and I know you will love Wales! The Wales Coast Path website claims it can be walked in either direction, but, like you, I found most descriptions were organised as if you were going anti-clockwise. I didn’t buy a route booklet, but I used the OS maps and the website. They do continue to make modifications to the path, so it’s best to check the maps on the website to get the most up-to-date information. Best wishes and happy walking!