Walks near Wrexham by train

Mostly pavement village loop with a steep climb to Caergwrle Castle and a crossing of the River Alyn on a historic packhorse bridge.

Caergwrle Castle: A 13th-century hilltop castle ruin built in 1278-82 by Dafydd ap Gruffudd, said to be the last castle built by a native Welsh prince.

Caergwrle Packhorse Bridge: Historic narrow bridge over the River Alyn with V-shaped niches in the walls for pedestrians to stand clear of packhorses.

Time: 1h–1h30

Warnings: Follows a busy road for half of the walk. Steep climb to the castle.

Walk details: Transport for Wales (tips, photos and turn-by-turn directions).

Path loop around Hawarden village passing the church, the Gladstone Library and the grounds of Hawarden Castle.

Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.

Hawarden Church: Parish church in the centre of Hawarden, typically open to visitors.

Gladstone's Library: Founded in 1902 by Prime Minister W.E. Gladstone; the UK's only residential library and a unique literary institution.

Hawarden Castle grounds: Parkland surrounding Hawarden Castle, William Gladstone's family seat; the public can enter via the main gate.

Time: 1h–1h30

Walk details: Transport for Wales (tips, photos and turn-by-turn directions).

Hard-surfaced circuit around Flint Castle and along the Wales Coast Path with saltmarsh and Dee Estuary views across to the Wirral.

Coastal: almost all along the coast.

Woodland: half under tree cover.

Flint Castle: The earliest of Edward I's Welsh castles, distinctive for its great detached tower; began the chain of English-built fortresses in Wales.

Flintshire Guardian: Three-metre-tall sculpture at Flint Point looking out across the Dee Estuary toward Hilbre Island.

Dee Estuary: Wide tidal estuary on the North Wales/Wirral border, fringed with saltmarsh and rich in birdlife.

Time: 1h30–3h

Walk details: Transport for Wales (tips, photos and turn-by-turn directions).

Offa's Dyke Path up to the trig point on Graig Fawr, a National Trust limestone hill with sea views to the Great Orme, and a disused railway line.

Hilly: two fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.

Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.

Graig Fawr: A National Trust limestone hill above Prestatyn with a trig point and views to the Great Orme, reached via the Offa's Dyke Path.

Time: 2h30–5h

Warnings: A sustained hillside climb with steps and steeper terrain.

Walk details: Transport for Wales (tips, photos and turn-by-turn directions).

Striking views back down Carding Mill Valley. Up Carding Mill Valley and across the Long Mynd Plateau and Wild Moor. Site of Richard Munslow's grave, reputedly Britain's last sin-eater who died in 1906.

Hilly: a third on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.

Time: 4h30–9h

Warnings: Steep ascent to top of Long Mynd; faint moorland paths obscured by undergrowth.

Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).

Town streets, woodland tracks, steep ascent to The Wrekin summit with panoramic views over Shropshire and beyond.

Warnings: Steep climb to summit; can be windy on top.

Walk details: Wellington Walkers Are Welcome.

Flat pavement and hard-surfaced route through Alyn Waters Country Park, with riverside paths and a weir.

Alyn Waters Country Park: Wrexham's largest country park, with woodland, meadows and the River Alyn running through it.

Time: 1h30–3h

1 lunch spot: Alyn Waters Visitor Centre Café

Walk details: Transport for Wales (tips, photos and turn-by-turn directions).

Walk details: Rail Rambles.

Walk details: Rail Rambles.

Walk details: Rail Rambles.

Walk details: Rail Rambles.

Spectacular views across Cheshire plain. Countryside ridge walk with gritstone outcrops, woodland paths and fields. Mow Cop is where Primitive Methodism began in 1800 with mass prayer meetings by Hugh Bourne and William Clowes.

Hilly: two fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.

Time: 3h–6h

Warnings: Stiles and steps; steep downhill sections.

Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).