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Little Orme

2 miles (3.2 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap Enjoy a lovely coastal walk around the headland of Little Orme on this route on Llandudno Bay. The area is not as popular as its bigger brother of Great Orme, but is still a very worthy walk in its own right. You'll climb to a height of 141 metres (463 ft) with wonderful views over Penrhyn Bay and the surrounding area.
On the headland you will find limestone grassland and exposed limestone cliffs formed over 320 million years ago. It's great for flora and fauna with breeding fulmars and rock-rose orchids to look out for on the way.
The walk starts from the Premier Inn on Colwyn Road just to the east of Llandudno. You could also start from the town and just follow the road east for about a mile. On your left you'll see a gate with footpath signs and an information board. Head through the gate and pick up the trails to take you up on to Little Orme. You can follow the paths around the headland to form a short circular walk.
The area also includes the NWWT's Rhiwledyn Nature Reserve where you can look out for a variety of sea birds and the seals in Angel Bay.
This walk uses a section of the North Wales Path to explore the headland. To extend your walk you can follow the path west to Llandudno and Great Orme Country Park.

Postcode

LL30 3AL - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

Little Orme OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Little Orme Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

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Photos

Traeth Penrhyn, Penrhyn Bay, Llandudno LL30 3RN, UK - panoramio (2)

Penrhyn Bay

Olion waliau cerrig ger copa Trwyn y Fuwch - Remains of stone walls near Little Orme summit - geograph.org.uk - 1037748

Remains of stone walls near Little Orme summit

Little Orme's Head Trig Point - geograph.org.uk - 1584668

Little Orme's Trig Point

Path across top of Little Orme - geograph.org.uk - 425572

Path across top of Little Orme

Llandudno, UK - panoramio (1)

Limestone scenery on the head

Offer weindio, Chwarel Trwyn y Fuwch - Winding gear, Little Orme Quarry - geograph.org.uk - 1037731

Winding gear, Little Orme Quarry

Llandudno, UK - panoramio (4)

Cliff top view

Traeth Penrhyn, Penrhyn Bay, Llandudno LL30 3RN, UK - panoramio (1)

Beach Penrhyn

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

Little Orme.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)

Memory Map Route

Little Orme.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)