Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Llangollen and Chirk.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Llangollen and Chirk.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 5 people.
This route has been flagged (1 time) for reasons relating to accuracy.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 5
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (4) No (1)
Problems reported - Accuracy (1)
Downloads - 4
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Llangollen
Grid Ref
SJ2151542088
Lat / Lon
52.97040° / -3.17013°
Easting / Northing
321,515E / 342,088N
What3Words
landowner.subplot.magma
Chirk
Grid Ref
SJ2909637657
Lat / Lon
52.93163° / -3.05629°
Easting / Northing
329,096E / 337,657N
What3Words
bins.warns.stump
Llachi One's land is
| Llangollen | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ2151542088 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.97040° / -3.17013° |
| Easting / Northing | 321,515E / 342,088N |
| What3Words | landowner.subplot.magma |
| Chirk | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ2909637657 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.93163° / -3.05629° |
| Easting / Northing | 329,096E / 337,657N |
| What3Words | bins.warns.stump |
| Pasture | 73.9% |
| Urban | 26.1% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Mary Oz
21 Apr 2024This is a lovely route marred by a horrendous inaccuracy at the north end of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. It expects you to fly/abseil 30 metres/100 feet between the valley floor and the aqueduct towpath. LlaChi Three is the corrected version.
Eddie Jones
30 Dec 2023Fantastic route from start to finish. Was raining hard when I completed it but still fully accessible. Canal towpaths make for easy navigation and good conditions underfoot. Lots of heritage to take in enroute. There is a nice cafe in the old chapel in Pontcysyllte. Would recommend a torch for the tunnels as these are surprisingly dark.
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Peteproadventure
27 Jul 2023Beautiful views of the Rivers Dee and Ceiriog and their valleys, two aqueducts with great views make it special.
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MaddyT
25 Oct 2021This is an easy walk along a canal tow path - flat and easy to navigate with great views of the surrounding hills. It’s also a cycle route. The only issues are for anyone with an extreme fear of the dark or of heights: the path goes through the 174m long Whitehouse Tunnel and over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
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Marion Frankland
08 Aug 2021Really enjoyed this walk along the canal - very little navigation actually needed!
There is step free entry at both Chirk and Llangollen, although it is very steep at the end. The trail starts as the canal emerges from a tunnel, follows it over the Aqueduct and on into Llangollen. The Aqueduct is NOT for the faint hearted... i'ts very high, and the railings are quite well spaced. A slight diversion will give you step free access at this point. (I did not exactly follow the given route at this point. It requires you to lose a lot of height and gain it again. Following the signposts to 'Llangollen' works just as well, and takes you past a path offering a view of the aqueduct).
The butty boat just after the aqueduct did a good bacon sandwich and a piece of homemade cake.
The path is a well maintained canal towpath, solid underfoot but expect mud/puddles in places when it is raining.
Decent options for eating/drinking/toilets at either end, and a couple of pubs along the way.
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