Independent Trails: Fact File.ODPN1

Offa's Dyke Path ~ North: Knighton to Prestatyn

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Trail Facts

Total distance: 96 miles (154km)
Duration: 8 nights, 7 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 11½ miles (18.5km)/16.5 miles (26.5km)
Waymarking: Offa's Dyke path is clearly waymarked and is very easy to follow
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Knighton
End of holiday: Prestatyn
Code: ODPN1

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Knighton where your first nights accommodation has been booked.

Day 2: Knighton to Brompton. 15 miles (24km).

Day 3: Brompton to Welshpool. 12 miles (19km)

Day 4: Welshpool to Trefonen. 16½ miles (26.5km).

Day 5: Trefonen to Llangollen. 15½ miles (25km).

Day 6: Llangollen to Clwyd Gate. 13½ miles (21.5km)

Day 7: Clwyd Gate to Bodfari. 11½ miles (18.5km)

Day 8: Bodfari to Prestatyn. 12 miles (19km)

Day 9: Depart from Prestatyn after breakfast.

Extra nights/Rest days

Llangollen is worth considering for a rest day, it is a pleasant old Welsh town with plenty to see and do.

What's included?

• 8 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns, guesthouses and farmhouse B&B's.
• Full Welsh breakfast.
• Door to door luggage transfer along the trail.
• A set of maps with the route marked on and a guidebook describing the trail.
• An information pack containing an itinerary, detailed instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
• Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it.
• Emergency assistance

Travel Information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient major city and International airports: London.

Outward journey from London to Chepstow: There is a frequent rail service from London Paddington or Euston to Knighton. The journey takes 4 ½ hours.

Return journey to London at the end of the holiday : Prestatyn to London Euston (3 hours 15 minutes).

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