The Millennium Coastal Path is a 22 km pedestrian walkway and cycleway along the south coast of Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...

, providing a link between Llanelli

Llanelli

Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...

 and Pembrey Country Park

Pembrey Country Park

Pembrey Country Park is a country park in Britain. It is on the coast of south Wales, near the village of Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, and the town of Llanelli....

. The cycleway forms a section of both the Celtic Trail cycle route

Celtic Trail cycle route

The Celtic Trail is a network of dedicated cycle routes in the National Cycle Network, crossing West, South and Mid Wales, and covering 377 miles in total. It is divided into east and west sections. The west section links Pembroke and Fishguard on the west coast to Swansea, and the east section...

 (part of NCN

National Cycle Network

The National Cycle Network is a network of cycle routes in the United Kingdom.The National Cycle Network was created by the charity Sustrans , and aided by a £42.5 million National Lottery grant. In 2005 it was used for over 230 million trips.Many routes hope to minimise contact with motor...

 47) and the National Cycle Network NCN 4.

The Millennium Coastal Path runs through the Millennium Coastal Park

Millennium Coastal Park

The Millennium Coastal Park was originally a project undertaken by Llanelli Borough Council to transform a 20 km stretch of industrial wasteland on the south Carmarthenshire coast in to green parkland...

. It is a common mistake made mainly by locals in the Llanelli

Llanelli

Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...

-Kidwelly

Kidwelly

Kidwelly is a town in Carmarthenshire, west Wales, approximately north-west of the main town of Llanelli.It lies on the River Gwendraeth Fach above Carmarthen Bay. The town is twinned with French village St Jacut de la Mer.-History:...

 area to confuse these names. More than 2000 acres (8.1 km²) of industrial wasteland was remediated to construct the route.http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/index.asp?locID=1505&docID=7681&COMMAND=PRINTER#mcp

February 2007 storm damage

On the evening of Monday 19 February, a high tide combined with a high storm swell caused severe damage to a section of the path and cycle route near Burry Port

Burry Port

Burry Port is a small town five miles outside the larger centre of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the Loughor estuary. The town's population is roughly 8,000 although in the 2001 census there were 4209 residents....

. A 500m section was damaged with complete loss of a 150m section. The damage is expected to take many months to repair. A diversion is in place along the Burry Port relief road.

External links

• Sustrans Routes2Ride: Cycling the Millenium Coastal Path
• Millennium Coastal Park Website Including Map of the park, plus places to visit and hotels in the area.