For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in Flintshire. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful bike rides.
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The 10 most beautiful bike rides in Flintshire
Bike Riding
· United Kingdom
Other Halves - bumpy 88km
Difficulty
moderate
88.5 km
6:28 h
891 m
897 m
Saltney FerrryHawardenDobs HillBuckleyAlltamiRhosesmorLixwmBabellYsceifiogNannerchCilcainPantymwynMaeshafnNercwysLeeswood HallTreuddynFfrith (roadworks?)foot of stepsCefn-y-bedCaergwrleBridge EndShordleyPenymynyddDobs HillHawardenQueensferryDee embankmentHome
Bike Riding
· United Kingdom
Lockdown 5, sea to summit and an estuary amble
Difficulty
moderate
35.6 km
2:31 h
397 m
397 m
A staedy climb from more or less sea level to the high roads on Halkyn Mountain, then some nice lanes back to the coast.
Bike Riding
· United Kingdom
NEWSAR lockdown pursuit week 3
Difficulty
moderate
31.7 km
2:12 h
288 m
288 m
A sociable and undulating route on decent roads, with a chance to wave at people on the same ride.
Bike Riding
· United Kingdom
Giving Hoppy the Boot
Difficulty
moderate
45 km
3:23 h
525 m
526 m
Lockdown Week 8 (Newsar)
Bike Riding
· United Kingdom
NEWSAR Pursuit week 2, "The squatting Dog"
Difficulty
difficult
28.4 km
2:11 h
480 m
481 m
A sample of Flintshire's Ffordd Gwyn, a tribute to the Strada Bianche Spring Classic. Do you use the road bike to maximise speed on tarmac? Do you prefer MTB for safety on the off road sections. Maybe compromise with a Hybrid or gravel bike? The choice is yours.
Bike Riding
· United Kingdom
180724 - Pennyffordd - Wrexham
Difficulty
difficult
48.9 km
10:28 h
611 m
627 m
A Road cycle that forms a horseshoe from the station at Pennyffordd Over the Llandegla moors then up to Horseshoe pass and down into Llangollen. Then on to Wrexham for a train back
Bike Riding
· United Kingdom
West Kirby to Beeston Castle
Difficulty
easy
50 km
14:20 h
122 m
51 m
Almost totally off-road as long as you are prepared to follow the canal towpath for some miles in Cheshire
Bike Riding
· United Kingdom
Chester West & Hawarden
Difficulty
moderate
23.4 km
5:06 h
159 m
159 m
Enjoyable route, mostly flat with a mile or so of a slight incline, can follow cycle paths or roads with plenty of room for bikes, great route for nice weather
Bike Riding
· United Kingdom
Double bluebell
Difficulty
moderate
38.2 km
2:47 h
551 m
552 m
It goes up, it gets a bit steep, goes up again, it goes down , then down some more, along a bit, up, up quite a lot, down, up, down and ends where you started
Bike Riding
· United Kingdom
NEWSAR PURSUIT Week 10
Difficulty
difficult
39.8 km
2:52 h
480 m
480 m
Up and down dale... some very small and probably quite rough lanes. Some longer drags and some short sharp hills.
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home nercwys circuit by OLIVER
January 07, 2021
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Nice ride into the countryside around Nercwys and several other villages. A mixture of tarmac lanes and roads - ok for road bike & perfect for hard tail mtb. Accurate waypoints. Very enjoyable, thanks.
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Other Halves - bumpy 88km by Dave
May 05, 2020
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Community
Should be called rolling hills ... 3/4 of the ride is up and down ... I used strava to track my ride my brother used ViewRanger for directions ... great ride(endurance) would do again once recovered
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