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Llangollen Wharf – Llangollen Town loop from Chirk

Llangollen Wharf – Llangollen Town loop from Chirk

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Llangollen Wharf – Llangollen Town loop from Chirk

01:58

35.7km

520m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal WHS

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.59 km

Gelli Wood

Forest

16.7 km

View of Llangollen and Dee Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A great stretch of road with fantastic views over Llangollen. Serves as a great warm up for the climb up to World's End

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23.5 km

Llangollen Railway Station and Dee Bridge

Highlight • Monument

This beautiful, picturesque heritage railway is located beside the historic Dee Bridge (built in 1345) and journeys 10 miles through the picturesque Dee Valley from Llangollen to the town of Corwen.

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23.7 km

Horse-drawn boat trips on the Llangollen Canal

Highlight • Trail

A horse drawn boat trip is a unique experience, as you get to appreciate drifting through the majestic Welsh mountains whilst your equine guide casually progresses on land just a …

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23.8 km

Llangollen Wharf

Highlight • Rest Area

Here at Llangollen Wharf they run 45 minute and 2 hour Horse Drawn Boat Trips towards the Horseshoe Falls and 2 hour motor boat trips across Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. They have …

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24.0 km

Llangollen Town

Highlight • Settlement

Llangollen is a town and community, situated on the River Dee, in Denbighshire, Wales. Its riverside location forms the edge of the Berwyn range, and the Dee Valley section of …

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24.0 km

View of the River Dee from Llangollen Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Llangollen Bridge is a grade 1 listed structure in the centre of the town. It crosses the River Dee. There has been a bridge here since 1284 but the …

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35.2 km

Chirk Castle Gates

Highlight • Monument

The castle was built in 1295 by Roger Mortimer de Chirk, uncle of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March as part of King Edward I's chain of fortresses across the …

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35.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.6 km

7.83 km

2.37 km

451 m

443 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.9 km

12.5 km

238 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

22°C

10°C

47 %

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Llangollen Wharf – Llangollen Town loop from Chirk

View of Llangollen and Dee Valley

Llangollen Railway Station and Dee Bridge

Horse-drawn boat trips on the Llangollen Canal

Llangollen Wharf

Llangollen Town

View of the River Dee from Llangollen Bridge

Chirk Castle Gates

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