Amlwch Port to
Cemaes Bay
16th
April 2014
Miles Covered 7.5
Part of our Easter holiday trip for which we were blessed
with beautiful dry if slightly cool weather. After Day 1 making a circuit of
the remarkable Glyders (Y Garn, Fawr and Fach) and Day 2 traversing the
stunning and slightly scary Nantlle range, we decided to tackle this 7.5 mile
section with 1750 metres of ascent. After enjoying a leisurely breakfast at the
Anglesey Arms Caernarfon we set out from Amlwch Port just after 10.30. The day
was cool although promised more.
From Porth Wen the route remained undulating and challenging with lots of
flowering gorse. After a further ruined works we reached Llanlleiana Head the
northernmost point of Wales complete with ruined summerhouse. From here the
panorama stretched from the Skerries in the west to Llanellian in the east with
east and middle mouse islands off shore.
One last push took us to one of the most scenic churches in Wales.
Llanbadrig marks the point where St Patrick come ashore from Ireland. Its graveyard
falls precariously towards the sea.
From Llanbadrig we rounded Porth Padrig and the headland of Trwyn y Parc
to cross the bridge into the village of Cemaes, where we had a coffee at the
Harbour Hotel before catching the bus back.
That evening we enjoyed a pre dinner drink outside the Caernarfon Galleri
and watched the sunset over Ynys Mon with the sunrays kissing the Menai and
lighting the yachts packed into the harbour.