Intermediate 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: June 10, 2024

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Start point

Parking

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3.09 km

Chain Bridge, Llangollen

Looking back up the Dee to the historic bridges.

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3.43 km

Horseshoe Falls

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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3.72 km

St Tysilio's Church

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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5.47 km

Valle Crucis Abbey Ruins

These ruins are what remains of a Cistercian monastery founded in the 13th century. Its name, meaning "Valley of the Cross," alludes to the nearby Pillar of Eliseg. The abbey's …

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10.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.36 km

1.52 km

1.18 km

1.12 km

798 m

257 m

Surfaces

3.98 km

2.52 km

1.94 km

783 m

762 m

257 m

Elevation

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Saturday 27 September

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Llangollen History Trail loop — Clwydian Range & Dee Valley

Chain Bridge, Llangollen

Horseshoe Falls

St Tysilio's Church

Valle Crucis Abbey Ruins

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