Walks near Dinas Cross
5 of our walks start within about 6 miles of Dinas Cross — 37 miles of walking between them. The nearest starts in the village itself: Dinas Island Head.
3 are circulars — park once, walk, end up back at the car. 2 are linear stages of the Coast Path, needing transport at both ends.
1 is graded easy, 2 strenuous. That grading is about ascent, not distance — the Coast Path drops into every valley it meets and climbs straight back out.
Sorted by how far the start is from Dinas Cross. Every one has parking notes, an honest difficulty grade and a safety section on its own page.
The Gwaun Valley Woodland Walk
A sheltered walk through ancient oak woodland in a glacial meltwater channel, in a valley that still keeps the old New Year in January.
3.5 miles · 1½–2 hours · Easy
Starts 2.4 miles from Dinas Cross
Newport to Fishguard
A long day linking two towns, over Dinas Head or through the valley behind it, finishing in the harbour where Under Milk Wood was filmed.
12 miles · 6–7 hours · Strenuous
Starts 2.5 miles from Dinas Cross
Distances are to the start of each walk, straight-line from the centre of Dinas Cross. Several of these cross grazed clifftop with an unfenced drop — dogs on leads, and if cattle come at you while you’re holding one, let go. In an emergency anywhere near the coast, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.