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Llangollen 40km Loop

Llantysilio, Llangollen, Wales

Llangollen 40km Loop

Length24.6 mi
Elev. Gain4077 ft
Est. Steps57000
Created by Evz
Introduction
Llangollen 40km Loop is a 24.6 mile (57,000-step) route located near Llantysilio, Llangollen, Wales. This route has an elevation gain of about 4077 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
6-10hour loop starting at Horseshoe Falls, taking in Llangollen canal, Dinas Bran Castle, Eglwyseg escarpment, Worlds end, and ends with bagging a few peaks with some spectacular views. This loop allows for downhill bailouts en-route, so it can easily be ended early should anyone need to drop out. Caution : Over 1km in Elevation gains, This route backwards only increases the difficulty. At least B1 Walking shoes required, trainers not recommended but is doable after a dry spell of weather. Lots of parking at the start, Ponderosa Café is around the 20km mark, ends next to Hand Bridge hotel, only 1mile from Llangollen centre.
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Castell Dinas Brân

Historical
Castell Dinas Brân is a medieval castle occupying a prominent hilltop site above the town of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales. The presently visible castle was probably built in the 1260s by Gruffydd Maelor II, a prince of Powys Fadog, on the site of several earlier structures, including an Iron Age hillfort.

Craig y Forwyn (Denbighshire)

Landform
Craig y Forwyn ("Maiden's Crag") is a crag that encloses the northern side of World's End, near the town of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales. It is part of the limestone escarpment that separates the Eglwyseg Valley from the higher Ruabon Moors and, along with nearby Craig Arthur, is a popular site for rock climbing.

Llangollen Canal

Water
The Llangollen Canal (Welsh: Camlas Llangollen) is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales. The waterway links Llangollen in Denbighshire, north Wales, with Hurleston in south Cheshire, via the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire. The name, which was coined in the 1980s, is a modern designation for parts of the historic Ellesmere Canal and the Llangollen navigable feeder, both of which became part of the Shropshire Union Canals in 1846.

Berwyn railway station

Place
Berwyn railway station in Denbighshire, Wales, is a railway station on the former cross-country line between Ruabon and Barmouth. The station, which opened in May 1865, was a stop on the Great Western Railway (GWR) line between Llangollen and Corwen. It was closed by British Rail in January 1965.In 1986 the station was reopened as part of the heritage Llangollen Railway.

Chain Bridge (Berwyn)

Place
The Chain Bridge is a footbridge over the river Dee at Berwyn, Llangollen, Denbighshire, North Wales.It is jointly owned by Llangollen Town Council and Llantysilio Community Council, the bridge linking the two communities. A pathway from Berwyn railway station, now part of the Llangollen Railway, leads under a subway and down to the bridge and to the Chain Bridge Hotel on the other side.

Bryntysilio Hall

Place
Bryntysilio Hall is a county house in Llantysilio, Denbighshire, north Wales, two miles west of Llangollen. It was the summer residence of Sir Theodore Martin, the author of Life of The Prince Consort, the official biography of Prince Albert, and of his wife, Shakespearean actress Lady Martin (Helena Faucit).

Berwyn, Denbighshire

Place
Berwyn is a settlement in Denbighshire, Wales. The settlement is situated a mile north-west of Llangollen and is adjacent to the River Dee. The Horseshoe Falls is nearby. Berwyn has a station on the Llangollen Railway.Despite the name, it is not particularly close to the hill Cadair Berwyn, the highest point in the county, or the Berwyn range of hills, being in the Dee valley.

Moel y Gaer, Llantysilio

Place
Moel y Gaer (Welsh for "bald hill of the fortress") is an Iron Age hillfort on a summit of Llantysilio Mountain, northwest of the town of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. The site is a scheduled monument classified as a prehistoric defensive hillfort.The hillfort is also protected and managed as part of the Heather and Hillforts Project.

Moel y Gamelin

Mountain
Both Llantysilio Mountain and Maesyrchen Mountain re-direct here.Moel y Gamelin is a hill in Denbighshire, North Wales, to the northwest of the town of Llangollen. It is the highest summit of a range which stretches eastwards from near the village of Carrog to the Horseshoe Pass (Welsh: Bwlch yr Oernant) traversed by the A542 road, and reaches an elevation of 577 metres (1,893 ft) above sea level.

Horseshoe Falls (Wales)

Place
Horseshoe Falls (Welsh: Rhaeadr y Bedol) (grid reference SJ196433) is a weir on the River Dee near Llantysilio Hall in Denbighshire, Wales, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of the town of Llangollen.
Route Details

Length

24.6 mi

Elev. Gain

4077 ft

Est. Steps

57000
Created by
Evz
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