page_title: North Wales Pilgrims Way
section_title: Sacred Doorways Trail
hierarchical_section_title: North Wales Pilgrims Way / Sacred Doorways Trail
caption_attribution_description: English: The Sacred Doorways sign outside St Michael's church, Betws y coed
context_page_description: The North Wales Pilgrims Way is a long-distance walking route in North Wales, running from near Holywell in the east to Bardsey Island in the west. The first half of the trail takes an inland route, with the second half following the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula. It measures 133.9 miles in length, and was officially launched at Porth y Swnt, Aberdaron on 10 July 2014.
  Development of the trail started in 2011, and its official opening followed a number of alterations to the original route to suit local concerns.
  The route, which is marked by waymarker disks, makes use of existing public rights of way, including sections of the Wales Coast Path, and along the way it visits many small stone churches, many dedicated to key Celtic Saints, which can provide shelter and rest along the trail. Whilst, historically, pilgrims would have made their way across North Wales to Bardsey Island, known as the legendary 'Island of 20,000 Saints', the trail is a modern interpretation, and does not necessarily follow old routes.
context_section_description: Marketed alongside the Pilgrims Way in the counties of Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire is the 'Sacred Doorways' project (Welsh: Drysau Cysegredig) which features churches and chapels of interest.
  The churches involved in the project are:
  
  
   
  Conwy cluster - 
  St Michael's, Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr;
  St Mary Magdalene's, Cerrigydrudion;
  St John's, Ysbyty Ifan;
  St Tudclud's, Penmachno;
  St Gwyddelan's, Dolwyddelan;
  St Michael's, Betws-y-coed;
  St Mary's, Betws-y-coed;
  St Julitta's, Capel Curig;
  St Rhychwyn's, Llanrhychwyn;
  St Mary's, Trefriw;
  St Peter's, Llanbedr-y-Cennin;
  St Mary's, Caerhun;
  St Celynnin's, Llangelynnin;
  Zion Chapel, Rowen;
  St Grwst's, Llanrwst;
  Seion Chapel, Llanrwst;
  St Doged's, Llanddoged;
  St Martin's, Eglwysbach;
  St Digain's, Llangernyw;
  St Mary's, Llanfair Talhaiarn;
  St Sannan's, Llansannan
   
  Denbighshire cluster - 
  Ss Mael & Sulien, Corwen;
  St Trillo's, Llandrillo;
  St Elidan's, Llanelidan;
  St Bridget's, Carrog;
  St Tysilio's, Bryneglwys;
  Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion
   
  Flintshire cluster - 
  Ss Beuno & Mary, Whitford;
  St Michael's, Caerwys;
  Ss Asaph & Cyndeyrn, Llanasa;
  St Mary Magdalene's, Gwaenysgor (Trelawnyd);
  St James, Holywell;
  Ss Mael & Sulien, Cwm
   
  In the Conwy Valley a Sacred Doorways Trail - a tourism initiative funded through Conwy's Rural Development plan - links together some of the most interesting churches and chapels in that area.  These churches also have a Pilgrims Way passport stamp - and there is space on the passport for them - although they are not strictly on the Pilgrims Way Trail.
  The Pilgrims Passport claims:
  From saints to sinners, princes to pilgrims, and bards to bandits, the Sacred Doorways church and chapel trails guide you through thousands of years of our fascinating history.
  The four trails in Conwy are packaged into clusters, and can be undertaken on foot, using public footpaths, or in a car.
  The trails comprise:
  Sacred Hiraethog (visiting St Michael's Church at Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, St Mary Magdalene's Church at Cerrigydrudion, the Parish Church at Pentrefoelas, St John's Church at Ysbyty Ifan, and St Tudclud's Church at Penmachno) - a total of 17 miles / 27 km
  Sacred Snowdonia (visiting St Gwyddelan's Church at Dolwyddelan, St Mary's and St Michael's Churches at Betws-y-coed, and St Julitta's Church at Capel Curig) - a total of 16 miles / 25 km
  Sacred Kingdom (visiting St Grwst's Church and Gwydir Chapel at Llanrwst, St Doged's Church at Llanddoged, Gwydir Uchaf near Llanrwst, St Rhychwyn's Church at Llanrhychwyn, and St Mary's Church at Trefriw) - a total of 9 miles / 14 km
  Sacred Landscapes (visiting St Peter's Church at Llanbedr-y-cennin, St Mary's Church at Caerhun, Zion Chapel at Rowen, and St Celynnin's Church at Llangelynnin) - a total of 7.5 miles / 12 km
  The 4 trails can be linked together by walking an additional 10 miles / 16 km.
  (Note - there is a similarly named 'Sacred Door Trail' - a 200-mile interfaith pilgrimage trail - in south-western Montana).
caption: The Sacred Doorways sign outside St Michael's church, Betws-y-coed
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