Walk dn131 The Offa's Dyke Path from Glan Llyn
This 7 mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Glan Llyn & will take you about 3½ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Length: | 7 miles (11km) | |
| Ascent: | 2,373ft (723m) | |
| Time: | 5hrs | |
| Grade: |  | |
| Walk Type: | High Mountains | |
| Start: | Cow Bridge Car Park* | |
| Grid Ref: | NY403134 | |
| Sat Nav: | N54.5122 W2.9241 | |
| What3words: | scarecrow.generals.fire | |
| Postcode: | CA11 0NS‡ | |
| Car Park Fee: | Pay and display. Free parking for National Trust members | |
| Car Park Size: | Small. Only room for 22 well-parked cars | |
| Location: | On the A592 between Hartsop and Patterdale | |
| Stiles: | None | |
| Dogs: | Permitted under close control | |
| Terrain: | Good paths in the valley, thin mountain paths higher up | |
| Gear Needed: | Full mountain gear including boots, warm layers, waterproofs, food & water, and good weather | |
Route outline for this walk:
Glan Llyn - Coed Jenny Morgan - The Offa's Dyke Path - Coed Rhedyn-coch - Mynydd y Cwm (Coed Cwm) - Marian Cwm - Marian Ffrith - Bryn Cnewyllyn - Marian Mill Trout Farm - Henfryn Hall - The Clwydian Way - Swyn y Mynydd - Hendre Fawr - Glan Llyn
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 Welsh Mountains |
 0 Wainwrights |
 0 Welsh Nuttalls |
 0 Welsh Deweys |
 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
 1 Welsh Marilyn |
 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Mynydd y Cwm (Coed Cwm) at 305m (1001ft). Mynydd y Cwm (Coed Cwm) is classified as a Welsh Marilyn (142nd highest in Wales, 1371st highest in the UK).
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Clwydian Way, a 196km (122 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Prestatyn in Denbighshire, Wales. The Clwydian Way is waymarked by named discs and a buzzard motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Clwydian Way.
Part of this walk also follows a section of The Offa's Dyke Path, a 287km (178 miles) linear footpath connecting Sedbury Cliffs in Gloucestershire, England with Prestatyn in Denbighshire, Wales. The Offa's Dyke Path is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Offa's Dyke Path.
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 265 Clwydian Range / Bryniau is not currently available
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
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