Llangollen Canal

The plan for today was…

Park Car

Grab some dinner

Canal boat trip to Pontcysyllte

Kev walks back to Llangollen / Sue gets bus back

A rather full River Dee

With part one completed we ambled up to the canal, crossing a swollen River Dee, and achieved part two at the cafe next to the canal cruise office. Soup and a sandwich fitted the bill perfectly.

Our Transport

Our narrow boat left just after 12 for a steady cruise along the Llangollen canal culminating in a crossing of the Pontcysyllte aqueduct. This feat of engineering was constructed by Thomas Telford (although he probably had some help) and stands 125 feet above the River Dee. 

A little past the end of the aqueduct, the boat was turned around and we all got off. Sue was to catch the courtesy bus back to Llangollen to indulge in a spot of retail therapy and I was to walk the 4 and a bit miles back the way we had come.

After crossing the 336 yard long aqueduct (they built things in yards back in 1805), there was a left turn towards Llangollen.

A View of the Llangollen Canal

The walk back was pretty uneventful and fairly quiet, passing a few walkers and being passed by a few cyclists. Luckily, the weather held and I arrived back in Llangollen an hour and a few minutes after setting off.

The Garmin recorded 4.96 miles in a time of 1:07:04 – quick but not quick enough to stop Sue’s shopping spree!

Weekly total = 46 miles (+ 6 miles running)