The path mainly caters for walkers; cyclists and horse riders can also enjoy certain sections.

The Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path falls within a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) which covers 95% of the coast. It passes through landscape that includes a mixture of farmland, coastal heath, dunes, saltmarsh, foreshore, cliffs and a few small pockets of woodland. This includes a National Nature Reserve (NNR).