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Llangollen Wharf – View of Castell Dinas Brân loop from Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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Llangollen Wharf – View of Castell Dinas Brân loop from Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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Llangollen Wharf – View of Castell Dinas Brân loop from Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

01:41

24.4km

370m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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421 m

Chapel Tea Room, Trevor

Highlight (Segment) • Cafe

Former chapel, now a cosy tea room offering good coffee and cream tea treats. Hidden out of view from the aqueduct side - go around the corner and ta-dah!

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7.14 km

View of Hand Hotel, Llangollen

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.21 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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7.44 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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7.57 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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8.29 km

Stone Bridge Over the Llangollen Canal

Highlight • Bridge

it’s canal guys

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12.3 km

View of Castell Dinas Brân

Highlight • Viewpoint

Castell Dinas Brân is a medieval castle, built by the Princes of Powys Fadog, which occupies a prominent hilltop site above the town of Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales.

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14.2 km

View of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Dee Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Truly amazing views at this point some good climb but well worth for the views

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24.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.3 km

3.76 km

3.65 km

1.33 km

365 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.1 km

6.33 km

3.76 km

269 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Tuesday 21 July

22°C

11°C

0 %

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Llangollen Wharf – View of Castell Dinas Brân loop from Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Chapel Tea Room, Trevor

View of Hand Hotel, Llangollen

Llangollen Wharf

View of the River Dee from Llangollen Bridge

Llangollen Railway Station and Dee Bridge

Stone Bridge Over the Llangollen Canal

View of Castell Dinas Brân

View of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Dee Valley

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