The route started in Cardiff Bay and Arry headed west on the Wales Coast Path in a clockwise direction. On completion of the coast path she returned to Prestatyn, where she joined the Offa’s Dyke path in a southerly direction until it joined with the Wales Coast path for the final stretch.
Wales Coast Path (33 days)
Offas Dyke (6 days)
Final day (a gratuitous 1 mile to finish!)
The run was carried out in roughly 28 mile, daily segments, the longest day was 38miles on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.
The terrain was extremely rugged and diverse. There was a total ascent and descent of 40,000m, (4x Everest!). Contrary to popular belief, running a coast path around an entire country isn’t a case of running 100’s of miles on beachfront promenades! There are cliffs to clamber up and down again, endless sand dunes, fields and moorland.
awesome challenge. Good luck. I bet your hammering the hill training ready for this. The prestatyn – Llandegla stretch is the hardest bit of the whole offas dyke, Moel famau is also the highest point on offas dyke at 554m. To be fair that is a properly nice stretch though when its sunny.
Thank you! I’m ready to take on the hills! Thank you for the heads up on the Prestaty – Llandegla stretch, that’s one part of it that I have no idea about so it’ll be a surprise :o/! I can’t wait now! Thank you for your support! :o)
Arry, amazing.
This is something I fantasise about for my retirement. Can you publish a gpx of your route?
Roads are boring. Flat is boring.