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Knighton Clock Tower

Knighton Clock Tower

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Knighton Clock Tower

Recommended by 33 hikers out of 34

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Location: Knighton, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Knighton to Cwm-Sanaham loop via Heart of Wales Line Trail — Shropshire Hills

9.84km

02:52

240m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Kinsley Wood & Cwm-Sanaham Hill loop from Knighton — Shropshire Hills

17.4km

05:10

500m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Kinsley Wood to Cwm-Sanaham Hill loop from Knighton

13.0km

03:45

300m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Dan Hobson

October 8, 2019

Knighton is a market town with winding streets and half-timbered houses. There is evidence of human settlement at Knighton since the Stone Age, but the town you see today is mostly of medieval origin. The Welsh name for the town is ‘Tref-y-Clawdd’, which means ‘town on the Dyke’, and Knighton is the only town to lie on the line of Offa’s Dyke, a large linear earthwork along the England and Wales border named after Offa, the Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia from AD 757 until 796, who is believed to have ordered its construction. As such, it is the spiritual home of Offa and the Offa’s Dyke National Trail.

Adventurer Nic

July 19, 2025

This is the start point of the Glyndŵr's Way National Trail which winds through mid-Wales and ends at Welshpool. It's not as popular a trail as Offa's Dyke which is the main reason you'll meet other hikers here in Knighton.

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June 22, 2020

Experience from summer 2019: I wouldn't call the town a highlight anymore, vlt. once it was. In the meantime, it looks partly run down, many shops are closed and restaurants are scarce. It is simply because of the hiking trail Offa's Dike and you therefore have to get through here. I cannot recommend more than a stop-over-night here.

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Knighton Clock Tower

1. Knighton to Cwm-Sanaham loop via Heart of Wales Line Trail — Shropshire Hills

2. Kinsley Wood & Cwm-Sanaham Hill loop from Knighton — Shropshire Hills

3. Kinsley Wood to Cwm-Sanaham Hill loop from Knighton

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