Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen canal, May 2009.

[2002646]

we crossed this aqueduct the first time we rented a narrowboat (me and my parents) I was about 12 at the time, and this is still one of my best holiday memories ever. only rented a narrowboat once after that, but I hope to go many more times!

great video and greetings from The Netherlands.

[wwwDarkTacklecom]

sorry if I missed it, but what county is this in?

[danlefou]

@wwwDarkTacklecom It's in Denbighshire, North Wales. The canal serves Shropshire and Cheshire, and is connected to the national system.

[danlefou]

@wwwDarkTacklecom Actually, the aqueduct is in Wrexham County Borough, but most of the Llangollen branch is in Denbighshire.

[excession33]

I walked across this today, amazing views.

[Racingnut24]

Wonderful video definetly a place I will have to visit when I finally can (I live in the US) although im not all that crazy bout heights :shudders:

[filthybaggage]

Great video, thank you. Do you happen to know how deep the water in the trough is?

[danlefou]

Thanks for the kind words. I've got a bit smoother since this early experimental job. :-)

The depth of water varies, of course, but measuring off photos I took in the Spring, it was about 54 inches, the top of the trough being nine inches above water level.

A friend of my parents used to cycle across the aqueduct until one night she fell in. Unable to climb out, she had to wheel her bike in the water all the way to the end of the trough.