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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

01:19

20.3km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.3 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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2.74 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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2.88 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 current bridge dates back to the 12th or 13th century. It's doubled in width since it was first built.

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3.10 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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3.18 km

View of Hand Hotel, Llangollen

Highlight • Viewpoint

10.4 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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10.4 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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20.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

7.58 km

751 m

556 m

186 m

177 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

6.66 km

1.98 km

964 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 28 July

22°C

14°C

23 %

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Llangollen Wharf – Pontcysyllte Aqueduct loop from Berwyn

Llangollen Motor Museum

Stone Bridge Over the Llangollen Canal

Llangollen Railway Station and Dee Bridge

View of the River Dee from Llangollen Bridge

Llangollen Wharf

View of Hand Hotel, Llangollen

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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