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Horseshoe Falls – Llangollen Canal loop from Castell Dinas Brân

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Horseshoe Falls – Llangollen Canal loop from Castell Dinas Brân

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Horseshoe Falls – Llangollen Canal loop from Castell Dinas Brân

05:10

18.4km

370m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

Waypoints

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10.7 km

St Tysilio's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

In early spring, the churchyard is a mass of snowdrops, worth the extra few hundred yards past the horseshoe falls to see.

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11.1 km

Horseshoe Falls

Highlight • Monument

Located on the River Dee, near to Llantysilio, this masterpiece of Thomas Telford Engineering is where the Pontcysllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage site begins. He designed this weir to …

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11.5 km

Chain Bridge, Llangollen

Highlight • Bridge

Looking back up the Dee to the historic bridges.

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12.7 km

Llangollen Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The walk down the llangollen canal is very well accessible. It's beautiful and you seen horse drawn boats every so often. The water was beautifully clear!

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13.6 km

Stone Bridge Over the Llangollen Canal

Highlight • Bridge

it’s canal guys

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14.2 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 …

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14.4 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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14.5 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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18.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.18 km

6.51 km

2.82 km

586 m

186 m

108 m

Surfaces

6.77 km

4.06 km

3.53 km

3.39 km

590 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Tuesday 2 June

17°C

9°C

98 %

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Horseshoe Falls – Llangollen Canal loop from Castell Dinas Brân

St Tysilio's Church

Horseshoe Falls

Chain Bridge, Llangollen

Llangollen Canal

Stone Bridge Over the Llangollen Canal

Llangollen Wharf

Llangollen Railway Station and Dee Bridge

View of the River Dee from Llangollen Bridge

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