Walkabout Wrexham & District

WALKABOUT WREXHAM AND CORONAVIRUS

IMPORTANT - If you develop Covid symptoms in the 7 days following any of our walks, please let us know immediately so we can inform the other walkers.  Please email us on

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Bill's Walks (January -June 2022)

All these walks are graded as harder/challenging.  They are 6 or more miles in length and last 3+ hours so bring a packed lunch.  The walks cross rough ground which is sometimes muddy so walking boots are needed.  The walks will include inclines (some steep), often go over stiles and require a good level of fitness.

Wednesday 19th January
A 5.6 mile morning walk with a total ascent of 1455 ft (440 m) from the top of the Horseshoe Pass, on the A542 near Llangollen, down to Eglwyseg then returning on the Clwydian Way.
Meet at 9.45 for a 10.00 start in the car park across the road from the Ponderosa Café (LL20 8DR  Grid ref SJ 192481  /// hence.uncouth.grin).  No dogs please.

Wednesday 16th February
A 7.8 mile bus walk with a total ascent of 1765 ft (540 m) from Glyndyfrdwy over Vivod Mountain to Llangollen.
Meet at 8.45 in King Street Bus Station in Wrexham to catch the 9.00 Barmouth bus to Glyndyfrdwy.  The bus can also be picked up en route in Llangollen.  No dogs please.

 
Wednesday 16th March
A 6 mile morning walk with a total ascent of 1400 ft (425 m) from Glyn Ceiriog up to Biddulph Tower at the top of Y Foel.
Meet at 9.45 for a 10.00 start at the Ceiriog Centre on the B4500 (New Road) in the village (LL20 7HE  Grid ref SJ 204379  /// mergers.alpha.rooms).  No dogs please.

Wednesday 20th April
A testing 10.14 mile walk with a total ascent of 2820 ft (860 m) from Llantysilio Green over Velvet Hill up to the Ponderosa and then over Moel y Faen.
Meet at 9.45 for a 10.00 start in the P+D car park (LL20 8BN  Grid ref SJ 198433  /// fuzz.hero.disengage).  No dogs please.

Directions - Take the A542 west (Abbey Road) out of Llangollen towards the Horseshoe Pass.  Go past the International Eisteddfod ground, then about ¼ mile after the Motor Museum, turn left on to the B5103 towards Rhewl, Llantysilio and Horseshoe Falls.  Go straight on past the left turns for the Chainbridge Hotel and for Corwen.  About 100 metres further along on the left is the car park (pay and display but free for National Trust members).

Wednesday 18th May
A circular 9.6 mile walk with a total ascent of 2270 ft (690 m) from Chirk to Pontfadog.
Meet at 9.45 for a 10.00 start in the car park behind The Hand Hotel (LL14 5ET  Grid ref SJ 291378  /// duplicate.playback.neatly).  No dogs please.

Directions - Coming into Chirk from Wrexham along the B5070, drive past the Co-op, Kronospan and Chirk Court.  Then just past the Stanton House Inn (on the left) and about 100 metres before the War Memorial and road to the station and Chirk Castle, turn left into Colliery Road (signposted Car Park and Toilets) and then after 100 metres, turn right into Pwll Y Waun and into the car park.

Wednesday 15th June
A circular 5 mile walk with a total ascent of 1650 ft (500 m) from Llangynog in the Tanat valley north-east towards Y Clogydd.
Meet at 9.45 for a 10.00 start in the car park on the B4391 (Berwyn Street) in the centre of the village (SY10 0ES  Grid ref SJ 054262  /// invented.deranged.photos).  No dogs please.

Directions - From Wrexham, take the A483 (to Oswestry), then the A5.  Turn off the A5 on the Oswestry by-pass on to the A483 (signposted Welshpool).  Then about 3 miles further south, turn right at the Lynclys Crossroads (by the White Lion Pub) on to the A495.  After about 2 miles continue straight on along the B4396 for about 10 miles to Penybontfawr.  Here, bear right on to the B4391 for about 3 miles into Llangynog.  Keep right by the church on to Berwyn Street and the car park is about 50 metres along on the right.

For more information about the walks, please email - billstephens@billstephens.force9.co.uk