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St. David'S And The Cathedral Close

St. David's Head coastal loop — Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

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Pembrokeshire

St. David'S And The Cathedral Close

St. David's Head coastal loop — Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Moderate

4.9

(37)

275

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St. David's Head coastal loop — Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

02:18

8.02km

190m

Hiking

The St. David's Head coastal loop offers a moderate hiking experience across 5.0 miles (8.0 km) with 629 feet (192 metres) of elevation gain, typically taking 2 hours and 18 minutes to complete. You will navigate rugged, rocky coastal paths featuring slopes and about 70 steps, winding through coastal heathland.…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

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350 m

View of Whitesands Bay and Trwynhwrddyn Point

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Magnificent view of the entire bay!

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564 m

View of White Sands Bay

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This is a great place to sit and watch sunset, overlooking White Sands Bay with Carn llidi behind you. It is also a short walk from Saint Davids head which …

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1.95 km

View of St David's Head and the Irish Sea

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St David's Head is a dramatic headland northwest of St David's and Whitesands beach dominated by the peak of Carn Llidi. The small and rugged peninsula is rich in flora …

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2.36 km

Coetan Arthur Dolmen

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Coetan Arthur dolmen is the remains of a Neolithic burial chamber that dates to around 3,000 BC. The unusual and intriguing rock chamber is believed to be a passage grave. …

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2.75 km

Carn Porth-llong Cairn

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Magnificent vantage point for "picture refueling"

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5.45 km

Carn Llidi Burial Chambers

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The memorial consists of the remains of two chamber tombs from the Neolithic period (c. 4,400 BC - 2,900 BC). Chamber tombs were built and used by local farming communities …

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5.71 km

Carn Llidi Summit View

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Standing at 594 feet (181 m) tall, Carn Llidi is not exactly a giant. Do not let this deter you, though; this hill packs a lot of punch for its …

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8.02 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.78 km

2.32 km

1.92 km

Surfaces

4.00 km

2.78 km

998 m

197 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

13°C

9°C

15 %

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Trail Reviews

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August 14, 2023, St. David's Head

After a very wet morning, we didn't leave until midday today. St Davids only has 1800 residents but somewhere it is written that a cathedral makes a town and so this is the smallest town in Britain to have the Queen's decree. The cathedral is absolutely worth seeing, the rest of the place is not. We continue to Whitesands Beach. Very nice, the name says it all. From there we follow the coast to St David's Head, a headland. A charming piece of the coastal path, not least because of the many horses that are very photogenic. Through heath landscapes it goes on green paths, a dream. We save ourselves the hill at the end, the time is already a bit advanced.

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St. David's Head coastal loop — Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

View of Whitesands Bay and Trwynhwrddyn Point

View of White Sands Bay

View of St David's Head and the Irish Sea

Coetan Arthur Dolmen

Carn Porth-llong Cairn

Carn Llidi Burial Chambers

Carn Llidi Summit View

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