Port Talbot to Porthcawl – on the Wales Coast Path
Urban roads can be avoided by taking to the hills, subsequently winding back to the coast for a fine walk by the beach to Porthcawl
- Swansea-Port Talbot
- Port Talbot-Porthcawl
- Porthcawl-Ogmore
- Ogmore-Llaantwit Major
- Llantwit Major-Barry Island
- Barry Island-Cardiff Barrage
- Cardiff Barrage-Newport
- Newport-Redwick
- Redwick-Chepstow
- Chepstow
Outline
Distance: 11.5 miles/18.5 kilometres (including 2.5 miles/ 3.5 kilometres link route from Chester Station to Welsh border)
Start: Port Talbot, A4241 roundabout – SS 759 896 (alternative —Tesco roundabout – SS 766 902)
Finish: Porthcawl Point – SS 818 765
Maps: OS Landranger 170 Vale of Glamorgan or OS Explorers 165 Swansea and 151 Cardiff & Bridgend
Services: Buses link Port Talbot, Margam and Porthcawl, and Port Talbot has a railway station. There’re shops and other facilities in the towns at both ends of the leg, but midway, the only option is at Margam Country Park, a good mile from the path. You’ll find hotels by the route at both Port Talbot and Porthcawl. Bridgend Tourism 01656 815332 | tourism@bridgend.gov.uk
Where to stay: Accommodation at Porthcawl includes:
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