Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: December 4, 2025

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Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

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Start point

Parking

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13.9 km

Scenic Car-Free Track to Horseshoe Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This is a great little track, well paved throughout and easily passable on road tires. There's plenty of gates to deal with (and a steep hill start after one in …

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20.3 km

Horseshoe Pass

Highlight • Natural Monument

22.9 km

Descent from Pentredwr to Valle Crucis Abbey

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Very fast down hill as you go past the Abbey. Make sure you have serviced your brakes

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24.5 km

Valle Crucis Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

Valle Crucis was truly Welsh from the moment it was founded in 1201 by Prince Madog ap Gruffydd and the ‘white monks’ of the Cistercian order.

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24.9 km

Horseshoe Pass (Bwlch yr Oernant) Climb from Llangollen

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

At just under 6 km long with an average gradient of 5% and fantastic scenery this climb is really good and rewarding challenge for any cyclist. The first 1.5 km …

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30.9 km

Horseshoe Pass

Mountain Pass

41.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.8 km

8.34 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.8 km

19.3 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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