SR9595 : The edge of Castlemartin Ranges
taken 11 years ago, near to Merrion, Pembrokeshire/Sir Benfro, Wales
The Castlemartin Army Training Area was established in 1939 and covers 2,390 hectares of Pembrokeshire. It is owned by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) it is located within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
The ranges are active for 44 weeks of the year and when in use can include a coastal exclusion zone of some 12 nautical miles off the coast, or as little as 3 nautical miles depending on weapons systems/munitions being used.
The Pembrokeshire Coastal Path (Welsh: Llwybr Arfordir Sir Benfro), is a designated National Trail. It is 186 miles long.
The southern end of the path is at Amroth. The northern end is St. Dogmaels. Here the path links with the Ceredigion Coast Path, which continues northwards.
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path forms part of the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance walking route around the whole coast of Wales from Chepstow to Queensferry, which was officially opened in 2012.
A 5.5 mile long trail along the edge of Castlemartin Ranges, between near Bosherton and Freshwater West
The Logo is a tank SR9596 : Castlemartin Trail Logo
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