Anglesey
Four Mile Bridge to Trearddur
Long section round the western side of Holy Island, past rocky inlets and sandy coves to a bay full of Victorian villas.
- Distance
- 9.0 mi / 14.5 km
- Time
- 4 hr 30
- Ascent
- 250 m
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Shape
- There and back
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
The coast path follows the shore then turns inland through woodland before rejoining the coast for the run to Trearddur. Long but not steep.
Worth knowing
- Nine miles with no shortcuts; the bus back from Trearddur is the sensible plan.
- Rhoscolyn’s beacon and holy well are a short detour on the way.
- The rock along this coast is folded quartzite in extraordinary patterns.
What you’ll see
Rocky inlets and coves, folded quartzite, Rhoscolyn’s beacon, and Trearddur Bay.
Background
Four Mile Bridge was the original crossing to Holy Island, replaced as the main route when the Stanley Embankment was built in 1823.