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Colwyn Bay Beach – Penmaen Head loop from Abergele and Pensarn

Colwyn Bay Beach – Penmaen Head loop from Abergele and Pensarn

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Colwyn Bay Beach – Penmaen Head loop from Abergele and Pensarn

01:06

26.2km

100m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 25, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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109 m

Pensarn Pier and View of Gwrych Castle

Highlight • Beach

Gwrych Castle is a Grade I listed country house near Abergele in Conwy County Borough, Wales. On an ancient site, the current building was created by Lloyd Hesketh Bamford-Hesketh and his descendants over much of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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404 m

Pensarn Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Pensarn is a suburb of Abergele in Conwy County Borough, Wales, the name Pensarn means 'end of the causeway' in English. The crossing of Morfa Rhuddlan was facilitated by a causeway near the sea, located at this point. This causeway was later developed by holiday developments along the coast between Rhyl and Abergele

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770 m

View of Gwrych Castle from Cycle Path

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Gwrych Castle is a Grade I listed country house in North Wales, one of the first attempts at replicating true medieval architecture in Europe. It stands in 250 acres of gardens and grounds and has extensive views over former parkland including a deer park and the Irish Sea.

Gwrych Castle was built between 1812 and 1822 by Lloyd Hesketh Bamford-Hesketh as a memorial to his mother’s ancestors, the Lloyds of Gwrych. Upon the site was an Elizabethan house named ‘Y Fron (rounded hill) which by 1810 had fallen into dereliction. When Lloyd married Lady Emily Esther Ann Lygon, daughter of the 1st Earl of Beauchamp in 1825, the main building was complete.

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2.52 km

View of Gwrych Castle and Beach

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Beautiful views at this area with a beautiful beach on one side and amazing views to the other side of the mountains and Gwrych Castle.

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6.33 km

National Cycle Route 5 – North Wales Coast

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Conwy County section of the National Cycle Route 5 takes you along the North Wales coast. You will cycle through the following towns:

• Rhyl
• Kinmel Bay
• Abergele
• Colwyn Bay
• Rhos-on-Sea
• Llandudno
• Conwy
• Penmaenmawr
• Llanfairfechan.

Most of the route takes you off road, with a short on-road section at Conwy, before returning to the off road seafront route. The route then takes you on-road and west along the coast through the seaside towns of Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan.

You will see stunning views of the Conwy River and Conwy Castle along the part of the route that takes you to Conwy through Llandudno. There is also a link to the Conwy RSPB Nature Reserve which you can find in Llandudno Junction.

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12.0 km

Rhos-on-Sea Beach and Promenade

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Rhos on Sea is described as neat, pristine and peaceful. There is a long seaside promenade and great views.

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16.3 km

Colwyn Bay Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Marine Road Beach sits at the western end of the rock and shingle beach adjacent to the centre of Colwyn Bay. The beach is popular for activities such as swimming, water sports, and sailing, with many sailing boats docking along this section of the shore. Being relatively flat, at low tide it is wide and vast, whilst a fairly thin strip of rocks and shingle is left once the tide has come in.
There is plenty of roadside parking along West Promenade, a short walk to the west of the beach. The promenade extends all along the Colwyn Bay beach front offering walking and cycle tracks as well as excellent views of the surrounding coastline. There is a dog ban on the beach from May until September. Dolphins and seals are occasionally spotted in the surf, whilst wading birds are a common sight. The beach can be accessed via a slipway.
It's a great stop for photos and a great cycle path.

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19.2 km

Penmaen Head

Highlight • Historical Site

The name of this headland is an Anglo-Welsh tautology, since Penmaen means “stone head”.

In 1399 the unpopular King Richard II (1367-1400) was ambushed here, as he returned to England from Ireland, by supporters of Henry Bolingbroke. After his capture, he was taken to Flint Castle and forced to surrender the crown to Bolingbroke, who became King Henry IV.

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26.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.5 km

3.48 km

3.10 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.2 km

3.19 km

720 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 16 July

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Colwyn Bay Beach – Penmaen Head loop from Abergele and Pensarn

Pensarn Pier and View of Gwrych Castle

Pensarn Beach

View of Gwrych Castle from Cycle Path

View of Gwrych Castle and Beach

National Cycle Route 5 – North Wales Coast

Rhos-on-Sea Beach and Promenade

Colwyn Bay Beach

Penmaen Head

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