Wales – Brynsiencyn, Isle Of Anglesey

Distance: 21km/13 miles
Time: 6–7 hrs
Type: Coastal
Where: Linear walk from Brynsiencyn to Newborough via Llanddwyn Beach & Island.
Start/End: Brynsiencyn (SH485671). Newborough (SH423657).
Terrain: Farmland, sand dunes, beach and conifer forest (National Nature Reserve).
Maps: OS Explorer 263; Landranger 114.

The 200km/125-mile Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path encircles Anglesey (Ynys Môn in Welsh), the largest island in England and Wales. Almost the entire coastline is designated as an AONB, comprising a variety of fine coastal landscapes: beaches, dunes, coves, impressive rock formations, harbours and nature reserves. The walking is generally quite easy and every section can be walked as a linear route on an ad hoc basis using the island’s bus services. The official bus timetable provides a very useful summary of which services cover which sections. This walk is located on the south side of the island (the flattest section of the coastal path) and provides superb views across the narrow Menai Strait — which separates Anglesey from mainland Wales — to the mountains of Snowdonia. From the Menai Strait, the route heads inland for a few miles before returning to the coast at Llanddwyn Beach: a magnificent sweep of sand, which leads to the island of the same name.

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