A 142.2km road cycling route from Bangor-on-Dee, with 2,630m of climbing.
- Distance
- 142.2 km
- Elevation
- 2,630 m
- Terrain
- Challenging Climbing, Steep Ramps
- Type
- Road loop
Start and finish: Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse, Wrexham
About this route
This route was designed by the organisers of the Wiggle Etape Cymru, not by London Dynamo.
Sportive routes change from year to year, and this page follows the 2013 route. The Etape Cymru was a closed-road sportive in north-east Wales. Its organiser, Human Race, called off the 2015 edition because it did not reach the minimum number of entries, and the event is no longer run.
On the route
The 2013 Wiggle Etape Cymru started and finished at Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse, near Wrexham. Its main climbs were the Horseshoe Pass, a 6.1km timed climb with bends reaching 20%, Panorama Walk above the Vale of Llangollen, The Shelf, and World’s End, the highest point of the route.
The route measures 142.2km with 2,630m of climbing, and is a Challenging route on the numbers. The file has 3 short ramps of 13% or steeper, 1 of them 15% or steeper. The longest of the listed climbs is 6.3km at 4.1%.
This page is for riding the route outside the sportive, on your own or with friends. There are no organised feed stops, so plan your food and water for the day.
Event names and logos belong to their owners and are shown for identification only. London Dynamo is not affiliated with these events.
Notable climbs
- Climb near 21km: 3km at 3.4% average.
- Horseshoe Pass: 6.1km at 5.4% average.
- Climb near 62km: 2.8km at 3.7% average.
- Climb near 65km: 2.4km at 3.9% average.
- Climb near 80km: 6.3km at 4.1% average.
- Climb near 99km: 4km at 5.3% average.
- Climb near 110km: 2.1km at 4.4% average.
- Steep ramp: 300m at 12.2% average (c. 16km).
Route map and GPX
To download the GPX or TCX file, open the route on Strava with View on Strava below the map, choose the three dots menu, then Export GPX or Export TCX. A free Strava account is needed. Route checked against Strava on 26 October 2026.