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Whixall Marina, Llangollen Canal

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Whixall Marina, Llangollen Canal

Whixall Marina, Llangollen Canal

Recommended by 14 road cyclists

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

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    Best Road Cycling Rides to Whixall Marina, Llangollen Canal

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    1. Llangollen canal, Chirk castle and the Worlds End loop

    46.2km

    02:59

    970m

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    March 22, 2024

    Surrounded by uninterrupted fields and framed by mighty oak trees, Whixall Marina is situated on the Prees Branch of the Llangollen Canal, and a gateway to some of the finest canal cruises, including access to Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, one of the most amazing feats of waterway engineering, perched 126 feet high above the Dee Valley. Just a couple of hours’ gentle cruise away is the market town of Ellesmere, Shropshire’s ‘Lake District’ with its series of impressive meres, created by the retreating ice age some 10,000 years ago, and historic Whitchurch is also close by.

    Next to us is Whixall Moss, part of the world-renowned Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve and the habitat of a number of rare species.

      April 3, 2023

      called Whixall Marina, Langollen Canal boats

        June 13, 2024

        Nice place to stop on the canal just before it goes across the pontcysyllte aqueduct. There's outside benches along the path and a great pub.

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          Location: North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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