Walkabout Wrexham & District

Bill's Walks (January - June 2023)

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 18th January
Llantysilio circular - a 3 hour walk with 1420 ft (435 m) of ascent along the tramway and up to the Quarry returning via Llandynan.  Meet at 9.45 for a 10.00 start in the car park at Llantysilio Green (LL20 8BT  Grid Ref SJ 198433  ///best.middle.fatigued).  No dogs please.

Directions
Take the A542 west (Abbey Road) out of Llangollen towards the Horseshoe Pass for about 1.3 miles.  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 15th February
A circular walk from Llwynmawr (located between Pontfadog and Glyn Ceiriog) up both sides of the Ceiriog valley with a total ascent of 1610 ft (490 m) in 3.5 hours.  Meet at 9.15 for a 9.30 start in the car park at the Community Centre (LL20 7BB  Grid Ref SJ 222371  ///attitudes.flaunting.kennels).  No dogs please.

Directions
Take the B4500 west from Chirk along the Ceiriog Valley through Pontfadog.  About 1 mile further on, the road bends round to the left and 100 m after this and just past the Dolywern Leonard Cheshire Home, bear left on to Maes y Wern.  The car park is about 250 m along on the left.

Wednesday 15th March
A 3 hour circular walk from Glyn Ceiriog with a total ascent of 1350 ft (410 m) and refreshments afterwards.  Meet at 9.45 for a 10.00 start in the car park at the Ceiriog Centre (on the right as you enter the village on the B4500, New Road) (LL20 7HE  Grid Ref SJ 204379  ///mergers.alpha.rooms).  No dogs please.

Directions
Take the B4500 west from Chirk along the Ceiriog Valley through Pontfadog and into Glyn Ceiriog.  The visitor centre is on the right of the B4500 (New Road) as you come into the village.

Wednesday 19th April
A linear bus walk meeting at stand 5 in King Street Bus Station in Wrexham at 9.20 to catch the 9.35 T12 bus to Chirk.  A 4.5 hour walk with 2090 ft (640 m) of ascent via Chirk Castle and the Ceiriog Valley to Llangollen then returning to Wrexham by bus.  No dogs please.

Wednesday 17th May
Llanarmon circular - a 3 hour walk with a total ascent of 1456 ft (445 m) and the option of lunch afterwards.  Meet at 9.45 for a 10.00 start in the centre of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog (LL20 7LD  Grid Ref SJ 157328  //camps.mows.enacts).  No dogs please.

Directions
Take the B4500 west from Chirk along the Ceiriog Valley for about 11 miles, going through Glyn Ceiriog.  Then keep to the B4500 through Tregeiriog for another 1¼ miles to Llanarmon DC where there is limited parking.

Wednesday 21st June
Llangynog circular - a 4 hour walk with 1780 ft (545 m) of ascent up to the nature reserve and returning via Pennant Melangell.  Meet at 9.15 for a 9.30 start in the car park on Berwyn Street in Llangynog in the Tanat Valley (SY10 0EX  Grid Ref SJ 054261  ///respects.idealist.trudges).  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 (sign posted 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.