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Chirk Aqueduct

Chirk Aqueduct

Highlight • Monument

Chirk Aqueduct

Recommended by 36 hikers out of 38

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal WHS

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Location: Weston Rhyn, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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1. Chirk Aqueduct – Chirk Tunnel loop from Chirk

4.46km

01:11

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Chirk Aqueduct – Chirk Tunnel loop from Chirk

9.10km

02:36

220m

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

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3. Chirk Tunnel – Chirk Aqueduct loop from St Martins

9.08km

02:23

80m

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

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Keith

October 27, 2024

very easy and quick walk over a stunning structure

Keith

October 27, 2024

easy and quick walk over a stunning structure

Walk The Walk 🌳

June 7, 2025

Chirk Aqueduct is part of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the Llangollen Canal World Heritage site, which stretches from Chirk to the Horseshoe Falls in Llangollen itself. 1.43km of the canal leading through Chirk Bank to Gledrid Bridge is also an Scheduled Ancient Monument .

Not only is it canal architecture as it's finest, but it's also one of only places on our waterways where you can stand with one foot in England and one foot in Wales, as it straddles the border between the two countries.

Completed in 1801 by William Jessop and Thomas Telford, the aqueduct is 710 foot (220 m) long and carries the canal 70 feet above the beautiful River Ceiriog across 10 circular masonry arches. Just along our towpath, Chirk tunnel (known locally as 'The Darkie') was one of the first in the UK to have a towpath.

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Location: Weston Rhyn, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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1. Chirk Aqueduct – Chirk Tunnel loop from Chirk

2. Chirk Aqueduct – Chirk Tunnel loop from Chirk

3. Chirk Tunnel – Chirk Aqueduct loop from St Martins

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