Wales Coastal Path set to open 5th May

From Chester to Chepstow, Cardiff Bay to Colwyn Bay the River Dee to the Severn Estuary, big things are happening in Wales as the brand-spanking new Wales Coastal Path will covers the entire length of the Welsh coastline. Yep, that’s right, all 870 miles of it. And it’s due to open in just two months on the 5^th May 2012, just in time for an early summer hike.

The path begins on the English border near Chester, and, if you decide to undertake the entire trek, ends in the market town of Chepstow overlooking the Bristol Channel. It takes in everything from the natural scenery of the Pembrokeshire National Park and the Gower Peninsular to the urban landscapes along Cardiff’s Waterfront.

At 870 miles its set to become the country’s longest national trail, at over double the length of the Pennine way, and 200 miles longer than the South West Coast Path. And if you happen to have a couple of spare months this summer you could get the backpack out always attempt to become one of the first people to walk every nook and cranny of Wales’ Coastline.

But even if that’s a little bit too much of a stretch (we suspect it might well be!), there’s still plenty of sections walk, cycle or even horseride, whether it’s a sneaky days jaunt in the not-so-often seen Welsh sun, or a fortnights hard camping along the Pembrokeshire coast. And you can always catch a bus in between wanders…

Ramblers Cymru will be running a series of Big Welsh Coastal Walks if you want something… well… big, to have a go at.

www.ramblers.org.uk

www.visitwales.co.uk/

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