Llangollen Wharf – Pontcysyllte Aqueduct loop from Berwyn

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Llangollen Wharf – Pontcysyllte Aqueduct loop from Berwyn

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Llangollen Wharf – Pontcysyllte Aqueduct loop from Berwyn

01:18

20.1km

110m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.1 km for 263 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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832 m

Llangollen Motor Museum

Highlight • Monument

The Llangollen Motor Museum is a small museum and autojumble source near Llangollen, Wales, established in 1986.
Cars and motorbikes dating back to the 50s and 60s
You can put you bike out or take in if they let you. Ot a great place

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2.03 km

Stone Bridge Over the Llangollen Canal

Highlight • Bridge

it’s canal guys

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2.56 km

Canal

Highlight • Structure

2.71 km

View of the railway station

Highlight • Viewpoint

2.89 km

Llangollen Wharf

Highlight • Rest Area

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 a Tea Room at the Wharf serving breakfasts, light lunches and afternoon tea. Home made cakes are our speciality. They also have self drive Dayboats for hire.

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2.96 km

View of Hand Hotel, Llangollen

Highlight • Viewpoint

10.2 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 along with the equally impressive Aqueduct of Segovia in Spain in the same month. Both are UNESCO World Heritage Sites but Pontcysyllte is unique because you can traverse the entire length on foot and by boat. It's amazing to watch kayakers and boaters bob across this aerial waterway against a beautiful lofty backdrop.

The setting is stunning; the aqueduct is breathtakingly impressive and foot access via nearby car parks is easy. There is an all-day £3 parking charge and there are toilets in the smaller car park at Trevor Basin. There is also a small cafe on one side of the canal and a cute little visitor centre on the other side. The visitor centre has friendly staff and a small one-room display that contains a TV display, information boards and some interesting engineering artefacts.

Overall, it's a top attraction that's well worth visiting. I recommend seeing it as part of an 11-mile (18 km) out-and-back hike along the canal to Llangollen.

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10.2 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 pioneering masterpiece of engineering conceived by Thomas Telford. It is the highest canal aqueduct in the world and as such has magnificent views. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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20.1 km

End point

Parking

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