Flint Circular via Flint Castle
A circular walkFlintshireWales
Moderate
3
MI
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.
Credits
Walk details: Transport for Wales (tips, photos and turn-by-turn directions).