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Chirk Castle Gates – Llwyn-y-Cll Railway Tracks loop from Chirk

Chirk Castle Gates – Llwyn-y-Cll Railway Tracks loop from Chirk

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Chirk Castle Gates – Llwyn-y-Cll Railway Tracks loop from Chirk

02:37

52.2km

580m

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: April 17, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 8.85 km for 198 m

Open: • 8:00 AM-8:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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524 m

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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767 m

Llwyn-y-Cll Railway Tracks

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4.09 km

A5 Road Near Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

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It's too busy. A5 best to get on the canal path instread

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5.36 km

Gelli Wood

Forest

8.54 km

Whixall Marina, Llangollen Canal

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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 …

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26.6 km

Epic Climb

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Great climb, slow and steady on this one.

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39.2 km

Time Shadow Sundial, Bonc yr Hafod Country Park

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Bonc yr Hafod is a country park, on the former site of Hafod Colliery, near Johnstown and Pentre Bychan in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The country park is centred on …

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52.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.2 km

7.28 km

2.63 km

673 m

249 m

201 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.3 km

12.2 km

396 m

201 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Wednesday 3 June

16°C

10°C

77 %

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Chirk Castle Gates – Llwyn-y-Cll Railway Tracks loop from Chirk

Chirk Castle Gates

Llwyn-y-Cll Railway Tracks

A5 Road Near Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

Whixall Marina, Llangollen Canal

Epic Climb

Time Shadow Sundial, Bonc yr Hafod Country Park

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