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Wrexham and FlintshireHalkyn Mountain
Open limestone common above the Dee estuary, pocked with lead mining remains and grazed under ancient common rights.
- Distance
- 4.3 mi / 7 km
- Time
- 2 hr 30
- Ascent
- 220 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Shape
- Circular
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
Tracks cross the common from the village and loop back. Open ground with mining remains throughout.
Worth knowing
- The common is riddled with old lead workings and shafts. Keep to the tracks.
- Grazing rights here go back centuries and are still exercised.
- The view over the Dee to the Wirral and beyond is very wide.
What you’ll see
Limestone common and mining remains, grazing ponies, and the Dee estuary.
Background
Halkyn lead was worked from Roman times, and the mountain is honeycombed with levels and drainage tunnels.