Ystwyth Trail, Aberystwyth

Name: Ystwyth Trail
Address: Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

#10 among attractions in Aberystwyth

Hiking, Hiking trail

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Facts and practical information

The Ystwyth Trail is a 21-mile multi-use rail trail linking Aberystwyth, Llanfarian, Ystrad Meurig and Tregaron in Ceredigion, Wales. Cycling and walking are permitted along the entire length while horseriding is permitted on several sections only. ()

Coordinates: 52°21'35"N, 4°1'60"W

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Aberystwyth United Kingdom

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Day trips

Ystwyth Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aberystwyth Castle, St Padarn's Church, Pen Dinas, Ceredigion Museum.

4.4 miNW
Ruins, Forts and castles
Aberystwyth Castle, Aberystwyth
112 min walk • Aberystwyth Castle is a historic gem nestled in the coastal town of Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. This grand ruin, with its origins dating back to the 13th century, stands proudly as a testament to the medieval military architecture of the time.
3.6 miN
Monastery
St Padarn's Church, Aberystwyth
92 min walk • Saint Padarn's Church is a parish church of the Church in Wales, and the largest mediaeval church in mid-Wales. It is at Llanbadarn Fawr, near Aberystwyth, in Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom.
3.6 miNW
Hilltop fort ruins with town and sea views
Pen Dinas, Aberystwyth
91 min walk • Pen Dinas is the name of a large hill within the boundary of the village of Penparcau, on the coast of Ceredigion, Wales, upon which an extensive Iron Age, Celtic hillfort of international significance is situated.
4.5 miNW
History museum, Museum
Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth
114 min walk • Ceredigion Museum is a museum in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales.
4.1 miN
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Museum
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
105 min walk • Aberystwyth Arts Centre is an arts centre in Wales, located on Aberystwyth University's Penglais campus. One of the largest in Wales, it comprises a theatre, concert hall, studio and cinema, as well as four gallery spaces and cafés, bars, and shops.
4.1 miN
Bookshop, Library
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
104 min walk • The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies.
4.5 miNW
Pub, Hotel, Piers and boardwalks
Royal Pier, Aberystwyth
115 min walk • The Royal Pier, Aberystwyth is a pleasure pier located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. The first pier to open in Wales in 1865, after a series of storm attacks, it is now a much shortened version of its originally constructed length of 242 metres.
4.1 miN
Museum, Art museum
Aberystwyth University Ceramics Collection, Aberystwyth
104 min walk • The Aberystwyth University Ceramic Collection & Archive is located in Aberystwyth, Wales. It holds one of the major collections of studio ceramics in Britain and is particularly noted for its studio pottery of the period 1920–1940.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Dyfi Biosphere
79 min walk • The Dyfi Biosphere is situated at the coast of south-central Wales in the estuary of the River Dyfi, and is a biosphere reserve representative of salt marshes and estuarine systems in the west of the United Kingdom. The estuary forms one of the most important wildfowl and shorebird centres in Wales and also comprises a Ramsar site.
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Hafod Uchtryd
80 min walk • Hafod Uchtryd is a wooded and landscaped estate in the Ystwyth valley in Ceredigion, Wales. Near Devil's Bridge, Cwmystwyth and Pont-rhyd-y-groes, it is off the B4574 road.
4.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Ystrad Peithyll
125 min walk • Ystrad Peithyll is the remains of a small 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle on the River Peithyll, near Penrhyn-coch in northern Ceredigion, Wales. The castle was attacked and destroyed by followers of Gruffydd ap Rhys in the early 12th century.

Ystwyth Trail, Aberystwyth

Facts and practical information

Aberystwyth plan & book

Ystwyth Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)