4.7 - DINAS HEAD - NEWPORT
Distance about 5 miles.
From Pwllgwaelod , path climbs up to Dinas Head - 466ft - with steep cliffs and good views / along the coast / west to Strumble Head .
Path heads down with views along the coast , east to Cemaes Head / passing " Needle Rock " , with a large seabird colony in the breeding season - Guillemots - Razorbills ---.
And on to Cwm-yr-Eglwys , with the remains of a church /a celtic sailors chapel / overlooking the beach / destroyed by the great storm of 1859 / which wrecked 100 ships along the Welsh coast . Path follows the lane out of the village and rejoins the coast path .
Coast has lower , but steep cliffs , with a number of bays with good bathing beaches , and wooded valleys heading inland .
The bays east of Aberfforest have the best examples of wave-cut platforms in Pembrokeshire , visible at low tides .
The Nevern Estuary is eventually reached , with the vast expanse of Newport Sands .
Passing an old Lifeboat Station and the Old Quay at the Parrog - Newports Old Port / with a car park .
Car Park - Pwllgwaelod , Cwm-yr -Eglwys , Newport Parrog .
Bus - "Poppit Rocket" - Pwllgwaelod , Newport Parrog .