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Denbigh Castle and Town Walls – Moel Arthur Climb loop from Denbigh

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United Kingdom
Wales
North Wales
Denbighshire
Denbigh

Denbigh Castle and Town Walls – Moel Arthur Climb loop from Denbigh

Moderate

5.0

(1)

11

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Denbigh Castle and Town Walls – Moel Arthur Climb loop from Denbigh

02:52

53.8km

780m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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664 m

Denbigh Castle and Town Walls

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Denbigh Castle and town walls (/ˈdɛnbi/ DEN-bee; Welsh: Castell Dinbych a waliau tref [ˌkastɛɬ ˈdɪnbɨχ]) were built to control the lordship of Denbigh after the Conquest of Wales by Edward …

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2

15.7 km

As it's a main road, be aware of VW transporter type campers as they really cut you up trying to keep their speed up and will overtake while there are …

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3

15.9 km

Bwlch Penbarras Climb from Llanbedr-Dyffryn-Clwyd

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A vicious climb from Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd which rises at 12% for 2km. Permanent climbing - and one bite will be sure to take any energy out of the legs.

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23.2 km

River Alyn Ford and Footbridge

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Alternative route up to Moel Famau from the east. Difficult descent down to river - narrow single track tarmac with potholes and gravel with descending grades up to 15%.

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29.7 km

Coed Tardd-y-dwr

Forest

6

30.3 km

Moel Arthur Climb from Hendre

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The Moel Arthur climb from the Hendre side is a legendary North Wales brute: short but savagely steep. Prepare for an immediate, intense assault on an extremely narrow lane, averaging …

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33.9 km

Moel Arthur Climb

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Moel Arthur is a cracking climb in the little-known Clwydian Range, a chain of hills in North-East Wales, along the same ridge as Bwlch Penbarras, also named by Simon Warren …

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44.0 km

Sugar Plum Tea Room

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A vintage styled tea room tucked away in Homeward Bound vintage homewears shop. It serves excellent coffee and cream teas as well as breakfast, lunches, snacks, cakes and other drinks. …

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53.8 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.8 km

11.4 km

457 m

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.7 km

21.1 km

< 100 m

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Tuesday 6 October

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40 %

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