Anglesey
Llyn Maelog
A reed-fringed lake behind the dunes at Rhosneigr, with an accessible boardwalk to a viewing platform and a circuit of the water beyond it.
- Distance
- 2.2 mi / 3.6 km
- Time
- 1 hr 15
- Ascent
- 20 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Shape
- Circular
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 boardwalk runs from the village to a platform at the lake edge, and a path continues round the water. Level throughout.
Worth knowing
- The boardwalk section is fully accessible and gets you to the best viewpoint.
- The lake holds reed and sedge warblers in summer and wildfowl in winter.
- Traeth Llydan beach is a few minutes away and one of the best on the island.
What you’ll see
The lake and its reedbeds, warblers and wildfowl, and the dunes between lake and sea.
Background
Llyn Maelog is a natural lake dammed behind the dune system, one of several such lakes along this coast.