Best walks near Wrexham by train
Denbighshire · Wales
Stations: Wrexham General
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Church Stretton Station Circular via Carding Mill Valley (Shropshire)
1h direct from Wrexham General.
15km.
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. Steep ascent to top of Long Mynd; faint moorland paths obscured by undergrowth.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Congleton Station to Kidsgrove Station (Cheshire)
1h from Wrexham General, with one change.
11km.
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. Stiles and steps; steep downhill sections.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Gobowen Station to Chirk Station (Shropshire)
15m direct from Wrexham General.
Easy: 6km, gentle ascents. 2h.
Canal towpath.