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Walk - Fort Belan coastal circuit

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                                This 4.6 mile almost entirely level walk follows the sandy shore and dunes along to the western mouth of the Menai Straits, then skirts around the curious and historic   Fort Belan  coastal fortress and its picturesque dockyard and harbour , returning along the saltmarsh edge of Y Foryd . Outbound along the sands Route : The walk starts from (and ends at) the end of the coastal approach road to Caernarfon Airport. The route along the minor roads to the airport is well signposted from the A499. The walk follows the windswept shoreline, at its furthest point turning in to the tip of the Menai Strait, a point which was once guarded by the presence of Fort Belan (now a holiday cottage complex). Continuing past these fortifications, the route skirts the picturesque Fort Belan dockyard, then returns inland alongside the saltmarshes which bound the edge of the airfield. Returning, towards Snowdonia Obstacles : The only significant obstacle i