New Marton Bottom Lock to Llangollen

 Started off cool, but the sun came out and warmed things up, A pleasant run into Llangollen, with the smell of wild garlic for most of the trip.

12½ miles 2 locks, 2 tunnels in 6hrs 10mins. what3words ///polygraph.hawks.gratitude 😊 

Approaching New Marton bottom lock

Approaching New Marton top lock

Unique stone footbridge across the by weir at New Marton top lock

Welsh hills in the distance

The A5 alongside the canal near Chirk, the countless times I drove along this road to and from North Wales for climbing weekends

Approaching Chirk aqueduct and viaduct

On Chirk aqueduct with the viaduct alongside, with Chirk tunnel in the distance

View from the towpath side of Chirk aqueduct

View through one of the viaduct arches, no train!

Crossing the border into Wales

Approaching Chirk tunnel

Inside Chirk tunnel

Chirk Marina

Approaching Whitehouse tunnel

1st view of Pontcysyllte aqueduct

Lift bridge at Froncysyllte

Approaching Pontcysyllte aqueduct

1st View from Pontcysyllte aqueduct

The football pitch looks abandoned

River Dee from Llangollen

River Dee heading towards Chester

River Dee from Llangollen

Approaching the junction at Trevor

Making the turn at the junction at Trevor

Best part of the trip, this section of the canal

This too

And this

This also

Another lift bridge, but left open

Handy rock climbing

Temporarily moored on the towpath at Llangollen

We moved up into the basin

Moored in Llangollen basin

Keith & Jo