Trevor Hall Wood and the Llangollen Canal.

Start. Trevor Basin.

Route. Trevor Basin - Llangollen Canal - Bridge 32W - Bridge 33W - Offa's Dyke Path - Ruabon/Barmouth Railway (disused) - A539 Trevor Cross - Trevor Hall Road - Gardner's Lodge - Trevor Hall Wood - Sun Trevor Inn - Llangollen Canal - Bridge 33W - B5434 Gate Road - Pontcysyllte Old Bridge - Froncysyllte - Llangollen Canal - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - Trevor Basin.

Notes. Situated at the small town of Trevor, Trevor Basin is an essential mooring for pleasure craft and tourist boats on the Llangollen Canal. Originally the basins purpose was a transshipment point for coal, building materials and other goods such as iron and red bricks, today it’s solely tourism consequently it gets very busy.

From Trevor Basin we made our way down the road, joining the Llangollen Canal at footbridge 32W, a short walk to the next bridge followed, another footbridge 33W, we crossed to join the Offa’s Dyke Path. This long distant trod guided us through fields, under the disused Ruabom/Barmouth Railway line then to the main road, we crossed to join the pavement opposite then turned left, a short walk in the company of traffic followed before Trevor Hall Road emerged from the right, this we followed. Up hill, when the road turned sharp right at Gardener’s Lodge we continued straight on down the drive way to Trevor Hall, after a hundred yards a path emerged from the woods, this we followed.

Through woodland we climbed, followed by a fenced path along the edge of green fields, at the end of this trod a sign welcomed us to Trevor Hall Wood. We entered before descending through a dark conifer plantation, keeping left at each path junction conifers soon gave way to mixed woodland and moss covered boulders, a kissing gate at the edge of the wood allowed access to a little used field path. This path rounded the lip of an old quarry (now a caravan park) before ejecting us onto a concrete drive. A short descent over concrete followed before a wide green trod immerged on our right, we left the drive, this trod guided us through stunning views over the Vale of Llangollen depositing us in a tarmac lane above the Sun Trevor Inn. As it was lunch time, we sat outdoors in the sun and dined, and a fine meal it was.

With full stomachs and neither of us feeling like walking any further we descended to the main road and a bridge allowing access to the towing path of the Llangollen Canal, feeling a bit lethargic we slowly wandered towards Trevor. Now remember footbridge 33W, when we eventually reached it we descended a path signed Froncysyllte, this deposited us on the B5434 Gate Road above Pontcysyllte Old Bridge, you get a good view of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct from here, just watch out for traffic.

Gate Road continued guiding up out of the valley away from the River Dee, depositing us in Froncysyllte where we joined the Llangollen Canal for an exhilarating walk over the magnificent Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, the second this week.

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Getting closer Bridge 33W the point we join the Offa's Dyke Path.

Sue strides out the disused Ruabon/Barmouth Railway above her head.

Woodland paths usher us towards Trevor Hall Wood.

Sue strides out through Trevor Hall Wood.

As we descended conifers soon gave way to mixed woodland and moss covered boulders.

Free of the tree cover bluebells line the concrete drive we're descending.

Geraint Hill over the Vale of Llangollen.

Calming scene on the Llangollen Canal at Bryn-Howel.

The canal near Plas-yn-y-Pentre.

Rivers of wild garlic.

Viewing the Pontcycyllte Aqueduct from Pontcycyllte Old Bridge.

From Pontcycyllte Old Bridge the River Dee.

Canal boats at Froncysyllte.

UNESCO has described this world heritage site as ‘a masterpiece of creative genius’. The first 11 miles of the Llangollen Canal is an outstanding piece of industrial and engineering heritage comprising of embankments, tunnels, viaducts and aqueducts, including the stunning Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, pronounced Pont-ker-sulth-tay it is the Welsh for "the bridge that connects".

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