This was our eighth trip to North Wales to do some coast walking. Usually I drive to the furthest away destination and get transport back to where we would start the walk. Today I decided to drive to where we were going to start the walk and get the public transport back at the end of the walk instead of the beginning. This was to prove a mistake. So parking up in the free seafront car park at Llanfairfechan we immediately set off on our walk, stopping off at Llandudno Junction for brekkie on the way as I feared there would be nowhere open early in these parts of the walk today. The weather was glorious and the first part of the walk was along the coastline, soon arriving at Morfa Madryn nature reserve, I entered in and remembering a previous video I had watched off this coastal walk that this was not the correct path, so soon backtracked out and continued along the coast. Mountains to our left and the Menai Strait to our right with views of Anglesey and Puffin Island. It looked like part of the path was missing in a couple of places, but it was an easy step down onto a large pebble beach for short sections. There was also a path diversion early on in the walk, but that did not pose much of a problem, a short diversion onto a field. The path was easy enough to follow and pretty straightforward, we headed slightly away from the sea to cross a river at a small footbridge and the smell of wild garlic hit us, growing in what looked like private land on our left. Just after the bridge we noticed a few of the plants growing next to the boardwalks so could not resist trying a leaf. tasted to a bit like cheese and onion, Ethan did not like it, not one bit. The path eventually leads out onto a small car park for Morfa Aber Nature Reserve, as I entered the car park we got it slightly wrong and were searching for a way out, there was none, we should have turned left then right onto what was signposted a private drive, once we returned to the private drive signpost realised behind the grass it said footpath only, so we could walk along the drive. the drive soon turns to a grassy path next to the pebble beaches like before, it's a straightforward trek alongside the water that leads slightly up at one point and there was a small section of path missing where the sea has eroded the small embankment. The path leads to another small car park, for the Spinnies Aberogwen nature reserve, this is where the coast path leaves the coast bound inland for a while. We had stopped for a while just before the car park for a little snack break. We left the Menai Strait and followed the lane which lead to a main road, crossed the road and picked up another small lane, a short walk and we were on public footpaths which lead to another lane, passing a rope swing along the way. There were a few rights and lefts but it was well signposted, we crossed a large shallow river and got some amazing views of Snowdonia Mountains from the A5, before heading onto a future industrial park road system which lead to a path which lead to a lane that lead us to an old railway walk just before a ford. We headed onto the tarmac path of the railway walk which followed the small river all the way back into Bangor. We stopped near the viaduct for our sandwich stop. Pre packed food was a good idea for this section of the walk, as after leaving Llanfairfechan we did not pass any shop until the end of the railway walk where we arrived at Porth Penrhyn, where we headed for Bangor along beach Road, passing the promenade and making our way to the Pier. We headed onto the pier (There is a small donation charge) and made our way to the far end for a coffee and an ice cream. Some lovely views to be taken in from the pier of Beaumaris and the Menai bridge to name a few. We decided to end the walk here rather than at the bridge, so once rested we made our way through the City up to the train station at the top of the hill. When we arrived we found that the trains were not running and were replaced with a bus service, it was an hourly service and we must have just missed a bus as there was a 45 minute wait for the next, the man at the station advised us to get a normal bus, but the thought of walking back down the town on this warm sunny day was a bit off putting, especially as there was a pub/hotel across the road that looked very inviting. We purchased our ticket and waited across the road. we headed back across to the station around 10 minutes before the bus was due to find there was now quite a crowd waiting. I'm not a train traveller so had no experience with bus replacements etc. There was a man from the railways to help out with a hi-viz and clipboard, and a coach turned up, which everyone made a run for. My first thought was we had waited 45 mins and we were not all getting on here. Luckily this was only going to a few stations, soon after another coach turned up, followed by a minibus. At first this was a relief which soon left once we realised the minibus for Llanfairfechan only had two spare seats which were soon snapped up. All the coaches departed and the hundred or so people had gone with just 5 of us left standing. The great man from the railways after I had moaned, reassured me that we would only have to wait 10 minutes as he was ordering us a private minibus. So glad we did not charge to get on the packed coaches as we had a nice chat to the railway men and then were driven by the minibus straight back to our car on the seafront. another coffee stop and cake at the beach cafe/bar on the promenade before making our way home.

