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Pensarn Beach – NCN Route 5: North Wales Coast loop from Colwyn Bay

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Pensarn Beach – NCN Route 5: North Wales Coast loop from Colwyn Bay

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Pensarn Beach – NCN Route 5: North Wales Coast loop from Colwyn Bay

03:05

50.5km

380m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

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After 82 m for 51 m

Customers only

After 50.4 km for 51 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

860 m

Porth Eirias Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views and a beach-front restaurant / bistro

Tip by

16.7 km

Coed Cae Moch

Forest

18.0 km

Coed Bryn-y-pin

Forest

27.2 km

Rhuddlan Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • River

Rhuddlan Nature Reserve is fully accessible for all. The site has been transformed into an ideal location for wildlife to thrive and a recreational area for local people and visitors. …

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28.4 km

Riverside Path Along the River Clwyd

Highlight (Segment) • River

Amazing views of the River definitely worth a stop. What out for sheep they can come very close at times. Don't sit on the floor make sure you use a cover because of sheep poop

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31.8 km

Glan Morfa Community Woodland

Nature Reserve

38.8 km

Beach

40.2 km

Pensarn Pier and View of Gwrych Castle

Highlight • Beach

Gwrych Castle is a Grade I listed country house near Abergele in Conwy County Borough, Wales. On an ancient site, the current building was created by Lloyd Hesketh Bamford-Hesketh and …

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40.9 km

Pensarn Beach

Highlight • Trail

The unspoilt beach is a walker’s paradise. Part of the Welsh Coastal Path, Pensarn’s promenade provides beautiful views out to the Irish Sea.

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41.5 km

Pensarn Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

The unspoilt beach is a walker’s paradise. Part of the Welsh Coastal Path, Pensarn’s promenade provides beautiful views out to the Irish Sea, and a great surface for cyclists, too. …

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42.5 km

NCN Route 5: North Wales Coast

Highlight • Beach

Route 5 is a long-distance route passing through both the beautiful British countryside and some of its historic towns and cities. It travels in sections from Reading to North Wales.

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44.4 km

Wooden Bridge Over Reedy Stream

Highlight • Bridge

50.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.3 km

20.7 km

2.71 km

361 m

273 m

154 m

Surfaces

38.0 km

11.8 km

707 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 6 July

23°C

14°C

0 %

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Pensarn Beach – NCN Route 5: North Wales Coast loop from Colwyn Bay

Porth Eirias Beach

Rhuddlan Nature Reserve

Riverside Path Along the River Clwyd

Pensarn Pier and View of Gwrych Castle

Pensarn Beach

Pensarn Beach

NCN Route 5: North Wales Coast

Wooden Bridge Over Reedy Stream

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