4.9 - CEIBWR - CEMAES HEAD
Distance 4 Miles.
A rough coastline with steep sheer cliffs / spectacularly faulted when the continents collided 400 million years ago / windswept heathland / above inaccessable bays .
The seabirds , ravens , fulmars , choughs ,----- bring some life to a lonely area . The path gains height as the it progresses to Cemaes Head . Impressive views along the coast to the west , passed Dinas Head , Garn Fawr , Strumble Lighthouse .
From Ceibwr Bay the path wanders around Pen-castell and then follows the cliff tops , descending into a valley at Pwllygranant , with the stream flowing over a waterfall to the rough but pretty cove . Path down to the beach is still visible , but access difficult / dangerous , the iron railings having rusted away .
Seals / Pups may be seen in the bays - Sept / Oct / Nov .
Particularly Traeth Godir-Coch / Below Cemaes Head
Path climbs up , close to near vertical cliffs , and passes the rocky bay ,Traeth Y Rhedyn / its headland Pen yr Afr / then the highest point on the coastal path - 575 ft / just below the 620ft peak . Passing a Disused Coastguard Lookout at Pen Cemaes and another rocky bay - Traeth Godir - Coch , before Cemaes Headland is reached .
Cemaes is welsh for - bend in the coastline.
Car Park - Ceibwr Bay , Cemaes Head ( private parking in a farmers field ).
Bus - "Poppit Rocket" - Molygrove , St dogmaels - The Moorings- ( 2 miles from Cemaes ).