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Llangollen Canal – Pontcysyllte Aqueduct loop from Llangollen

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United Kingdom
Wales
North Wales
Denbighshire
Llangollen

Llangollen Canal – Pontcysyllte Aqueduct loop from Llangollen

Hard

116

runners

Llangollen Canal – Pontcysyllte Aqueduct loop from Llangollen

01:49

17.5km

120m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 9.13 km for 7 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

102 m

Stone Bridge Over the Llangollen Canal

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it’s canal guys

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2

817 m

This beautiful, picturesque heritage railway is located beside the historic Dee Bridge (built in 1345) and journeys 10 miles through the picturesque Dee Valley from Llangollen to the town of Corwen.

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953 m

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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1.16 km

Llangollen Wharf

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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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5

1.23 km

View of Hand Hotel, Llangollen

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6

1.28 km

Llangollen Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Llangollen Canal is 46 miles (74 km) long. It runs from Hurleston Junction on the Shropshire Union Canal and Llangollen.

This section has a nice towpath with several interesting rocky features.

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9.88 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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9.89 km

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Highlight • Historical Site

NOTE: Cyclists will have to dismount and walk their bikes over Pontcysyllte & Chirk aqueducts. It would be also prudent to walk the longer tunnels.

The aqueduct itself is a …

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17.5 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.3 km

1.24 km

418 m

193 m

190 m

177 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.48 km

5.91 km

3.18 km

729 m

173 m

< 100 m

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