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A good route along the coast. Starting at Colwyn Bay station, we turn left along a good tarmac footpath, and then under the arch under the railway to the promenade. It's a straightforward route from here: a continuous coastal walk along a tarmac or concrete path. At Colwyn, we start alongside a road, but that soon narrows into a path hugging the coast, with either the railway or road on our right. Despite the closeness of busy infrastructure, it can be peaceful walk. There is a slight climb and descent as we get to a jetty serving a quarry, and again as we walk up towards the A55 before dropping down down onto the coastal path once more. A mixture of grass, scrub, massive concrete coastal defences and groynes accompany us along the way.

From Llanddulas we find ourselves walking alongside pebbly car parks and caravan parks, the route becoming either unpaved drive or tarmac footpath, distant Gwrych Castle watching us from the hills above Abergele. Eventually we reach the car parks near the beach at Abergele, but climb a path onto the bridge over the railway and A-road. We continue ahead (although the route map suggests a short spell along the footpath in Pentre Mawr Park, which is unnecessary), and, after along residential road wander, we turn onto the main road with shops and the little bus station, and the end of end of the route.

A good route making the most of a good coastal path.

A glorious walk, which I suspect I walked in the better direction. Starting from Abergele, there is pavement pounding to the coast (near the station) but it is mercifully short and direct. The rest of the walk is very easy to follow and only taxing when it climbs to the cliff top (the views though, get even better). Coast, riverside, leisure and industry all shape this remarkable Slow Way. Finishing in Colwyn Bay, I can throughly recommend the Bay Hop for post walk refreshments. It was a short stroll from there to the station for my train to Stafford.

A doddle of a route and very nice too. We went straight from Colwyn Bay Station to the promenade where there were lots of facilities including a beach toy library, and beautiful views of the bay. The route appeared to be fully accessible, although there were a couple of fairly steep slopes down and up at 11⁰. We had to be aware of cyclists, but no-one was racing!
There was a nice café called Tides just after Llanddulas about two thirds of the way through the route, which we stopped at for a drink. The tide was right in when we walked this, and along the final section there were cormorants lined up on submerged posts. Then we passed the historic bathing house of the Gwrych Castle Estate which I think is a rather tasty holiday let!
Along the last section we had the choice of walking along the pebbly, grassy Pensarn Beach or along the road alongside a caravan park, or else on the top of a wide flood protection wall which stood between them. Then it was just inland over the railway and A55 into the centre of Abergele.

An easy walk, mainly tarmac or promenade. Part of North Wales Coast path and National Cycle route.

A really easy and enjoyable route which was great for bringing the dog along as the path is fenced and away from the road. Nice views of the coastline and amenities available on route, bus route runs along side the route so can be used as an alternative if needed.

An incredibly easy walk along the North Wales Coast Path. Tarmac all the way and very well signposted. Got caught in a squall when I walked this two weeks ago but took shelter in the very welcoming Castle View cafe just west of Abergele. Although close to the A55 dual carraigeway it is often difficult to hear it. Great sea views.

I only walked about half of this route, from Llanddulas to Old Colwyn, but I have walked all the way from Abergele to Colwyn Bay a couple of times previously. I'd just had a pub lunch in Llanddulas and walked down Beach Road to link with the Wales Coast Path for an afternoon walk. It's an obvious, easy to follow tarmac path, but as it's shared between walkers and cyclists, it's a good idea to keep to one side (preferably right) and keep a lookout for cyclists. The coastline is either rock-shielded or protected by thousands of concrete 'dolos'. Every so often, the path rises a little, then drops afterwards... first to pass a low cliff, then to cross a conveyor belt at Raynes Jetty, then to pass the partly quarried Penmaen headland. All this is on a tarmac path, then the route follows an older concrete sea wall. I had to head inland to Old Conwy as at the time of my walk (October 2023) the promenade leading to Colwyn Bay was closed for construction work. I'm sure it will be a splendid job when finished, especially seeing what's been done further along the promenade at the site of the old Victoria Pier.

Walked from Colwyn Bay to Abergele. An easy direct route, entirely on the surfaced coast path/cycle track apart from a little pavement walking at either end. Some fine views. A little noisy thanks to the proximity of the A55.

From Colwyn Bay station, we take the path east that crosses the A55 under a bridge, then cross the road and turn right along the promenade. Note that part of the promenade is currently closed to cars but a path/cycle track has been kept open just above the closed road.

At one point work at a stream mouth briefly forces us back under the A55 under another bridge, but beyond this there is no further disruption, and we can follow the surfaced track all the way to Pensarn beach. There is one prominent headland which is worth the extra few steps for the views. Further on there are some fairly steep ups and downs. In Pensarn the track follows the side of the road through a holiday park, and a shortcut path takes us up to the bridges over the railway and the A55.

We could follow Sea Road all the way into Abergele, but the small detour through the park offers a change of scenery. The meeting point is across Market Street by the library. A pleasant accessible walk, very easy to navigate.

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