Welcome to the Edge of Wales Walk

Section 3 Nant Gwrtheyrn to Nefyn
	Nant Gwytheyrn translates as the valley of Vortigern, one of the last Kings of the Celtic Britons who fled here from the Saxon invasions in the 6^th Century. It was subsequently an isolated farming community, home of one of the largest granite quarrying complexes in Britain and now host to the Welsh Language and Heritage Centre. Pistyll has a classic single naved 12^th Century Pilgrim Church which incorporates a leper window. Ancient medieval herbs used to cure the many sick Pilgrims can be seen growing in the churchyard.
Distance 5 miles / 8 km
Terrain A winding track down to the beach leads on through sessile oak woods up the cliffs to the old quarry and then through some flat stone walled meadows above the sea coast leading to Pistyll. Undulating tracks through fields and forest show us views towards Porth Dinllaen and take us into Nefyn.