Centrally located Llangefni serves as the perfect cycling hub, offering easy access to the various routes that criss-cross the island. It’s also home to Cycle Wales, where you can hire some wheels if you haven’t brought your own bike with you. You can pick up your bike at the shop or they’ll deliver it to your accommodation on the island.

There are other bike hire companies on the island, such as Blu Chameleon, Trearddur Bay.

Routes to get you rolling

Lôn Las Cefni (13 miles/21km)

This gentle, largely off-road route is a family favourite (it’s almost 80% traffic-free). Linking Llangefni to Malltraeth on Anglesey’s south-western tip, it passes through the ancient woodland of Dingle Nature Reserve and along the shores of Llyn Cefni.

Y Llwybr Copr (34 miles/55km)

One of the more challenging of Anglesey’s cycle routes, Y Llwybr Copr (The Copper Trail) travels through the north of the island. You’ll pass the pretty bays at Cemlyn and Cemaes, the copper mining mecca of Amlwch and the eerie landscapes of Parys Mountain (once the world’s largest copper mine) that give the route its name.

North Wales Cycle Route NCN 5 (34 miles/55km)

The 105 mile/169km North Wales Cycle Route begins in Holyhead and travels across Anglesey on its way to Menai Bridge, then onward through mainland North Wales to Chester. On the Anglesey leg you’ll pass Melin Llynon, the only working windmill in Wales, and then cycle through the heart of the island.

Lôn Las Cymru (29 miles/47km)

Stretching 250 miles/402km all the way south to Cardiff, the mighty Lôn Las Cymru gets rolling in Holyhead. Travelling along quiet country lanes on its Anglesey leg, it’s a relaxing ride that gives you plenty of opportunity to soak up the scenery and spot some of the island’s abundant wildlife.

Good Cycling Code

• Obey the rules of the road
• Be courteous
  • Give way to pedestrians
  • Remember that some people are hard of hearing or visually impaired
  • Where there are wheelchair-users or horse riders please give way
  • Ring a bell or politely call out to warn of your approach
• Care for the environment
  • Can you reach the start of your journey by bike or public transport?
  • Follow the Country Code; in particular respect crops, livestock and wildlife, and take litter home
• Look after yourself
  • Take special care at junctions, when cycling downhill and on loose surfaces
  • In remote areas carry food, repair kit, map and waterproofs
  • Keep your bike roadworthy; use lights in poor visibility
• Wear a helmet and conspicuous clothing