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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – Llangollen Wharf loop from Ruabon

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – Llangollen Wharf loop from Ruabon

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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – Llangollen Wharf loop from Ruabon

03:48

56.2km

1,130m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.07 km for 263 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.20 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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4.48 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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8.05 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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11.9 km

Llangollen Wharf

Highlight • Rest Area

Here at Llangollen Wharf they run 45 minute and 2 hour Horse Drawn Boat Trips towards the Horseshoe Falls and 2 hour motor boat trips across Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. They have …

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12.1 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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12.1 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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36.3 km

Gorse Plantation

Forest

38.1 km

Fron Plantation

Forest

42.5 km

The Britannia Inn

Highlight • Historical Site

The Britannia Inn is a lovely historic 18th-century inn set in a wonderful country setting, with breathtaking views down over the Dee Valley. High up the hill out of town, …

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48.9 km

View of Castell Dinas Brân

Highlight • Viewpoint

Outstanding views from this path, one of the best in the Dee valley. Can be a bumpy steep climb to get to but it's well worth the effort.

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56.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.4 km

6.60 km

4.66 km

2.47 km

1.71 km

345 m

Surfaces

33.3 km

19.6 km

2.89 km

452 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Wednesday 12 August

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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – Llangollen Wharf loop from Ruabon

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Whixall Marina, Llangollen Canal

View of Llangollen and Dee Valley

Llangollen Wharf

Llangollen Town

View of the River Dee from Llangollen Bridge

The Britannia Inn

View of Castell Dinas Brân

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