The section of Wales Coast Path around the Isle of Anglesey – Ynys Mon will take you well over a week to complete, but you’ll have made zero progress along the North Wales Coast as you walk from Menai Bridge, back to Menai Bridge!
Following what was originally the Isle of Anglesey Coast Path around the island, highlights include The Menai Strait, Biwmares/Beaumaris, Penmon, Red Wharf / Traeth Coch, Moelfre, Amlwch, Cemaes, Trearddur Bay, Rhosneigr, Aberffraw and Ynys Llanddwyn.
In our opinion, the Ynys Môn / Anglesey section of the Wales Coast path is one of the most scenic and rugged coast in Wales. The coastal path on Anglesey was in place well before the idea of a footpath following the Wales coast was even an idea and the original Anglesey Coast path was …
The section of Wales Coast Path between Menai Bridge and Red Wharf Bay is a long section with any shorter versions either providing logistical problems or resulting in a short first leg to Biwmares. That option does give the walker the opportunity to explore this fascinating town and castle, and would make an ideal ‘rest’ …
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The Wales Coast Path between Red Wharf Bay, Benllech and Amlwch now brings the walk firmly onto the coast. With a combination of seaside villages, sandy beaches and clifftop walking, this is what coastal walking is all about! The first section from Red Wharf Bay takes you around the headland and towards Benllech and the …
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The Wales Coast Path from Amlwch to Cemaes covers some interesting terrain as well as some man made features from the old bromine works outside Amlwch to the Porth Wen Brickworks. It’s a short section, but other than Porth Llechog / Bull Bay – you’ll see no towns or villages during the walk. Amlwch is …
The section of rugged coastline of North West Anglesey is one of our favourite sections of the Wales Coast Path in North Wales. It’s certainly a remote section compared to others, with no facilities to be found between Cemaes and Porth Swtan. The first section of Wales Coast Path from Cemaes at least gets the …
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From Porth Swtan / Church Bay the Wales Coast Path becomes less rugged as it heads south to Ynys Gybi / Holy Island with some welcome sandy beaches, something that Anglesey’s west coast has in abundance! Heading south from Porth Swtan, the trail takes in the last of the rugged coastline as it takes you …
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From Holyhead / Caergybi the Wales Coast Path takes a spectacular route around Mynydd y Twr / Holyhead Mountain to South Stack and along equally rugged coast south to Trearddur Bay. Caergybi (Holyhead) is welsh for Cybi’s Fort or Castle, and is the site of a roman fort from around the 4th century, associated with …
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The Wales Coast Path from Trearddur Bay to Rhosneigr completes the walk along Ynys Cybi, and brings us back onto the main island of Anglesey. This section is a variety of rocky coast, wide beaches and a couple of seaside resorts thrown in for good measure. From Trearddur Bay, the Wales Coast Path follows the …
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From Rhosneigr, the Wales Coast Path continues south to Malltraeth via the village of Aberffraw. The coast that’s walked is pleasant, with some impressive sandy beaches, but includes some of the longest sections of forbidden coast on Anglesey and some tedious walking along road and farmland (which we recommend avoiding by taking the country lanes) …
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The section along the Wales Coast Path from Malltraeth to Newborough is certainly different. While the shade of the forestry will be welcome on warmer days, it’s without doubt that Ynys Llanddwyn is the star of this section, if not the entire path. So while you may be tempted to shorten the walk by missing …
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This is a gentle ramble along the Menai Strait, with the most exciting part being the risk of slipping into the water at Dwyran and being swept out to sea while you cross the stepping stones (seriously, take care!). Check the two images out in the gallery below where we were forced to divert on …
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