Description
This is a pretty direct route from Mold to Buckley which includes some off road and some on road sections. On the Mold side there is a walk beside the river and floodplains, a central mile on a busyish road, then quiet lanes and footpath through fields and beside paddocks before Buckley centre. It crosses the Mold bypass in a safe place at the roundabout, where there are also decent pavements and crossing islands.
A review on Molbuc 1 says the fields near Buckley, between Rose Lane and Langford Crescent, "can get a bit boggy, even without bad weather". If that might bother you they suggest skirting round on Rose Lane and Well Street which are "relatively quiet". Or you could stick to the main road instead and save your energy for some more scenic walking elsewhere.
It's a pretty short route with shops etc at both ends but if you are hungry or caught short there are a few options for you near the roundabout where you cross the bypass
This is a pretty direct route from Mold to Buckley which includes some off road and some on road sections. On the Mold side there is a walk beside the river and floodplains, a central mile on a busyish road, then quiet lanes and footpath through fields and beside paddocks before Buckley centre. It crosses the Mold bypass in a safe place at the roundabout, where there are also decent pavements and crossing islands.
A review on Molbuc 1 says the fields near Buckley, between Rose Lane and Langford Crescent, "can get a bit boggy, even without bad weather". If that might bother you they suggest skirting round on Rose Lane and Well Street which are "relatively quiet". Or you could stick to the main road instead and save your energy for some more scenic walking elsewhere.
It's a pretty short route with shops etc at both ends but if you are hungry or caught short there are a few options for you near the roundabout where you cross the bypass
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Mold
Grid Ref
SJ2388763986
Lat / Lon
53.16754° / -3.14000°
Easting / Northing
323,887E / 363,986N
What3Words
wriggled.twinkling.rank
Buckley
Grid Ref
SJ2776264023
Lat / Lon
53.16842° / -3.08206°
Easting / Northing
327,762E / 364,023N
What3Words
physical.degree.completed
| Mold | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ2388763986 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.16754° / -3.14000° |
| Easting / Northing | 323,887E / 363,986N |
| What3Words | wriggled.twinkling.rank |
| Buckley | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ2776264023 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.16842° / -3.08206° |
| Easting / Northing | 327,762E / 364,023N |
| What3Words | physical.degree.completed |
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Hiking Historian
02 Mar 2024Walked in reverse. A muddy in places route, but perfectly functional.
From the centre of Buckley, for some reason we take a service road to the bypass; personally, I would've carried straight on, as the roads merge. After a bit of a pavement walk, we head down pur first footpath: a tarmac path between walls, until we hit a field. It can be pretty sodden and muddy in places, but not as bad as the paths around and through the paddocks we're about to enter! Thrresa number of stiles and boardwalks, and coupled with the lumpy clay mud, it's not for everyone!
After crossing Wat's Dyke and a footbridge (ironically sometimes flooded), we hit an unpaved road. It's not the busiest road, but the usual caution is needed when negotiating rural lanes. At the end, we join the main road in Mynydd Isa, which we follow downhill, using the pavement at the side of the dual carriageway.
At the bottom, crossings at at the roundabout, and then a good, albeit muddy, footpath along the Alyn brings us into Mold.
A good, if not muddy, route, but not the most spectacular.
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