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10 October 1991. Knighton to Newcastle. Nine miles.
I arrived in Knighton on the afternoon train and still had plenty of time for this stage over the first part of the ODP’s notorious switchback. The Crown at Newcastle is a good place to split the difficult up-and-down stretch north from Knighton.
11 October 1991. Newcastle to Buttington. 19 miles.
Gorgeous remote rolling countryside to Brompton Bridge, before a long level stretch along the Dyke itself. The stage finishes with a diversion to the hillfort of Beacon Ring; I stayed at Buttington View, half way down to the village itself.
12 October 1991. Buttington to Trefonen. 18 miles.
Two contrasted halves: river- and canal-side to Llanymynech, followed by relics of industrial workings - including Roman copper mines - to Trefonen. Buttington itself is only three miles by bus from the market town of Welshpool, with its rail service to Shrewsbury and the Midlands, and so would be a practical place to break the walk.
13 October 1991. Trefonen to Llangollen. 17 miles.
The approach to Llangollen is top class, first along Telford’s canal with its vertiginous aqueduct, then the Panorama Walk with its views to the Berwyns. Llangollen is a festival town well worth the diversion. (In summer, the route from Chirk Mill diverts past the Castle).
14 October 1991. Llangollen to Llanarmon-yn-Ial. 15 miles.
The contour around Eglwyseg Mountain, and a short piece of true moorland walking, before the first encounter with the Clwydian range. I broke the range off route, at Llanarmon: fatefully because ...
15 October 1991. Llanarmon to Rhuallt. 18 miles.
Oh what a night. ‘A quiet spot’, the guidebook said. Not in the Raven Inn it wasn’t, with a heavy metal juke box till the small hours. Fretted, I slept barely at all. Soon after setting off, I noticed plenty of (undoubtedly quieter, despite main road location) accommodation on the A494. But the Clwydians are good rolling hills, and the walk passed well, and I took an early night at the White House.
16 October 1991. Rhuallt to Prestatyn. Eight miles.
Well this is it. Pretty straightforward stuff, the highlight being the final inland cliff two miles short of Prestatyn itself.
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