A wild and lonely section of the Wales Coast path on a misty January day.
We were in North Wales delivering an outboard engine and decided to explore the nearby coast - misty weather notwithstanding.
Parking at Glan Y Mor Nature reserve (just east of Bangor),..
...the tide was high as we started.
Much of the fencing was made of local slate
A huge pile of stones...
... ready to add to the coastal defences
The tide dropped quite quickly
When the mist lifted, there were views towards Snowdonia,...
... but the coast itself was flat
Penmaen Mawr - a mountain headland loomed ito view. It's just by Llanfairfechan and has vast quarries on the other side.
A local train passed.
There were two bird hides on the route - and lots of birds. Note to self: Binoculars !!!!!
A very welcome boardwalk over some marshland (most of the route was mud free)
Further upstream are the famous Aber Falls, but here the Afon Aber is much more sedate as it runs to the sea
The (featureless!) furthest point of our walk - we turned back here
A moment's sunshine on an unknown far peak
As we got back to our car, we could make out Anglesey across the water - and also lots of rocks which would make boating quite tricky
This walk was an out and back of 8 miles in total. Route finding was simple - Wales Coast path signs show the way. If we had had more time, we would have reached Llanfairfechan, which has a couple of cafes - the seafront chalet opens all year.
It was flat, but tough going on parts of the shingle - and the path had been eroded in places. We saw virtually no one at all while walking.
IF you want to follow in my footsteps, Leave the A55 at the junction for Tal y Bont and head for the sea on very minor roads. Park at Glan y Mor car park (free), which is right by the sea. Keep the sea on your left and walk as far as you like and then return. It's not really served by public transport.
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