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Mereside Lake – Hanmer Mere loop from Prees

Mereside Lake – Hanmer Mere loop from Prees

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Mereside Lake – Hanmer Mere loop from Prees

01:57

46.0km

240m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 38.5 km for 52 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.3 km

Colemere Picnic Spot

Highlight • Parking

Colemere's a great place to stop off for a break, there's a bench and a nice picnic lawn by the car park. It's also a very nice walk around the mere if you can spare the time on your ride.

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17.1 km

Boathouse Café at Ellesmere Lake

Highlight • Lake

Great cafe / restaurant right next to a big lake full of swans and ducks. Outdoor seating and cosy indoors and clean loos.

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17.3 km

Mereside Lake

Highlight • Lake

17.8 km

V20 Coffee

Highlight • Cafe

New coffee shop in Ellesmere, really good coffee and good parking for bikes infront of the cafe.

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28.6 km

St Chad's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The original 12th-century church has been twice badly damaged by fire, and rebuilt each time with local sandstone on the same foundations, in the Perpendicular-style.

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28.7 km

Hanmer Mere

Highlight • Natural Monument

Hanmer Mere (Welsh: Llyn Hanmer) is a natural lake and a site of Special Scientific Interest in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The village of Hanmer is at the northern end …

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38.5 km

Tilstock Park Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

The Llangollen Canal has some gorgeous old lifting bridges which have been in operation for generations. The Tilstock Park Bridge is a great example and must be hand operated by …

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40.4 km

Llangollen Canal

Highlight • River

The Llangollen Canal crosses the border between England and Wales. Its combination of picturesque countryside and breath-taking engineering draws visitors from far and wide.

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46.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.4 km

9.62 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.9 km

9.11 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Monday 25 May

30°C

13°C

31 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Mereside Lake – Hanmer Mere loop from Prees

Colemere Picnic Spot

Boathouse Café at Ellesmere Lake

Mereside Lake

V20 Coffee

St Chad's Church

Hanmer Mere

Tilstock Park Bridge

Llangollen Canal

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