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Valle Crucis Abbey – The Old Shoe Climb loop from Pen Nant y Garth

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Valle Crucis Abbey – The Old Shoe Climb loop from Pen Nant y Garth

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Valle Crucis Abbey – The Old Shoe Climb loop from Pen Nant y Garth

02:04

30.7km

710m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 28, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape

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6.68 km

The Grim / Moel Morfydd Road Climb from Glyndyfrdwy

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The Grim offers a climb in the beautiful climb through the Denbighshire landscape. The quality of the road surface can vary a bit with debris from farm vehicles. It can …

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Gorse Plantation

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14.8 km

Fron Plantation

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19.6 km

Valle Crucis Abbey

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Valle Crucis was truly Welsh from the moment it was founded in 1201 by Prince Madog ap Gruffydd and the ‘white monks’ of the Cistercian order.

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20.2 km

Descent from Pentredwr to Valle Crucis Abbey

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Very fast down hill as you go past the Abbey. Make sure you have serviced your brakes

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22.4 km

The Old Shoe Descent from Ponderosa

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Absolutely crazy be extremely careful and service your brakes.

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22.5 km

The Old Shoe Climb

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Long, steep, gruelling climb to the Ponderosa, but no traffic!

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30.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.6 km

9.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.9 km

5.78 km

< 100 m

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Wednesday 6 May

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6°C

29 %

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