The line is the official route from Natural England's National Trails (England) data (Open Government Licence v3.0), with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check for current diversions before a long trip. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 12 days of about 24 km (15 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Tidenham to Newland 24 km · 24 km from the start
- Day 2 Newland to Llanvihangel Ystern Llewern 24 km · 47 km from the start
- Day 3 Llanvihangel Ystern Llewern to Llanigon 24 km · 71 km from the start
- Day 4 Llanigon to Gladestry 24 km · 95 km from the start
- Day 5 Gladestry to Whitton 24 km · 119 km from the start
- Day 6 Whitton to Newcastle on Clun 24 km · 142 km from the start
- Day 7 Newcastle on Clun to Kingswood 24 km · 166 km from the start
- Day 8 Kingswood to Carreghofa 24 km · 190 km from the start
- Day 9 Carreghofa to Froncysyllte 24 km · 214 km from the start
- Day 10 Froncysyllte to Llandegla 24 km · 237 km from the start
- Day 11 Llandegla to Ysceifiog 24 km · 261 km from the start
- Day 12 Ysceifiog to Prestatyn 24 km · 285 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Hatterrall Hill 531 m · 63 km from the start
- Pen y Garn Fawr [North Daren] 610 m · 69 km from the start
- Black Mountain 704 m · 75 km from the start
- Hergest Ridge 427 m · 103 km from the start
- Long Mountain 408 m · 168 km from the start
- Moel Gyw 467 m · 245 km from the start
- Moel Famau 555 m · 253 km from the start
- Moel Arthur 456 m · 258 km from the start
- Penycloddiau 440 m · 261 km from the start
- Moel Maenefa 290 m · 270 km from the start
The listed hills and the highest of 34 tops within 300 m of the line. The app shows them all. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Tidenham, Gloucestershire. 51.63255, -2.64843
Finish: near Prestatyn, Denbighshire. 53.34234, -3.41243
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Tidenham, Gloucestershire · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Newland, Gloucestershire · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Llanvihangel Ystern Llewern, Monmouthshire · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Llanigon, Powys · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Gladestry, Powys · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Whitton, Powys · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Newcastle on Clun, Shropshire · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Kingswood, Powys · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Carreghofa, Powys · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Froncysyllte, Wrexham · After day 9 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Llandegla, Denbighshire · After day 10 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Ysceifiog, Flintshire · After day 11 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Prestatyn, Denbighshire · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
