Traeth Penllech walk

4.13 miles, there and back, it took us 3hrs 43 mins, that’s a gentle pace with stops for photos, based on the Map-my-walk App.

It was a gorgeous day, we learnt later that it was one of the hottest day in June, the start of the path down to the coast was only about a five minute walk from the site, all of it was well signed posted, which we actually looked for this time, as sometimes we think we know the way we are supposed to be going but always seem to end up going back. It was slightly muddy in parts, but we had that really heavy rain a few days earlier, but it was passable, we went over a few fields with the odd sheep in, so if you had a dog with you, you would have to have it on a lead at that point.

We came to a divide in the path and decided to head to the right of the little wooden bridge, we were now on the coastal path and the views were amazing, it was quite steep in some places it was a well-worn path and easy to follow, the sea was sparkling in the sunshine and quite a few boats bobbing about (sounds like a novel coming on:)), but that’s what it was like. We kept on the path and of course had quite a few stops to take photos, there was hardly anyone around, apart from a fisherman standing on the rocks way below us, and we couldn’t see how on earth he got down there.

Traeth Penllech came into sight, it is a huge sandy beach, there were quite a few steps going down to a tiny harbor called Porth Colmon and a small carpark, but there are only a few spaces. We walked up the other side which wasn’t to steep, we came to quite a steep bit which lead down to a small gate, when you go through the gate you can either carry on to the beach, we decided to do a short cut though the rocks, there was a bit of clambering but it was fine, this lead onto Traeth Penllech beach, a gorgeous place and still hardly anyone around, apart from a few jet skis that broke the silence, and reminded us of being home on a Sunday morning where everyone seems to want to get their strimmer’s out.

It was here we found a comfy rock, if you can have a comfy rock and had our coffee, despite the heat, and our butties and it’s with regret I announced that I had forgotten to pack the crisps, how on earth can you eat a butty without crisps but we coped. We sat for about an hour and just enjoyed the views and of course had a paddle before heading back the same way. We do usually like a circular walk and there was one, but we were unsure of how long it was. It is definitely a place we would go back to and do a little more research into the circular one.