Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 2, 2025

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Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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580 m

View of the River Dee from Llangollen Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Llangollen Bridge is one of the Seven Wonders of Wales and was built by Bishop John Trevor c. 1345. It allowed the town to develop on both sides of the …

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664 m

The Corn Mill

Highlight • Pub

Great pub with fantastic outside area next to the river. Good food and beer too!

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2.20 km

Llangollen Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The walk down the llangollen canal is very well accessible. It's beautiful and you seen horse drawn boats every so often. The water was beautifully clear!

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3.49 km

Chain Bridge, Llangollen

Highlight • Bridge

Looking back up the Dee to the historic bridges.

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3.57 km

Llangollen Bridge and River Dee

Highlight • Bridge

4.24 km

St Tysilio's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

In early spring, the churchyard is a mass of snowdrops, worth the extra few hundred yards past the horseshoe falls to see.

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4.54 km

Horseshoe Falls

Highlight • Monument

They call it the "Horseshoe Falls" but it is a weir built to supply water to the canal. The river is spectacular and popular with canoeists

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5.14 km

River Rapids Access Point – Clwydian Range and Dee Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Steep metal steps, lead down to a flat rock bed alongside the river at a spectacular point where it narrows and the water is flowing fast

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7.31 km

Disused tennis courts

Forest

7.83 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.65 km

681 m

309 m

170 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.67 km

1.05 km

693 m

359 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Weather

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Sunday 4 January

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View of the River Dee from Llangollen Bridge

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