Section 1 of 3, Maelor Way
Castle Mill to Overton
10 miles (16 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SJ 264 374. Finish: SJ 373 418. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 308 m of climbing and 365 m of descent; highest point 152 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Castle Mill.
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 80 m from the start. Directions SJ 264 374Car park (free), 920 m from the start. Directions SJ 267 383
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: Chirk station, 2.1 km away (Directions); the bus stop at Chirk Railway Station, 2.1 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Overton. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Old Post Office, 110 m from the finish. Directions SJ 373 419Cocoa Rooms, 140 m from the finish. Directions SJ 373 417Parkside, 200 m from the finish. Directions SJ 373 420
Planning the Maelor Way
- Planning the whole trail: wrexham.gov.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 29%, earth, rock and mud 7%, gravel and tracks 6%; the rest (58%) isn't recorded.
About 30% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 25 stiles, 3 kissing gates, 2 gates, 1 stream crossing.
Steepest climb: about 47 m in a kilometre (1 in 21), starting 4 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Bridge Inn, Chirk Bank: 2 miles in.Boat Inn, Erbistock: 8.5 miles in.
- Café
- Dobbies Cafe, Rhoswiel: 2.8 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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