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Allan’s Lockdown
A straightforward all-weather stroll with wide views over the beautiful Ceiriog valley.
Pen y Gwely
An upland hike with wonderful views to the Berwyn Mountains and Shropshire Hills.
Offa’s Dyke Taster
Sample the National Trail and walk the historic earthwork overlooking Chirk Castle.
Erddig and Wat’s Dyke
An all-day walk to a historic house set in a riverside country park, plus a long section of Wat’s Dyke.
Wynnstay Estate
A glimpse of the family seat of the Wynn family, after which the pub is named.
Gardden hillfort
A short walk full of history: ancient Offa’s Dyke, a 19th-century icehouse and an Iron Age hillfort.
Berwyn Tops from Tan Y Pystyll
This lengthy walk in the Berwyns provides the walker with the opportunity to visit the highets hill in the range together with many other peaks on the main and associated ridges. As an added bonus you can see the beautiful waterfall of Pistyll Rhaeadr and also enjoy some solitude as many of the peaks are not often walked.
The Hollies & Poles Coppice from near Habberley
This Shropshire walk explores the countryside to the north of the Stiperstones. The route is generally on well marked paths and tracks. One of the highlights of the walk is the area known as the Hollies which is home to some of the oldest Holly trees in the UK, with some dating back over 400 years.
The Stiperstones and Blakemoor Flat from the Knolls
A short walk in the Shropshire Hills that provides some wonderful views. The Stiperstones have a rocky quartzite ridge and this provides a dramatic backdrop to the walk.
Cook’s Bridge and Trevalyn
A short level stroll on lanes and footpaths, with a couple of stretches along the pretty River Alyn.
Marford Quarry
Walk through a wooded nature reserve, with good views across the Dee valley on the return journey.
Along the Dee and Alyn
A pleasant level walk through meadows, with stretches alongside the rivers Dee and Alyn.
Poulton and Pulford Brook
A pleasant and undemanding walk through the low-lying meadows of the Dee Valley.
Poulton and the River Alyn
A peaceful walk in the low-lying Dee valley using a mix of farm tracks, quiet country lanes and field paths, includinga pleasant stretch along the River Alyn.
Pulford and Lavister
A short stroll round two villages, one in England and one in Wales.
Bickerton Hill and Raw Head
An extended walk along the Sandstone Trail, giving fine views and including highlights of the mid-Cheshire ridge.
Maiden Castle
A steady climb through heath and woodland to the Sandstone Trail and Maiden Castle, an Iron Age hillfort.
Two Rivers, Ruthin
Over the fields to the beautiful wooded valley of the Afon Clywedog, returning via Rhewl and the Afon Clwyd.
River Clwyd
A relaxing stroll to a historic bridge, returning along the river and beneath the castle walls. No stiles.
Moel Famau
An all-day expedition to the highest point in the Clwydian Hills, with magnificent views in all directions.
Bulkeley Hill
Enjoyable farmland and woodland walking with superb views over the Peckforton Hills and the surrounding Cheshire Plain.
Waste Hill
A short but satisfying walk featuring good views, quiet lanes and tracks, and sunlight-dappled woodland.
Beeston Castle
A fine scenic walk with views of two castles, one an authentic medieval fortification, the other a Victorian country house now used for weddings and conferences. Much of the walk is wooded. The walk can be extended to include the climb up to Beeston Castle (English Heritage: admission charge).
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