The last walk of our long weekend, and our last walk on Anglesey as well. Today was supposed to be a lovely sunny day so we set off early so that we could get most of the walk done before the heat of the day, 410 metres of climb today so that was going to be fun. It was 8am outside the campsite again and a shorter bus ride today, but today we were prepared and had had breakfast already. At the other end of the bus ride in Cemaes Bay there was our end point from yesterday but this time with bright sunshine behind it.
And off we set, the first couple of miles were beautiful, with Harry Furlong the buoy who used to mark the dangerous rocks, and named after a man who legend has it used to extinguish the beacons.
But then about 2 miles in to the walk and the sea mist rapidly came inland and obscured the view, and indeed it was quite disconcerting not being able to even see the sea.
So there was a lack of pictures for that section, except to say there was a strange part where the coastal path goes through a gap in a wall, then around a headland and back through the same wall but about 50 metres along. This completely confused me in the fog but Sharon luckily worked out that we had already been through the gate or I would have been there all day going around and around like Winnie the Pooh around a tree.
After leaving the power station area the walk detoured through a nature area, which was again a long-cut and we would have been better off sticking to the road, and then along some paths fenced off besides fields. It then went across various paths and moor land and came out on the beach at Cemlyn Bay. Again, with the fog we didn’t realise there was a land bridge in place across the Bay and you could walk across it at all but the highest tides. As this snap from Strava shows ….we went the long way.
This building was some sort of walled house but now sits on the Cemlyn Nature Reserve.
The path then headed up hill and right though some cow fields at Hen Borth.
And along the edge of the coast as the mist started to clear but it was still a chilly breeze.
We stopped for lunch on a beach section where we could shelter in a cave, and then the White ladies came into view.
Our lunch spot.
After lunch we felt warmer and the sun started to come out.
This is a close up of one of the white ladies – 3 giant structures used by ships to avoid an invisible reef known as Coral Rock.
And here you can make out West Mouse Lighthouse.
We then had more climbing to do as we went over Penbrynyreglwys.
And the paths were now little more than worn down grass areas which crisscross the landscape.
Plenty of ins and outs along this coast.
With very little to stop you from falling off into the sea.
Looking back at some of the climb.
This was Ynys Y Fydlyn which looks connected at low tide.
It has an arch you can swim through on the right hand side.
But to get there we had to go down a steep hill and
then back up the other side again.
A close up of the arch.
On the path goes, by this point we wondered if Port Swtan would ever come into view, we were already over the 11 mile point.
But finally it did come into sight and we knew the end was not far.
Porth Swtan, the beach of Church Bay.
After crossing a couple more fields we were back at the Wavecrest Cafe, and Tuesday meant an ice cream and drink.
That ended the coastal path of Anglesey, but we still had to walk up to the main road to catch the bus which was a further mile, and this is the church of church bay.
So today was 12.6 miles of coastal path and I would highly recommend this section as one of the most beautiful (if you can see through the mist). I have recalculated all the totals in this complete list of walks from North to South and I make it that we are now at a massive 710.8 miles completed and 196 miles to go- yes we are under 200 miles left. We could even be done by June next year all being well.
Walkies Cleo and Bonnie 