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The Belan Bimble

By Dave Roberts   

on May 29, 2011    4/5 (1)

Posted as a walk in – Europe, Wales, Wales Coast Path

The Belan Bimble

Route Essentials

Route Summary

See the end of the article for local information about parking, public transport facilities, pubs and cafes.

Distance

7.79 km

Ascent

146 m

Time

Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.

Start Location

Difficulty

Easy Walk, Trail or Fell Runs

Hazards

Weather Forecast:

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Remember that we cannot outline every single hazard on a walk – it’s up to you to be safe and competent. Read up on Mountain Safety , Navigation and what equipment you’ll need. 

The Belan Bimble Ordnance Survey Map and GPX File Download

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The Belan Bimble

This is a pleasant walk or trail run from the village of Dinas Dinlle near Caernarfon. Dinas Dinlle itself is a small seaside village of a few houses and cafes that attracts the locals as well as watersports enthusiasts. This trip might be one for those with an interest in aviation, as you may be able to see from the map below, it’s a walk around Caernarfon Airport as much as it is around the Belan Peninsula.

Distance, Ascent and Time  8KM, n/a, 2 hrs

OS Map Required Explorer 254,  Landranger 123

Difficulties No official right of way!

Start / End  Dinas Dinlle

Facilities Cafe and shop in village and airport

Public Transport infrequent Bus services

You start off from the far end of the minor road as it turns sharply right for the airport and you can either follow the path in the dunes or the beach for a good few kilometres until the shingle becomes too steep and you have to clamber back to the grassy path. At the end of the peninsula is the Napoleonic fort of Belan, now converted into holiday homes.

Follow the road that leaves the fort for a short distance and then a track to your left. You can see that this used to be an RAF base during the war, and some remains still stands. Follow the fence to your right until you can turn right and across the now very narrow headland to the inside of Foryd Bay. The path is faint, but easily followed if you keep close to the fence. After a kilometre or so, you’ll come to a fence with warning signs that land is private, etc and so forth, but this is the start of the right of way and is followed back along the embankment. You may be better off in summer to keep to the left of the embankment as the top is overgrown.

Once you reach the holiday park, you’ll soon reach the gate that takes you along an initally green lane to the minor road and back to the start.

Local Information and Recommended Maps and Guidebooks

Route Summary:

Route Start Location:

Distance
 Ascent
 Time
7.79 km 146 m

Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.

Activivity Type: Easy Walk, Trail or Fell Runs

Summits and Places on this Route

Facilities

none noted

Hazards

Remember that we cannot outline every single hazard on a walk – it’s up to you to be safe and competent. Read up on Mountain Safety , Navigation and what equipment you’ll need.

Parking :

Public Transport:

Traveline for UK Public Transport

Weather Forecast:

Met Office Snowdonia Mountain Weather

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Recommended Maps: 

Guidebooks:

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Dave Roberts

Dave Roberts founded Walk Eryri in 2004, with the aim of providing routes that are off the beaten track. Walk Eryri is now part of Mud and Routes which continues to provide more off beat routes and walks in Snowdonia and beyond. Dave has been exploring the hills of Eryri for over thirty years, and is a qualified Mountain Leader. Dave also established Walk up Snowdon, Walk up Scafell Pike and Walk up Ben Nevis just to mention a few.

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