Stage 5 of 13 · Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Abereiddy Car Park → St Non's

Distance
24.6 km
Ascent
+380 m
Descent
-404 m
Est. Time
5h 52m
Altitude
-4.2–98.5 m
Type
point-to-point
⛰️ Rolling Hills🌲 Lowland

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24.6 km Distance380 m Climb5h 52m Est. time99 m High pointHARD Difficulty
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Getting Here

Abereiddy Car Park (bus stop)

148m from trailhead · ~2 min walk

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Getting Out

St Non's (bus stop)

3m from trail end · ~1 min walk

Elevation Profile

-0m25m50m75m100m05 km10 km15 km20 km24.6 km99m-4m
Flat (<5%)

Route Map

Segment Breakdown

Auto-analyzed from the elevation profile. Each segment shows the dominant character for planning your effort.

SegmentDist↑ / ↓TimeCharacter
Abereiddy Car Park → km 12.2 (13m)
-1–99m
12.2 km+296m / -331m3h 05m🏃 Highly Runnable
km 12.2 (13m) → km 18.9 (21m)
-4–31m
6.7 km+216m / -208m1h 48m🏃 Highly Runnable
km 18.9 (21m) → St Non's
-0–43m
5.7 km+206m / -205m1h 34m🏃 Highly Runnable
Total24.6 km+380m / -404m6h 28m

Pace & Fuel Calculator

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Fast Hiker / Jogger
Est. Finish Time
3h 30m
Calories
1,727 kcal
Water Needed
2.4 L
Effort Distance
30.4 km
flat-equivalent
🍫 Recommended: ~45g carbs/hr (158g total) 🧂 Electrolytes: ~1754mg sodium/hr 🩹 Consider anti-chafe and blister prevention

Terrain Analysis

Runnability
0%
Steep / Technical
% of route below 15% gradient
Climb Ratio
15 m/km
Gentle profile
↑ 380m ↓ 404m

Surface & Technicality

Terrain Difficulty Breakdown
Runnable Flat (100%)

🏃 Mostly runnable with gentle terrain. Great for fast trail running.

Surface

≈39% paved · ≈61% unpaved
Mixed paved & unpaved

Estimated for the full route from the 62% with mapped surface data in OpenStreetMap.

Current Conditions

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Conditions for July

ℹ️ Shoulder season
Snow Risk
0%
Unlikely
Mud Risk
10%
Low
Ice Risk
0%
Unlikely

Snow unlikely at this elevation in July. Trail conditions expected to be clear.

Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

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Suggested Gear List

Auto-generated based on 24.6 km, 380m ascent, max altitude 98.5m, ~6h duration.

Essential 4 items
  • 👟
    Trail running shoes / hiking boots
    Required for any trail
  • 📱
    Phone (charged) + offline map
    Navigation & emergency contact
  • 💧
    3L hydration vest
    Estimated 2.9L needed
  • 🍫
    Trail mix, bars & sandwich
    Est. 2059 kcal burn
Recommended 4 items
  • 🧴
    Sunscreen
    Basic sun protection
  • 🧥
    Light rain jacket
    Weather changes fast in the mountains
  • 🩹
    Mini first aid kit
    Blister plasters, tape, antiseptic
  • 🧊
    Microspikes / light crampons
    Snow risk in Dec, Jan, Feb
Nice to have 1 items
  • 🦵
    Gaiters
    Keep snow out of boots

Logistics

This route runs from Abereiddy Car Park to St Non's (24.6 km by trail). You'll need to arrange transport back to your starting point.

Start — Getting There
Abereiddy Car Park
🚌 Abereiddy Car Park (102m)
🚌 Llanrhian (2.1km)
🚌 Porthgain (2.3km)
Finish — Getting Back
St Non's
🚌 Harbwr Porthclais Harbour (121m)
🚌 St Non's (463m)
🚌 Cathedral/Eglwys Gadeiriol (1.7km)

Nearby Points of Interest

🚌 Transit Stops

  • Porthgain 2.3 km off trail
  • Abereiddy Car Park 102m off trail
  • Trefin Square km 0.6 · 4.4 km off trail
  • Mor-awel km 0.6 · 3.5 km off trail
  • Llanrhian km 0.6 · 2.1 km off trail
  • Lleithyr Farm Caravan Park km 7.9 · 1.7 km off trail
  • Whitesands Beach/Traeth Porth Mawr km 12.6 · 85m off trail
  • Pencarnan Farm km 13.8 · 372m off trail

💧 Water Sources

  • Drinking Water km 23.3 · 203m off trail
  • Drinking Water km 24.6 · 1.9 km off trail
  • Drinking Water km 24.6 · 1.9 km off trail

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Route data from OpenStreetMap © contributors, licensed under ODbL. Updated 2026-04-01.