The Golden Road – Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

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The Golden Road – Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

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The Golden Road – Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

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9.85km

160m

Hiking

This superb linear walk follows a route across the moorland spine of the Preseli Hills, known as ‘the Golden Road’. An ancient way, thought to be around 5,000 years old, it’s unsurprisingly rich in history, with even a hint of Arthurian legend and associations with Stonehenge. Being a one-way route,…

by Pembrokeshire Coast

Last updated: February 7, 2025

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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13 m

Bwlch y Gwynt Pass

Highlight • Viewpoint

The B4329 is the only road that bisects the main spine of the Preseli Hills and it reaches a high point of over 1,300 feet (400m) at Bwlch y Gwynt. …

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2.80 km

Foel Feddau summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

The views from Foel Feddau summit, at 1,432 feet (467m), make the slight detour from the Golden Road, the ridgeline that forms the spine of the Preseli Hills, worthwhile. The …

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5.76 km

Bedd Arthur Stone Circle

Highlight • Natural Monument

The supposed burial place of King Arthur, although the stones predate the legend by a few thousand years. But don't let the truth get in the way of a good …

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7.40 km

Carn Menyn

Highlight • Natural Monument

This collection of craggy rock outcrops sits on top of the Preseli ridge, close to the stone setting of Bedd Arthur. Carn Menyn means ‘Butter Rock’ in Welsh. At 1,198 …

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9.85 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.99 km

2.69 km

176 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.62 km

3.06 km

182 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Thursday 22 October

11°C

7°C

96 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 50.0 km/h

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Comments

July 1, 2023,Day 1 The Golden Road across the Preseli Hills — Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Day 1 of my Preseli hike in Pembrokeshire. I have been wanting to do this walk for ages now and it didn't disappoint. You can park at the car park where there is ample parking. The routes then goes along the rolling hills and up to Foel Drygarn. It is an ancient route and apparently king Arthur is buried there... …

June 21, 2023

This superb linear walk follows a route across the moorland spine of the Preseli Hills, known as ‘the Golden Road’. An ancient way, thought to be around 5,000 years old, it’s unsurprisingly rich in history, with even a hint of Arthurian legend and associations with Stonehenge. Being a one-way route