- Glyndŵr's Way
Infobox Hiking trail
Name=Glyndŵr's Way
Photo=Welshpool_Town_Hall.jpg
Caption=Welshpool is one of the trail heads
Location=Wales
Designation=National Trail
Length_mi=135
Start/End Points=Knighton, Powys Welshpool
Use=Hiking
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Hazards=Glyndŵr's Way ( _cy. Llwybr Glyndŵr) is a
long distance footpath in midWales . It runs in an extended loop throughPowys between Knighton andWelshpool . The whole route of Glyndŵr's Way is 217 kilometres (135 mi) long.The Route & its history
Glyndŵr's Way was granted National Trail status in the year 2000 to mark the millennium and the 600th year anniversary of an ill-fated but nevertheless long running rebellion in 1400. Its name derives from the early fifteenth century Welsh
prince and folk heroOwain Glyndŵr , who won significant battles close to the route and who held a Welsh Parliament inMachynlleth where he was proclaimedPrince of Wales .With
Offa's Dyke Path and thePembrokeshire Coast Path , it makes up the third National Trail inWales .Glyndŵr's Way begins in Knighton, on the English border, where it links with
Offa's Dyke Path . Running in a giant horse-shoe shape , it passes small market towns such asLlanidloes and quiet villages includingAbbeycwmhir andLlanfyllin , traversing centralMid Wales toMachynlleth near the Dyfi estuary and back again across Wales viaLake Vyrnwy and the valley of theRiver Vyrnwy toWelshpool , close to the English border.Detail
The route does not actually pass through
Owain Glyndŵr 's homelands in the valley of theRiver Dee, Wales nearLlangollen , sheltered below the nearbyBerwyn range . In factOffa's Dyke Path passes closer. But they are not far off the route and well worth a detour by car, or even on foot, for those particularly interested in the man himself and his true context in the landscape.External links
* [http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/glyndwrs.html The Rambler's Association of Glyndŵr's Way]
* [http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/GlyndwrsWay/text.asp?PageId=2 Info on this National Trail]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/walks/glyndwrsway.shtml BBC Wales feature on Glyndwr's Way]
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3758749 Photos taken along or close to Glyndwr's Way from geograph.org.uk]
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