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Traveler Llangollen Canal
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- Sep 13, 2023, 3:45pm
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 101 m
- Wales Chirk 52.926401, -3.05326852°55’35” N 3°3’12” W
Day 5
The Leaving of Llangollen for Chirk
September 13, 2023 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
An early start to the day to try to ensure no oncoming traffic met in the three sections of canal that were just a boat width. I went out a runner, as the early morning mist rose from the canal, to manage any oncoming traffic. The plan worked with just one boat needing to be given way to.

Although we were followed out by two boats, a stop for breakfast paid dividends later. Now, having been overtaken by the two boats, we were able to follow them through tunnels and across Chirk aqueduct before mooring in Chirk for our overnight.

After lunch and a quick vac up, we walked into the village to replenish milk and wine supplies. Ann found a sewing shop, 'Ooh it's open!' . We returned to the boat across the aqueduct with our supplies but on foot this time.Read more
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- Jun 20, 2021
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 86 m
- Wales Ruabon Wynnstay 52.950863, -3.03316252°57’3” N 3°1’59” W
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Chirk
June 20, 2021 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
The road to Chirk was a fast one, primarily on motorway and dual carriage ways.
We had promised ourselves on our previous trip up to to Manchester two years ago that we would return here to cycle along the Llangollen Canal.
We cycled into Llangollen along the canal passing over the famous Pontcysylite aquaduct which was busy with sightseers on foot and on canal trips. The canal follows a contour line and the aquaduct passes across the River Dee at an elevation of 130 feet. The pathway beside the canal on the aquaduct is very narrow which Karen found quite intimidating.
The canal passes Llangollen at high level so we locked up the bikes and descended into the town for a look around. Llangollen was quite busy and hosted a number of individual retail shops and crafty shops.
We returned to Chirk following the canal tow path a little further beyond where we joined it in the morning. Karen was a lot more comfortable across the aquaduct on the return journey and then we encountered the first of the famous Telford canal tunnels. We needed to walk our bikes through the tunnel due to reduced headroom, then followed the tow path up to the entrance of the longer Chirk tunnel where we left the path.Read more
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- Jun 22, 2021
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 96 m
- Wales Ruabon Wynnstay 52.951107, -3.03944452°57’4” N 3°2’22” W
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Chirk
June 22, 2021 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The following day we cycled to Oswestry - we rejoined the canal tow path and walked through the Chirk Tunnel which is the longer of the the two tunnels at 460 ft. It was very dark within the tunnel, illumination from passing narrowboats assisted our view of the very narrow path. Upon reaching daylight we were confronted with the Chirk aquaduct which crosses the river below at a height of 65 ft. This was a really interesting part of the canal network, clearly being enjoyed by a number of narrowboats which passed us by.
We had a little wander around Oswestry, taking in the site of the old Castle - dismantled by the victorious Parliamentarians and there is very little of it left. The garden next to the Wilfred Owen memorial was very colourful.Read more
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