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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 Foel Fadian Dylife Llanbrynmair Llanidloes Llanwddyn Abbey-cwm-hir Meifod Felindre Knighton Welshpool Offa's Dyke Path

National Trails
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England Cleveland Way Coast to Coast Cotswold Way England Coast Path Hadrian's Wall Path North Downs Way Peddar's Way and Norfolk Coast Path Pennine Bridleway The Ridgeway South Downs Way South West Coast Path (longest) Thames Path Yorkshire Wolds Way (shortest)
Wales Glyndŵr's Way Pembrokeshire Coast Path
Cross-border Offa's Dyke Path (Wales and England) Pennine Way (Scotland and England)
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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.

History

Its name derives from the early-15th-century Welsh prince and folk hero Owain Glyndŵr, whose parliament sat in Machynlleth in 1404. 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.

See also

• Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom
• National Trails
• Wales Coast Path

References

1. ^ Perrott, David. Glyndwr's Way National Trail Guide. Kittiwake Press. ISBN 978-1-908748-14-0. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
2. Dillon, Paddy (29 May 2018). Glyndwr's Way (Second ed.). Cicerone Press. ISBN 9781852849504. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
3. "Glyndwr's Way/Llwybr Glyndwr National Trail". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
4. "Glyndŵr's Way". The Ramblers. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
5. "Ramblings: Glyndwr's Way". BBC Radio 4. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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)

External links

• Official website
• The Long Distance Walkers Association
• The Ramblers
• BBC Radio 4 Iconic Walk

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 Transport in Powys
Road	A40 A44 A438 A458 A470 A479 A481 A483 A487 A488 A489 A490 A495 A4059 A4113 A4221 B4574
Footpaths	Beacons Way Cambrian Way Epynt Way Glyndŵr's Way Marches Way Offa's Dyke Path Sarn Helen Severn Way Usk Valley Walk Wye Valley Walk
Cycle routes	Celtic Trail Elan Valley Trail Lake Vyrnwy Road Circuit Lôn Cambria Lôn Las Cymru Radnor Ring Taff Trail
Railway stations	Cambrian Line Caersws Dovey Junction Machynlleth Newtown (Powys) Welshpool Heart of Wales line Builth Road Cilmeri Dolau Garth (Powys) Knucklas Llanbister Road Llandrindod Llangammarch Llangynllo Llanwrtyd Pen-y-Bont Sugar Loaf Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Castle Caereinion Cyfronydd Heniarth Llanfair Caereinion Sylfaen Welshpool Raven Square
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52°20′39″N 3°02′59″W / 52.3443°N 3.0498°W / 52.3443; -3.0498

• Footpaths in Powys
• Recreational walks in Wales
• Long-distance footpaths in Wales