Calorie Walks

Calorie Walksin Wrexham’s Country Parks

Walking is enjoyable, relaxing and good for your health, so happy walking!

Alyn Waters Country Park • Ty Mawr Country Park

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LocationAlyn Waters Country Park • Ty Mawr Country Park

Alyn Waters Country ParkMold Road, Gwersyllt,

Wrexham LL11 4AGTel. 01978 763140

3 miles north of Wrexham nr Gwersyllt, Bradley & Llay

Buses: 26, 32 & 33 ArrivaCentre off A451 Mold Rd

beyond Gwersyllt

Llay-side B5425 to LlayFollow brown/white signs

T√y Mawr Country ParkCae Gwilym Lane,

Cefn Mawr,Wrexham LL14 3PE

Tel. 01978 822780

5 miles south of Wrexham in Cefn Mawr

Buses: 2,2a,2c Arriva, 2vVale of Llangollen

Follow brown/white signsat Llangollen/Ruabon exit

off the A483

Gresford

Wrexham

NLlay

RuabonCefn Mawr

Rhos

CaeGwilym Lane

Coedpoeth

Gwersyllt

A534

A525

B5102A541

A539

A48

3

A483

A48

3

B560

5

B542

5

For more information go to:www.wrexham.gov.uk/countrysidewww.wrexham.gov.uk/walks

Email: [email protected]

Bus timetable enquiries: 01978 266166

Ty Mawr walks start here

Alyn Waters start point one

Alyn Waters start point two


Alyn Waters and Ty Mawr CountryParks are perfect places for ahealthy walk. A number of routesat these Country Parks have beenprofessionally surveyed tomeasure how many calories areused to walk them. This leafletgives details of routes togetherwith their calorie count.

The number of calories you willuse by walking depends on thepath surface, the hilliness of theroute, your weight and thedistance walked. Colouredfootprints mark each route on themaps, and a round calorie disctells you how many calories youwill burn, for your body weight, foreach route. It will make nodifference how fast you walk orhow long your legs are!

The Country Parks are greatlocations for healthy activities. AtAlyn Waters many miles of cyclepath make cycling safe and fun.The park also has a speciallydesigned orienteering course,orienteering packs are availablefrom the Visitor Centre. Both

Parks have trim trails, ideal for anoutdoor workout. Ty Mawr has aBMX track for the moreadventurous!

For further information on activitiesin Wrexham’s Country Parks:

01978 763140

01978 822780



Visitor Centre

Skylark Meadow

CommunWoodlan

Trim Trail

Coloured footprints markeach route on the map, andthe round calorie discs tell youhow many calories you willburn, for your body weight.

The routes on this map all startfrom the car park in front of theVisitor Centre (start point one - as shown on location map). Facingthe Visitor Centre in the car park,take the footpath to your left. Theroutes are way-marked with colouredfootprints carved onto wooden posts.Tel: 01978 763140

Burn some calories at Alyn Waters Gwersyllt side


Visitor Centre

Meadow

Community Woodland

Trim Trail

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Government's Department for Environment,Planning and Countryside

Weight

Calories

Weight

Calories

Weight

Calories

Yellow route 0.6 miles

Orange route 1.4 miles

Green route 0.9 miles


Local Nature Reserve

Weight

Calories

Weight

Calories

Weight

Calories

Blue route 0.7 miles Red route 1.6 miles Purple route 1.8 miles

Burn some calories at Alyn Waters Llay sideColoured footprints mark each route on the map, andthe round calorie discs tell you how many caloriesyou will burn, for your body weight.

Enter the park through the cycle barrier (start pointtwo - as shown on location map), from the main carpark and walk up the tarmac path to the right. At the topof the hill turn left to follow the purple route or turn right tofollow the red and blue routes. The routes are marked withcoloured footprints on wooden posts. Tel: 01978 763140


Football Pitch

Golf Course

Local Nature Reserve




V

River Dee

Coloured footprints mark the route on the map, and the round calorie disc tells you how many calories you willburn, for your body weight.

Starting from outside the Visitor Centre, walk backtowards the main entrance and then turn right downthe track, After 200 metres join the tarmac path by thedovecote. Follow this path all around the park back tothe Visitor Centre.Tel: 01978 822780

Burn some calories aroundTy Mawr

Weight

Calories

Ty Mawr Trail 0.9 miles


Visitor Centre& Toilets

River Dee

Viaduct




River Dee

Aqueduct

Weight

Calories

Aqueduct Trail 2.6 miles


River DeeViaduct

Visitor Centre& Toilets

© This orthophotographyhas been produced byCOWI A/S from digital

photography captured bythem in 2006. Licensedby the Welsh Assembly

Government'sDepartment for

Environment, Planningand Countryside

Burn some calories walkingto the aqueduct

Coloured footprints mark the route on the map, and the round caloriedisc tells you how many calories you will burn, for your body weight.

Starting from outside the Visitor Centre, walk away from the roadentrance, past the side of the barn. Go through the gate next to theplay area and turn right. Follow the tarmac path to the bottom of thehill and then turn right down the steps at the ‘Pontcysyllte Aqueduct’

signpost. Follow the path alongside the river until the base of theaqueduct. Climb the steps to the top, enjoy the fantastic views,

before retracing your steps back to the Visitor Centre.Tel: 01978 822780


Is a 200 calorie walk worth itwhen the energy could bereplaced by one cream cake?But imagine you added fivewalks each week to your normalactivity. That is 1000 calories aweek or 52,000 calories a yearwhich means nearly 15 lbs. ofbody fat. It all adds up!

Isn’t walking too easy? Shouldn’t I join a gym andexercise hard to get fit? Itdepends on how fit you want toget! If you want to get fit forsport then yes you do need towork hard. But the major healthbenefits of exercise can comewith relatively mild exercise aslong as you do it regularly anddo enough.

My legs are short. Will I burnmore calories because I takemore steps? Unfortunately not!You might take more steps buteach step is shorter and needsless energy than the longersteps of a taller person. It allpretty much balances out andleg length makes only a tiny

difference to the energy requiredto walk.

How much exercise do I need?The latest scientific evidenceshows that health benefits willbegin if you accumulate at least2,000 calories worth of exercisea week, or do 30 minutes ofsomething active at least fivetimes a week.

Will I burn more calories if I walkfast? No. It is the distance thatmatters not the time. If you walkfaster you will burn calories at afaster rate but you won’t bewalking for as many minutes.

Happy walking!



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