Glyndŵr's Way

Glyndŵr's Way
Glyndŵr's Way
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Length	135 mi (217 km)
Location	Wales
Designation	National Trail
Trailheads	Knighton; Welshpool
Use	Hiking
Elevation gain/loss	23,629 ft (7,202 m)
Highest point	Foel Fadian, 1,654 ft (504 m)
Difficulty	Very challenging
Website	www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/glyndwrs-way/
Trail map
	Machynlleth
	Offa's Dyke Path

Glyndŵr's Way (Welsh: Llwybr Glyndŵr) is a long-distance footpath in mid-Wales. It runs for 135 miles (217 km) in an extended loop through Powys between Knighton and Welshpool, and anchored on Machynlleth to the west.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

History

Its name derives from the early-15th-century Welsh prince and folk hero Owain Glyndŵr, whose parliament sat in Machynlleth in 1404.^[6] Glyndŵr's Way was granted National Trail status in 2000 to mark the beginning of the third millennium and the 600th anniversary of an ill-fated but long-running and culturally significant rebellion in 1400.

Route

The footpath officially begins in Knighton, on the English border, where it links with Offa's Dyke Path. Running in roughly a horseshoe shape, it passes small market towns such as Llanidloes and quiet villages including Abbeycwmhir and Llanbadarn Fynydd, traversing central mid-Wales to Machynlleth near the Dyfi estuary and returning across Wales via Llanbrynmair, Llangadfan and Lake Vyrnwy and the valley of the River Vyrnwy to Welshpool 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Wales–England border.

The route passes nationally important Welsh natural habitats such as sessile oak woodlands, upland mire and heath, and ancient hedgerows. The area from Staylittle to Aberhosan is noted for its heather moorlands.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Perrott, David. Glyndwr's Way National Trail Guide. Kittiwake Press. ISBN 978-1-908748-14-0. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ Dillon, Paddy (29 May 2018). Glyndwr's Way (Second ed.). Cicerone Press. ISBN 9781852849504. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Glyndwr's Way/Llwybr Glyndwr National Trail". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Glyndŵr's Way". The Ramblers. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Ramblings: Glyndwr's Way". BBC Radio 4. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales. Davies, John, 1938-, Academi Gymreig. Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Press. 2008. ISBN 978-1-84972-709-9. OCLC 692604080.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

52°20′39″N 3°02′59″W / 52.3443°N 3.0498°W / 52.3443; -3.0498

[kittiwake-1] Perrott, David. Glyndwr's Way National Trail Guide. Kittiwake Press. ISBN 978-1-908748-14-0. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[cicerone-2] Dillon, Paddy (29 May 2018). Glyndwr's Way (Second ed.). Cicerone Press. ISBN 9781852849504. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[ldwa-3] "Glyndwr's Way/Llwybr Glyndwr National Trail". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[ramblers-4] "Glyndŵr's Way". The Ramblers. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[bbc-5] "Ramblings: Glyndwr's Way". BBC Radio 4. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[academy-6] The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales. Davies, John, 1938-, Academi Gymreig. Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Press. 2008. ISBN 978-1-84972-709-9. OCLC 692604080.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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v t e Long-distance footpaths and National Trails in Wales
Coastal	Anglesey Coastal Path Ceredigion Coast Path Gower and Swansea Bay Coast Path Llŷn Coastal Path North Wales Path North Wales Pilgrims Way Pembrokeshire Coast Path South Wales Coast and Severn Estuary Coastal Path Wales Coast Path
Non-coastal	The Beacons Way Cambrian Way Celtic Way Cistercian Way Clwydian Way Dyfi Valley Way Glyndŵr's Way Heart of Wales Line Trail Landsker Borderlands Trail Marches Way The Maelor Way Monnow Valley Walk Offa's Dyke Path Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Snowdonia Slate Trail Snowdonia Way Taff Trail Usk Valley Walk Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail Wye Valley Walk

v t e Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom
National Trails (England and Wales)	Cleveland Way Coast to Coast Walk Cotswold Way Glyndŵr's Way Hadrian's Wall Path King Charles III England Coast Path North Downs Way Offa's Dyke Path Peddars Way Pembrokeshire Coast Path Pennine Bridleway Pennine Way The Ridgeway South Downs Way South West Coast Path Thames Path Yorkshire Wolds Way
Other trails (England and Wales)	Capital Ring Esk Valley Walk Lea Valley Walk London Outer Orbital Path Norfolk Coast Path Peak District Boundary Walk Pennine Journey Shakespeare's Way Vanguard Way Wales Coast Path Yorkshire Water Way
Scotland's Great Trails	Annandale Way Arran Coastal Way Ayrshire Coastal Path Berwickshire Coastal Path Borders Abbeys Way Cateran Trail Clyde Walkway Cross Borders Drove Road Dava Way Fife Coastal Path Formartine and Buchan Way Forth-Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Great Glen Canoe Trail Great Glen Way Great Trossachs Path John Muir Way Kintyre Way Loch Lomond and Cowal Way Moray Coast Trail Mull of Galloway Trail River Ayr Way Rob Roy Way Romans and Reivers Route St Cuthbert's Way Southern Upland Way Speyside Way Three Lochs Way West Highland Way West Island Way
Long-distance path (Northern Ireland)	Ulster Way

History

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