🥾 Walking route
Llangollen History Trail
Denbighshire
- 📏 9.3 km · 5.8 mi
- ⛰ +411 m
- ⏱ 2 hr 45 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance9.3 km · 5.8 mi
- Elevation+411 m
- Duration2 hr 45 min
- DifficultyModerate
- Route typeCircular
- TerrainRiverside paths, woodland and upland tracks with some steady climbs
- Best seasonSpring to autumn
- DogsDog-friendly; keep on lead near livestock and the canal
About this walk
Starting and finishing at Llantysilio, this circular route weaves together some of the most evocative corners of the Dee Valley. From St Tysilio's Church the path drops towards the River Dee, following its banks before climbing through the wooded slopes of Abbey Dingle and on to the hamlet of Geufron.
The middle section opens out with wider views across the valley, with Castell Dinas Brân's hilltop ruins visible to the east and the limestone escarpments rising above the Eglwyseg River. The route then descends towards Llangollen itself, passing the Llangollen Pavilion and the colourful narrowboats moored along the canal at Llangollen Moorings.
From the town the trail returns westwards along the Dee, with Velvet Hill and Fron Fawr framing the way back to Llantysilio. At a little over 9 km with 411 m of ascent, it is a satisfying half-day outing that combines riverside walking, woodland and breezy upland paths.
Route map
Route line drawn from OpenStreetMap footpath data. Numbered markers are waypoints on the route; amber star markers are points of interest a short detour away.
Waypoints along the route
8 waypoints along the way
- 1
Llantysilio (start and finish)
- Start / finish
Start and finish of this circular route.
- 2
Abbey Dingle
- 3
Geufron
- 4
Llangollen Moorings
- 5
Llangollen Pavilion
- 6
Eglwyseg River
- 7
River Dee
- 8
St Tysilio's Church
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Velvet Hill
~238 m off the route
Llwyn Twr
~275 m off the route
Fron Fawr
~411 m off the route
Piler Eliseg
~266 m off the route
Castell Dinas Brân
~436 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).