Llandysul to Poppit Sands

The final stage of the trail is split into three days although it could conceivably be done faster. But like elsewhere on the trail there is much to see. The National Wool Museum in Dre-fach Felindre honours the wool trade which was prolific up to the middle of the 20th Century. Waterfalls, wells and castles feature on this section as well as a wetland wildlife reserve and some stunning walking particularly along the Teifi Gorge.

On reaching St Dogmaels, just beyond Cardigan, you will come across the ruined Tironesian abbey which is counterpoint to the ruins of the Cistercian Strata Florida abbey at the start of the trail. You could end here but we recommend you continue to the river estuary at Poppit Sands for the full trail experience.

Using the Route Maps

Clicking on Learn More in each map, will open the map in the Outdoor Active app on any Smartphone. Upgrading to the premium gives access to Topo Premium maps which are those used by Ordnance Survey. 

There are many walking apps on the market and you may already have your favourite and you may want to simply upload the GPX files to your familiar walking app.  You can access all the GPX files by using the Download GPX button above which takes you straight to a folder with all the GPX maps for the route in one place.  If you have any difficulty, please get in touch.

Local Legend: Princess Nest

Princess Nest was so beautiful that she was known as the Helen of Wales. There is part of her life story that involves Cilgerran Castle (although some say the events you are about to read, happened at Carew Castle in Pembrokeshire!).

She was the mistress of King Henry I (a notorious womaniser) bearing him a son – she bore at least nine children to five different men. King Henry arranged for Nest to marry a Norman, Gerald of Windsor who was the Constable of Pembroke Castle and ruler of her father’s former kingdom. The arranged marriage would give a local gravitas to Gerald’s rule and it worked very well overall.

But one night, Nest’s second cousin Owain came to Cilgerran Castle and fell madly in love with the beautiful Nest. With a band of warriors, Owain attacked the castle and kidnapped Nest together with two of her children. Gerald notoriously escaped through the privy hole! To cut a long story short, Nest was eventually found and released and Gerald got his just revenge by killing Owain on the battle field.

Stage Three Trail Video

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Stage Three Trail Gallery

Please find below images from Stage Three which we hope gives you a flavour of the type of terrain and some of the areas you will be walking through.