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Battle of Crogen Circular Walk

Local route4.8 km · 3.0 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Chirk Castle Woodland Walk 0.8 mi · 1.3 kmExplore Wrexham →

Wrexham, United KingdomDenbighshireDee Valley Way · DenbighshireLlangollen History Trail · DenbighshireDenbighshireWrexhamCeiriog Trail · WrexhamChirk Castle Woodland Walk · WrexhamLlangollen Round · WrexhamStart / end5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–19 °C (52–66 °F)

  1. J6°1°106
  2. F6°1°80
  3. M8°2°86
  4. A11°3°78
  5. M14°6°79
  6. J17°9°79
  7. J19°11°77
  8. A18°11°84
  9. S16°9°92
  10. O12°7°118
  11. N8°4°118
  12. D6°1°119

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Find the Gates of the Dead and the site of the Battle of Crogen on this circular walk from Chirk Castle. Walking alongside Offa's Dyke you will stumble across 1,000 years of history and conflict. This walk is part permissive, so is available Apr-Sep only.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
4.8 km · 3.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
3.5 km · 2.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
3.1 km W of Chirk (Wrexham, Wales) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wrexham
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
National Trust
From / to
Visitor Car Park, Chirk Castle car park, Chirk, Wrexham, LL14 5AF;52.93838, -3.09252;SJ267384 → Visitor Car Park, Chirk Castle car park, Chirk, Wrexham, LL14 5AF;52.93838, -3.09252;SJ267384
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
52.9372, -3.0984
Route start
52.9339, -3.1029
OpenStreetMap
relation 19534468
Official info
nationaltrust.org.uk/cy/visit/wales/chirk-castle
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Chirk Castle Woodland Walk

0.8 mi · 1.3 km · Wrexham

Llangollen History Trail

4.8 mi · 7.7 km · Denbighshire

Wat's Dyke Way

7 mi · 11 km · Wrexham

North Berwyn Way

8 mi · 13 km · Denbighshire

Maelor Way

8 mi · 13 km · Wrexham

Dee Valley Way

8 mi · 14 km · Denbighshire

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