4.2 - ABEREIDDY - ABER DRAW (Aber Felin)
A distance of about 4 miles.
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Abereiddy bay has a black sandy beach , fossils can be found in the slates on the beach - " tuning fork " graptolites.
A Bay that can occassionally produce a wave suitable for surfing / as can nearby Traeth Llyfn .
The old quarry workings - slate was extracted here - have flooded and formed "The Blue Lagoon" .
The Stone Tower on the headland , Trwyncastell - a Navigation marker ? / 18 Century Lighthouse ?
The coast between Abereiddy and Porthgain is owned by the National Trust . The path reaches Traeth LLyfn / impressive cliffs / good beach at low tide , reached by a metal staircase / and an islet Cerrig Gwylan just offshore .
After more bays and headlands / the path passes through dissused quarries / a navigation marker - painted white / and down to Porthgain . Past gigantic storage hoppers , that used to hold crushed and graded , Diorite , a hard igneous Granite .
Around the attractive harbour , passed a public house - "The Sloop Inn " ,and then climbing up to the other Navigation Marker .
Path continues passed Ynys - Fach stack , just offshore / passing a modern stone circle , and on to Aber Draw ( Aber Felin ) beach / a short walk from Trefin , just up the road .
Car Parks - Abereiddy , Porthgain , Aber Draw ( Aber Felin ).
Bus - "Strumble Shuttle" - Abereiddy , Porthgain , Trefin .
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Abereiddy bay has a black sandy beach , fossils can be found in the slates on the beach - " tuning fork " graptolites.
A Bay that can occassionally produce a wave suitable for surfing / as can nearby Traeth Llyfn .
The old quarry workings - slate was extracted here - have flooded and formed "The Blue Lagoon" .
The Stone Tower on the headland , Trwyncastell - a Navigation marker ? / 18 Century Lighthouse ?
The coast between Abereiddy and Porthgain is owned by the National Trust . The path reaches Traeth LLyfn / impressive cliffs / good beach at low tide , reached by a metal staircase / and an islet Cerrig Gwylan just offshore .
After more bays and headlands / the path passes through dissused quarries / a navigation marker - painted white / and down to Porthgain . Past gigantic storage hoppers , that used to hold crushed and graded , Diorite , a hard igneous Granite .
Around the attractive harbour , passed a public house - "The Sloop Inn " ,and then climbing up to the other Navigation Marker .
Path continues passed Ynys - Fach stack , just offshore / passing a modern stone circle , and on to Aber Draw ( Aber Felin ) beach / a short walk from Trefin , just up the road .
Car Parks - Abereiddy , Porthgain , Aber Draw ( Aber Felin ).
Bus - "Strumble Shuttle" - Abereiddy , Porthgain , Trefin .