Dog Friendly Walks & Beaches in Ceredigion

A remote National Trust beach in West Wales accessible only on foot through a wooded valley, with year-round access and outstanding natural beauty.

A vast National Nature Reserve at the top of the Dyfi Estuary with dunes and year-round access in an extraordinary position between estuary and open sea.

An almost level loop beside the River Ystwyth through old beech woods near Trawsgoed, where dogs can paddle and owners enjoy spring bluebells.

A long shingle and sand beach at the edge of the Dyfi Estuary, famous for its submerged prehistoric forest exposed at low tide and year-round access.

A heather ridge and forest circuit above the Melindwr Valley where dogs stretch their legs off lead, while red kites are fed daily by the lake below.

A short, steep woodland loop near Aberystwyth where dogs get some off lead freedom under veteran oaks carpeted with bluebells each spring.

An 18th century wooded valley circuit at Hafod, where dogs can roam off lead among the trees while their owners take in Thomas Johnes' romantic landscape design.

A flat riverside path along an old railway line from the National Trust's Georgian estate at Llanerchaeron, where dogs paddle in the Aeron, to Aberaeron's harbour.

A popular sandy cove below a dramatic cliff village with seasonal restrictions but good off-season access.

A quiet shingle and sand beach with year-round access and a peaceful local feel, good for a no-crowds walking stretch.

A compact sandy cove with a waterfall at the cliff face and year-round access, one of the most characterful of Ceredigion's many beaches.

A quiet beach at the Georgian harbour town of Aberaeron with year-round access and a lovely walking route along the coast.

The northern stretch of Aberystwyth's seafront with year-round access on the upper section and the university town's facilities within reach.

A short riverside stroll for dogs on a lead past the leaping salmon of Cenarth Falls, an easy stretch on the way to the Ceredigion coast.

A flat, fully accessible boardwalk for dogs on leads across one of Britain's finest raised peat bogs near Tregaron, ending at a hide over the Teifi floodplain.

A National Trust clifftop loop for dogs on a lead from the smugglers' cove at Cwmtydu past an Iron Age fort to the wildflower meadows of Cwm Soden.

The easiest route up Pumlumon Fawr, a lead walk for dogs past a stream and old mine workings to a wild summit with huge Cambrian Mountains views.

A switchback clifftop hike for dogs on leads from Constitution Hill to Borth on the Wales Coast Path, with a train ride back for their owners.