PLEASE ONLY USE THIS AS A ROUGH GUIDE. TAKE MAPS AND FOLLOW SIGNAGE. WALKED: 07/05/2022

Standing on Llanfairfechan promenade, face the sea and turn left. ///cakes.beauty.owners Pass the car park and cross the bridge, continue ahead along the keeping near the sea, the path eventually heads slightly away from the sea bending around to the left and then to the right, at the far end cross a small wooden boardwalk/bridge over a small stream and at the T junction turn right. The path now runs back next to the Menai Strait. At the entrance to the Morfa Madryn Nature Reserve ///photos.gentlemen.dolls Do not enter the nature reserve, take the small path to the right of the gate which continues alongside the pebble beach. The path keeps to the beach for a while running alongside the nature reserve and then alongside fields, passing through a gate and continue ahead. ///buggy.storage.news The path is pretty straightforward here, still continuing close to the sea, eventually slightly veering away and you cross a small wooden bridge across the Afon Rhaeadr-fawr closely followed by some boardwalks. The path bends around to the left and then takes a sharp right through a gate, continue along this path until it leads out onto a small car park for Morfa Aber nature reserve. ///opposing.saturate.join Here turn left and then first right onto the private drive. ///cones.hides.zapped Follow this which eventually leads back to the side of the Menai Strait. Walking alongside the pebble/shingle beach, some parts of this path had eroded when we walked this section but they were easily passable. Keeping to the path which leads up a very small cliff/embankment and eventually back down to sea level via some steps. The path soon leads out onto another small car park. ///dabbling.inversion.struck This time for Spinnies Aberogwen Nature Reserve. Pass through the car park and out through the car parks entrance under the barrier and follow the lane ///vest.joystick.upstarts Stay on this lane, passing the nature reserve and a bird hide on your right hand side, a farm on your left, then over a railway bridge and to a main road. Turn right on the main road and then cross to take the first left on the opposite side, Ponc-Y-Lon ///additives.quilting.astounded Continue up this lane, the pavement soon disappears, when you arrive at a left hand turning, turn right taking the public footpath just before the church. ///officials.guises.flamed Follow this path which leads out onto a field, continue straight ahead keeping to the left hand side of the field where you pick up another path. ///infinite.thinks.laminate This path leads down and onto a small road Lon-ddwr. ///evaporate.wacky.harps Turn right and pass under the railway bridge. Follow this down to the end and turn left onto the main road, a short way cross the road before the bridge across the river, as there is only pavement on that side of the road, after crossing the river take the first left turning down the dead end road. ///decompose.shook.driver Tre'r-Felin, follow the road down a short way turning right at the end, pass the houses on your left hand side, this is a continuation of the road, pass the houses and follow the narrow lane up the hill and under the railway bridge to the end. At the end turn right on the small path up a short hill. At the top of the path by the house turn right. ///striving.suffer.occupations As the main driveway turns left a short way along continue straight ahead on the smaller path ///defrost.agreed.fixated, follow this around and up a few steps out onto a quiet lane. At the lane you want to take the road opposite ///washing.gilding.grunt and continue up and just before the end of the road continue straight ahead on the smaller road ///hairspray.flickers.mixed which leads up to the A5. Just before the roundabout on the A5, cross the road at the roundabout as you need to turn right, follow the road onto the not yet built industrial park. ///blinks.huddling.polka Continue along the pavement/cycle lane, keep to the main road until you reach a roundabout, here take the gravel path on your right leading away from the roundabout. ///opened.conjured.supplier At the end of the path turn left onto the lane. Make sure you don't hear any cars before you step out as its a narrow lane and you step out onto it. Follow the lane down over a hump bridge and then take a left through the gate just before the ford. This leads onto an old railway path, at the railway path turn left and pass under the bridge you just crossed over. Keep to the main path as it follows the river, passing under a viaduct eventually, don't take any bridges that lead off the main path. Follow this down and eventually it leads out onto a small car park after passing under a bridge. ///pony.sharpens.roaming Take the first left ///windmill.blown.domestic which is the car park access road then bear right and take the road leading up to the main road ///loosens.observe.saturate at the top on the A5 Llandegai Road, turn right on the pavement. ///supper.agreement.champions Continue along the pavement of the A5 at a car park on your right, pass across picking up the path nearest the Menai Strait again. ///rafters.courts.trample Follow the path around to the smaller road at the far end Y Bae, turn right here, a couple of Meters and the road bends left, turn right here (bearing straight ahead) ///funky.runner.kitten A few meters and this road bends left, once again turn right bearing straight on the pathway just after the bend. ///splice.decks.honeybees Follow this as it leads up to a road. Turn right onto garth Road. ///landowner.credit.engulfing Continue ahead and you arrive at Bangor Pier where this section of the walk ends.

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