Vale of Llangollen

Distance: Three-and-a-half miles.

1. Start at parking area alongside A539, two miles from the Australia Arms at Trevor. Cross the stile and walk down the towpath, then turn left and walk under road bridge, continuing along canal for about 1 1/2 miles until reaching Llangollen.

2. At the town, leave the tow path at a bridge with railings, turn left and cross over to a road junction. Take the signed footpath opposite and follow this alongside a school to a lane by a white cottage.

3. Cross over and take winding path uphill along field edge. Pass through a kissing gate on to a track and on to a junction of three tracks and a lane.

4. Turn right and follow the undulating enclosed track along the base of Dinas Bran until it ends at a field gate. Through the gate and along the top edge of two fields to a lane.

Where this bends left cross the stile to the left of a drive, follow the righthand boundary to a gate.
Pass through and cross to the next field half-left to a stile, cross this and turn left across another stile.

5. Go downhill to a footpath sign and turn right. Continue downhill to cross two stiles which lead in to a farm yard.

Cross the drive then left over a stile. Up the track, bearing right to a stile, as indicated, into a field. The path contours along the middle of this field.

6. After a while, cross a fence-cum-stile and go up the rough track to a gate on to a lane. Turn right down the hill and follow the lane which eventually becomes a narrow track winding downhill back to the A539 and the start of the walk.

* Shropshire and Mid Wales are perfect for getting out and enjoying a countryside walk, but over time there may be changes to access on some routes. If you follow one of our walks and find a problem, please let us know so that we can amend the details online. Simply e-mail us at internet@shropshirestar.co.uk with the details.