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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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Cycling

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Gravel riding

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Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

Location: North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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March 20, 2023

Hiking

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 …

October 8, 2019

Hiking

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a feat of engineering that carries the Llangollen Canal over the River Dee. The dizzying journey along the ‘stream in the sky’ is an exhilarating experience whether you are on a boat or on foot. The 18-arched stone and cast iron structure was completed in 1805 and was the longest aqueduct in Great Britain and the highest canal aqueduct in the world at the time.

August 23, 2022

Hiking

Need a good head for heights if you want to walk across, just a narrow canal & footpath. There is a metal fence/handrail along the footpath and nothing on the other side of the canal

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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – Llangollen Canal Lift Bridge loop from Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

7.77km

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100m

100m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct – Llangollen Canal Lift Bridge loop from Cefn Mawr

6.47km

01:44

70m

70m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 70 m

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Location: North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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