This was our fifth trip to walk the Wales Coast Path. Starting early we arrived at Llandudno around 8.30am ish, and I decided to park at the Maelgwyn Road Car Park. It was £4.50 all day (26/3/22) We had a quick walk around and got some breakfast before searching for the Number 12 Bus (This goes to Rhyl, but calls at Colwyn Bay) I decided the bus rather than train as when I researched the train you had to change trains at Llandudno Junction, there was one service direct and only took 6 minutes but we had missed that one. The busses today ran every 15 minutes. We departed the bus at Central Hotel Bus stop ///almost.salt.sadly this was a short walk to the train station, and then a short walk to the pier where we finished in part 4. It was then a case of walking the promenades of Colwyn bay which turned into Rhos-on-Sea where we passed the Chapel of St Trillo ///slime.pose.boats and then on to the promenade of Penrhyn Bay. At the far edge where the road moves away from the sea, we had a choice of road or beach, as the tide was out we opted for the beach, it was only a short section, starting off as sand and then large pebbles. Looking out for the sign where to leave the beach can be tricky, but we spotted the beach exit at ///bars.deck.bother It was then a short walk along a quiet residential road to lead us onto the Little Orme. The signs once again came into effect and we were just about to climb a steep path when I noticed a few people taking photos of something a few Meters away, we walked over to investigate, I thought they might be views of Llandudno that they were snapping but in fact we had found Angel's Bay, a small beach that was inaccessible and inhabited by seals. We spotted around 13 lying on the beach and four or five swimming in the water. This was a really special part of our coastal walk so far. We stopped for a while admiring the marine wildlife below from the cliff edge before returning to climb our coastal path. The first steep climb of the trail so far for us, and I was out of breath at the top. there's another much smaller climb to come before you start making your way down the Little Orme on the other side. The path eventually lead out onto the road, the signage was good on the Orme, I had to resort to my online map once up there to check what one sign meant, but it was all good. A short walk down Conwyn Road now lead us to Llandudno's North Shore Beach and it was another roughly 2 Mile of Promenade walking until we reached Llandudno Pier. Dinner from the town, then a walk along the pier for an ice cream, followed by a chill on the beach before home. Another great Coastal Walking Day adventure for us. Walk highlight: Seals on The Little Orme and views from the Orme.

PLEASE ONLY USE THIS AS A ROUGH GUIDE. TAKE MAPS AND FOLLOW SIGNAGE. WALKED: March 26th 2022

Standing at Colwyn Bay Pier ///points.powers.exact face the sea and turn left, walking along the promenade. The first few Miles are straightforward, follow the promenades that leave Colwyn Bay and enter Rhos-on-Sea eventually passing The Chapel of St Trillo, the path then turns Westerly and turns to Penrhyn Bay Promenade, eventually the road begins to leave the seafront and at ///data.become.icon the last steps down to the beach you have a choice. If the tide is out you can beach walk across the sand and pebbles, only a short way to ///bars.deck.bother where you leave via the steps. (Road way continue past the last steps to the beach, take the second right onto beach Drive, then at the end turn right onto Penrhyn Beach East.) The beach way joins Penrhyn Beach East at ///slips.wing.shed (From beach way turn right at road) Follow the residential road until it makes a sharp left turn at ///plank.faded.magma Continue straight onto the cul de sac., at the far left end, take the steps leading up onto the Little Orme. ///edges.bend.humans At the top of the steps take a right on the main tarmac pathway. Follow the path as it bends left then right, continue looking for a large straight dirt path which leads up a steep hill (///curve.longer.snow) You will need to leave the main pathway to access this. (Before you go up, make time to visit Angels Bay, where you may be lucky enough to spot a seal or two. ///singer.visa.tops) At the top of the steep path, pass through the gate and then turn left. Follow the path slightly uphill and then turn right at ///owls.survey.boot nearly doubling back on yourself. Follow this dirt/grassy path for a while and eventually at ///entry.onion.films you come to a sort of crossroads, You want the path directly opposite ///bunk.vocal.edit (A sort of right , then left) As you head down look for a path to your left, where you pass through a gate and there is an information board. ///twig.page.hurt Continue along this path taking care at the stoned steps, they look like they could be slippery when wet. Keep to the trail as it leads out onto the B5115 Conwy Road ///snow.agenda.truck. Turn right on the pavement of the road. Follow the road down until it runs alongside the beach (North Shore Beach - Llandudno), you will soon pick up the promenade, walk along the promenade until you eventually reach the entrance to Llandudno Pier. ///traders.snares.tripods

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