A Walk from Llangollen 2020

Walk Leader: Garth Raybould
Distance: 10 mls
Total Climbing:1600ft

 

This walk gives access to some of the most spectacular scenery in north-east Wales, usually missed by those who pass straight through Llangollen on their way to Snowdonia. We ascend quickly from the town to the ruined 13th century castle of Dinas Bran – the steepest ascent on the walk to get our circulation going! After descending the other side of the hill we take the lane eastwards for a few hundred yards and then gently ascend Trevor Rocks, the southern end of Eglwyseg Mountain, to head generally northwards along the top of the scarp slope.

Eglwyseg Mountain

 Views always depend on the weather, of course, but we should have a stunning panorama of Dinas Bran, the Dee valley and the Llantysilio hills.  At the north end of the scarp we do a U-turn and follow it back southwards along its base on the Offa’s Dyke Path, before diverting westwards into the Eglwyseg River valley.  This takes us past Valle Crucis Abbey, and we follow the Llangollen canal back into the town.