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Llangollen Town and River Dee – Horseshoe Pass loop from Llwynmawr

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Llangollen Town and River Dee – Horseshoe Pass loop from Llwynmawr

Hard

5.0

(2)

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Llangollen Town and River Dee – Horseshoe Pass loop from Llwynmawr

03:24

42.4km

1,150m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.63 km

View of Llangollen and Dee Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Prepare for a wicked decline too. You’ll want both hands on the brakes coming down - single track.

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6.76 km

Llangollen Town and River Dee

Highlight • Historical Site

Llangollen is a town and community, situated on the River Dee, in Denbighshire, Wales. Its riverside location forms the edge of the Berwyn range, and the Dee Valley section of …

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6.99 km

View of the River Dee from Llangollen Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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7.32 km

Drosi Bikes

Highlight • Structure

The Drosi Bikes community workshop is an inclusive and inspiring cycle hub in Llangollen, where bikes are repaired and recycled and people are upskilled and educated around bike maintenance and …

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7.58 km

Llangollen Railway Station and Dee Bridge

Highlight • Monument

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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8.30 km

Stone Bridge Over the Llangollen Canal

Highlight • Bridge

it’s canal guys

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9.03 km

Llwyn Twr

Forest

9.63 km

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 …

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14.6 km

Horseshoe Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Horseshoe Pass is a mountain pass in Denbighshire, north-east Wales. It separates Llantysilio Mountain to the west from the 565 metre mountain and Marilyn Cyrn-y-Brain to the east. The …

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16.1 km

Horseshoe Pass

Mountain Pass

42.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.8 km

8.71 km

6.85 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.4 km

16.3 km

998 m

400 m

365 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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Llangollen Town and River Dee – Horseshoe Pass loop from Llwynmawr

View of Llangollen and Dee Valley

Llangollen Town and River Dee

View of the River Dee from Llangollen Bridge

Drosi Bikes

Llangollen Railway Station and Dee Bridge

Stone Bridge Over the Llangollen Canal

Llangollen Motor Museum

Horseshoe Pass

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