Section 1 of 3, Llwybr Ceiriog
Llechrydau to Dôl-y-wern
12.2 miles (19.6 km). About 5 hours, moderate.
Start: SJ 210 336. Finish: SJ 220 373. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 492 m of climbing and 785 m of descent; highest point 441 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Llechrydau.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Pandy Bus Stop, 2.7 km away (Directions); Chirk station, 8.5 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Dôl-y-wern. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Dolywern Bus Stop, 40 m from the finish. Directions SJ 220 372
Planning the Llwybr Ceiriog
- Planning the whole trail: wrexham.gov.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 38%, grass 17%, earth, rock and mud 11%, gravel and tracks 7%; the rest (27%) isn't recorded.
About 32% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 14 gates.
Steepest climb: about 115 m in a kilometre (1 in 9), starting 9.8 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- The Swan, Pontfadog: 9.6 miles in, about 250 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
Walked it? Log it
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this section: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.