The Wales Coastal Path in North Wales. Memorial to the Moelfre RNLI Coxswain Dic Evans MBE, with the Moelfre RNLI lifeboat station in the background. Sculpted by Sam Holland the fine art bronze sculpture was unveiled by HRH The Prince of Wales in November 2004. This scene is visible from the Wales Coast Path which was developed in partnership with the Welsh Government, the Countryside Council for Wales, sixteen local authorities and two National Parks. Opened in May 2012, the 870 mile path (1, 400 km) runs from the market town of Chepstow to the Cheshire border on the River Dee. The route is also part Anglesey Coastal Path Walk, which is a 124 mile long distance footpathwalk which formerly starts and ends in Holyhead on Holy Island.