Porthmadog to Harlech – on the Wales Coast Path
An excellent day meandering through woodland, past the Italianate fantasy village of Portmeirion, and beside wildlife-rich estuaries along the western edge of the picturesque Snowdonia National Park. And don’t miss the dramatic rock-top medieval castle at Harlech.
- Porthmadog-Harlech
- Harlech-Barmouth
- Barmouth-Llwyngwril
- Llwyngwril-Aberdyfi
- Aberdyfi-Machynlleth
- Machynlleth-Borth
- Borth-Aberystwyth
- Aberystwyth-Llanon
- Llanon-New Quay
- New Quay-Aberporth
- Aberporth-Cardigan
- Cardigan
Outline
Distance: 11 miles / 19 kilometres
Start: Tourist Information Centre, Porthmadog Harbour – SH 570 385
Finish: Harlech Railway Station – SH 580 313
Maps: OS Explorer OL18 Harlech, Porthmadog and Bala, Landranger 124 Porthmadog and Dolgellau
Services: Porthmadog has a good range of facilities, including accommodation, places to eat, cash machines, shops and public toilets. (Porthmadog Tourist Information Centre, Porthmadog Harbour |01766 512981| porthmadog.tic@gwynedd.gov. uk). There are also places to stay and to eat, shops, cash machine and public toilets in Penrhyndeudraeth and in Harlech. Like many stretches of the path through Gwynedd, this section passes several stations on the Cambrian Coast railway line, providing points at which the day could be cut short
Where to stay: Harlech offers several comfortable places to stay, including:
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Plan your trip
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Local tours
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