 people with Christmas headgear on a walk by the coast
Firstly, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!Â
2023 has been a busy and enjoyable year with lots of you enjoying the path, in all weathers with tired feet and weary legs, but always with a smile on your face!
Lots of people are ticking off sections of the path they’ve walked and commemorating their time on the path with our popular finisher certificates and badges
We’ve joined CoastSnap, a global citizen science project to monitor the effects of climate change on the coastline. Working with the Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre (WCMC), lots of CoastSnap phone cradles have been installed along the path. If you see a cradle, be sure to take a photo and share it with us. Find CoastSnap locations on the path.
We’ve welcomed the Muslim Hikers, who champion inclusivity in the outdoors on two guided walks this summer and enjoyed folk music duo Filkin’s Drift’s 870 mile walking tour of the path - a radical approach to sustainable touring.
We’ve learnt a lot by working with Experience Community, a not-for-profit Community Interest Company that helps disabled people access the outdoors to improve our information about wheelchair friendly sections. Guest blogger, Amanda Harris wrote about her experience of exploring the North Wales coast with her mobility aids Read Amanda’s blog.
Most people use the path to enjoy the scenery and views and for health and exercise so we collaborated with Heads above the Waves, a non-profit organisation raising awareness of depression and self-harm in young people to produce our Mindfulness Resource Pack - packed with the most relaxing walking routes, mindfulness tips and activities to try out on the path.
 Four men admiring a coastal view standing on rocks
As 2024 draws closer, here’s how you can start planning your next Wales Coast Path adventure:
Browse our Plan your Visit page – Start your plans with the interactive map, walking itineraries, guidebooks and the Wales Coast Path app.
Step out in style - Browse our organic and sustainable clothing ranges, stylish and practical headwear and look for useful accessories. Welsh and English language clothing ranges are available. Browse shop today
Plan your journey using trains - Our Rail to Trail page has directions from each major train station along the path to the actual path. Or try walking 100 miles between Pwllheli and Aberystwyth using the Cambrian Main line operated by Transport for Wales. Find out more about the Cambrian Coast by foot and rail
Keep up to date - sign up to our business newsletter if you’re a business along the coast path for hints and tips on how to promote your business using the pulling power of the path.
Stay connected - Join our Facebook community with over 6,500 members to ask, share and connect with fellow Wales Coast Path members.
And last but not least, thank you to everyone involved in the Wales Coast Path. We’ll see you next year!
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Events See what’s happening on the path with our online events calendar. Â
Have you got an event on or near the Wales Coast Path? Submit a Suggest an Event form to us and we’ll promote it on on our website (subject to approval). Â
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