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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – Llangollen Town loop from Chirk

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – Llangollen Town loop from Chirk

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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – Llangollen Town loop from Chirk

06:34

105km

2,220m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very 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 19, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.86 km for 317 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.03 km

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Highlight • Historical Site

This famed 'stream in the sky' 18-arched engineering marvel designed by Thomas Telford and the lesser known William Jessop is simply fantastic. I was lucky enough to have visited this …

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6.32 km

Whixall Marina, Llangollen Canal

Highlight • Settlement

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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9.88 km

View of Llangollen and Dee Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A great stretch of road with fantastic views over Llangollen. Serves as a great warm up for the climb up to World's End

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69.0 km

St. Peter's Church, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd

Highlight • Other

As it's a main road, be aware of VW transporter type campers as they really cut you up trying to keep their speed up and will overtake while there are …

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71.9 km

The Shelf Climb (100 Greatest Cycling Climbs #86)

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A great climb from the B5429 above Ruthin onto the southern end of the Clwydian Range of hills. It tops out at about 340m above sea level just east of …

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84.6 km

Horseshoe Pass

Mountain Pass

84.6 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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91.4 km

Llwyn Twr

Forest

92.8 km

Llangollen Town

Highlight • Settlement

Llangollen is a town and community, situated on the River Dee, in Denbighshire, Wales. Its riverside location forms the edge of the Berwyn range, and the Dee Valley section of …

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92.9 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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99.7 km

Fox Covert

Forest

105 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

76.3 km

25.6 km

1.42 km

1.01 km

192 m

119 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

54.7 km

49.3 km

562 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Tuesday 2 June

17°C

9°C

98 %

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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – Llangollen Town loop from Chirk

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Whixall Marina, Llangollen Canal

View of Llangollen and Dee Valley

St. Peter's Church, Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd

The Shelf Climb (100 Greatest Cycling Climbs #86)

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Llangollen Town

View of the River Dee from Llangollen Bridge

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