Wat's Dyke
Wat's Dyke is a 40-mile (64 km) linear earthwork running through the northern Welsh Marches from Basingwerk Abbey on the River Dee estuary, passing east of Oswestry and on to Maesbury in Shropshire, England. It runs generally parallel to Offa's Dyke, sometimes within a few yards but never more than three miles (5 km) away. It now appears insignificant and is visible in some places as a raised hedgerow and in others no more than a cropmark. The ditch has long since been filled in and the bank ploughed away, but originally it was a considerable construction, considered to be strategically more sophisticated than Offa's Dyke. The date of construction is disputed, ranging from sub-Roman to the early ninth century.
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Stations within 10 miles of Wat's Dyke, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Ruabon0.7 mi (about 1 mi on foot) · 30 minutes to the summitBronze walking rating
- Wrexham Central4.0 mi (about 5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2 hours to the summit
- Wrexham General4.2 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot) · 2 hours to the summit
- Chirk4.3 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours to the summitBronze walking rating
- Gwersyllt5.7 mi (about 7.5 to 8 mi on foot) · 2.5 to 3 hours to the summit
- Gobowen6.8 mi (about 9 to 10 mi on foot) · 3 to 3.5 hours to the summit
- Cefn-y-Bedd7.5 mi (about 9.5 to 11 mi on foot) · 3.5 to 4 hours to the summit
- Caergwrle8.1 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4 hours to the summit
- Hope (Flintshire)8.7 mi (about 11.5 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit