Walks and Cycle Rides Fabulous Walks and Cycle Rides around Llanfair Hall Circular Newborough Route Distance 15.5 miles Start Free car park at Newborough, near the start of the road that leads to Newborough Forest and beach. The road is opposite the post office and next to the White Lion pub. Grid Ref: 423656 Finish As above Directions Turn right out of car park and after nearly a mile, enter Newborough Forest. Turn right at large car park going through gap by side of locked gate Continue to the smaller Llanddwyn Island car park (restricted to key holders), lock your bike, go down on to the beach and explore the Island on foot - you will not be disappointed. Unlock your bike and return the way you came for about one and a half tenths of a mile Turn left through gate 1 After /10 of a mile turn left at green way-marked stump number 8 Turn left at green stump number 6 on to a narrower path Turn left at stump number 14 Turn left at main forest track Turn left on to new cycleway and go to Malltraeth Turn left on to main road and turn right at bridge (signposted Trefdraeth) After nearly 2 miles turn right over bridge (Pont Marquis) Straight ahead at crossroads at Llangaffo Turn right at next crossroads Turn right at main road and immediately right again going past church Turn next left Turn left at T junction Turn left at the A4080 in Newborough and then right to return to car park. 1 Walks and Cycle Rides Newborough Forest to Llanddwyn Island 1 Distance 6 miles approximately Start The forest car park on the edge of Newborough Forest off the A4080 signposted Malltraeth and shortly left after a nature wild-life pool when heading north (Grid Ref: 412672 (Anglesey OS map)). Finish Llanddwyn Island Directions The walk down to Llanddwyn Beach is simple and straightforward, wend your way through the forest in the direction of the beach. You will arrive at a point where the road bends left and the beach, sea and Llanddwyn Island is there right before you through the trees. Newborough Forest to Llanddwyn Island 2 Distance 5 miles approximately return Start The Newborough Beach Car Park (£4 toll charge) off the A4080, turn left in the middle of Newborough Village and keep going. Finish Llanddwyn Island Directions Walk through the dunes to the beach and turn right, you will see Llanddwyn island at the end of the beach. 2 Walks and Cycle Rides Llangefni to Llyn (Lake) Cefni Distance 3¼ miles Start The memorial clock tower in the middle of Llangefni (Grid Ref 460757) Finish Car park and picnic area at Llyn (Lake) Cefni, B5111 Directions From the clock tower, where the section from Newborough forest ends, follow the cycle signs to the start of the path to Llyn Cefni, i.e. turn right along the main road (take care) and turn first left (passing Asda on your right). Then turn right at the mini roundabout and almost immediately left and into the car park by St. Cyngar's church. The cycle path is the shale path on the right near the wall and should not be confused with an adjacent board walk entrance to the Dingle, which is for pedestrians only. This short section of Lon Las Cefni must surely rank as the one of the most scenic cycle ways in north Wales. It goes through the Dingle, Llangefni's celebrated woodland beauty spot and then through attractive meadows. A short spectacular section overhangs the mini gorge of the Afon Cefni. Finally there are fine lakeside views along the banks of Llyn Cefni. The lake is reached in almost 1¾ miles from the start and the path forks left westward, then right north-eastward. The westward path comes to an end after ¾ mile at a track that joins in less than 110 yards on the left, a lane on the outskirts of Bodfordd and on the right encircles the lake clockwise to reach the B5111 car park, though this rough and sometimes muddy path is more suited to a mountain bike. The north-eastern branch climbs quite steeply at first and then goes to the B5111 where there is a car park and picnic area. Unlike the Newborough to Llangefni path, this section of Lon Las Cefni is not entirely flat as there are two or three gradients near the beginning as well as a steep climb at the start of the north-eastern leg along Llyn Cefni. The track surface is mainly shale, although there are one or two hard-surfaced and boarded sections. 3 Walks and Cycle Rides Circular Isle of Anglesey Route Distance 58.68 miles. Cycle Route has calculated the time for this ride at between 4¾ and 5¾ hours. Start/Finish: Up to you! Directions This is a circular route mostly using main roads, but if you pick the right day it is not too busy. It is an undulating route with some of the climbs being quite testing especially if you have a strong headwind, for this reason it is advised that a day without wind is the best day to do it. The route would suit a quite experienced cyclist who wants to get some miles in, while riding through some nice countryside with good views along the way and plenty of opportunities to stop off at interesting places if sightseeing is your thing. The ride can start and finish at any point: here we start from Penrhyn Point near Benllech and go anti-clockwise on the A5025. At the roundabout at Moelfre, turn left to stay on the A5025. After about half a mile there is a nice fast descent (12%) before a bit of a climb to Brynrefail, look out on the left for the impressive Monkey Puzzle tree. Then another descent to City Dulas, followed by a long climb to Penysarn and Cerrig-man, with a good view of Parys Mountain, where copper was mined as long ago as Roman times until the open cast mine stopped producing copper in the mid 19th century. From here, it is pretty much downhill to the port of Amlwch, where the copper was loaded on to the ships in the harbour. Turn right at the roundabout if you want to go down to the harbour, if not, go straight on to Bull Bay where a steep climb takes you out of the bay towards Cemaes Bay and another steep little climb, taking you past the Wylfa Head nuclear power station. The A5025 continues to go up and down all the way around to Valley, on the way there is a good view of Holy Island on the right where the ferries leave Holyhead on their way to Ireland. From Valley, turn right at the crossroads on the A5 for about 1 mile to Caergeiliog. At the other side of Caergeiliog, branch off right onto a country lane which runs alongside the A5. In about half a mile, turn right and then immediately left up a small hill on local cycle route 8. Follow this for about a mile and a half, then turn right at the cross road toward Llanfaelog, turning right at the T junction with the A4080. Follow the A4080 towards Aberffraw, where the road runs through the sand dunes and on to Malltraeth. At Malltraeth there is a good view of the sands on the right, 2 miles further on is Newborough (Niwbwrch). Just after Niwbwrch is a roundabout where the A4080 turns left, at this roundabout on your right is a café where a stop for a well earned afternoon tea is recommended. Stay on the A4080 all the way towards Llanfairpwllgwyngyll with plenty of views of the mountains of Snowdonia across the Menai Straights on your right (if there are no clouds!) An alternative to this is, after the café, follow the long straight bit of the A4080 until it turns sharp right, take a left turn just after this bend and follow the country lane which runs parallel to the A4080 through Llanddaniel Fab to join the old A5. Turn right here and go through Llanfairpwllgwyngyll and turn left just after the junction with the A4080 up a steep hill to rejoin the A5025. Assuming that you have followed the A4080, at Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, turn right at the T junction and then immediately left up a steep hill to rejoin the A5025. At the roundabout go straight on and stay on the A5025 to Pentraeth. There is a steep descent into Pentraeth, so take care here because there is a junction and pelican crossing the bottom of the hill. Carry on through Pentraeth up the hill towards Benllech where about one mile after the cross roads you are back at Penrhyn Point. 4 Walks and Cycle Rides Menai Bridge to Britannia Bridge via Menai Strait and back Distance 4.5 miles Start Car park in Menai Bridge town (junction of B5420 and A545) Finish Car park in Menai Bridge town (junction of B5420 and A545) Directions Exit the car park, bear left and left again down Water Street. The road bends to the right becoming Stryd y Paced with the Menai Bridge Bowling Green on the left hand side. On leaving the Bowling Green, continue along Lon Cei Bont past the old harbour workshops to the waterfront. The massive stone arches of the Menai Suspension Bridge come into view. If you have not seen the bridge close up before then it is worth doing this walk for this view alone.