Calorie Walks in ’s Country Parks

Alyn Waters Country Park • Tˆy Mawr Country Park

Walking is enjoyable, relaxing and good for your health, so happy walking! Location Calorie Walks Country Park • Tˆy Mawr Country Park in Wrexham’s Country Parks Alyn Waters and T ˆy Mawr Country Alyn Waters Country Park Alyn Waters start point one Parks are perfect places for a Mold Road, , healthy walk. A number of routes Alyn Waters start point two Wrexham LL11 4AG at these Country Parks have been Tel. 01978 763140 A541 professionally surveyed to B5102 A483 3 miles north of Wrexham measure how many calories are N nr Gwersyllt, Bradley & Llay used to walk them. This leaflet Gwersyllt gives details of routes together Parks have trim trails, ideal for an Buses: 26, 32 & 33 Arriva with their calorie count. outdoor workout. T ˆy Mawr has a B5425 Centre off A451 Mold Rd BMX track for the more A534 beyond Gwersyllt The number of calories you will adventurous! Llay-side B5425 to Llay use by walking depends on the A525 Follow brown/white signs Wrexham path surface, the hilliness of the For further information on activities route, your weight and the in Wrexham’s Country Parks: Ty√ Mawr Country Park A483 distance walked. Coloured Rhos Cae Gwilym Lane, 01978 763140 footprints mark each route on the Mawr, maps, and a round calorie disc 01978 822780 Wrexham LL14 3PT tells you how many calories you Tel. 01978 822780 will burn, for your body weight, for 5 miles south of Wrexham A539 each route. It will make no B5605 in Cefn Mawr difference how fast you walk or Cae A483 Gwilym Lane Buses: 2,2a,2c Arriva, 2v how long your legs are! Vale of Llangollen The Country Parks are great TˆyMawr walks start here Follow brown/white signs locations for healthy activities. At at Llangollen/Ruabon exit Alyn Waters many miles of cycle For more information go to: off the A483 path make cycling safe and fun. www.wrexham.gov.uk/countryside The park also has a specially www.wrexham.gov.uk/walks designed orienteering course, Email: [email protected] orienteering packs are available Bus timetable enquiries: 01978 266166 from the Visitor Centre. Both Tel: 01978 763140 footprints carved onto wooden posts. routes are way-marked with coloured take the footpath to your left. The the Visitor Centre in the car park, as shown on location map). Facing Visitor Centre (start point one - from the car park in front of The routes on this map all start burn, for your body weight. how many calories you will the round calorie discs tell you each route on the map, and Coloured footprints mark Gwersyllt side Burn some calories at Alyn Waters Skylark Meadow Trim Trail Visitor Ce n tre Woodland © This orthophotography has been produced by COWI A/S from digital photography captured by them in 2006. Licensed by the Welsh Assembly Government's Department forGovernment's Environment, Department Ora n Yellow route 0.6 miles Gree n ge route 1.4 miles Planning and Countryside Planning and Countryside route 0.9 miles

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t t s s Local Nature Reserve Reserve Football Pitch Golf Course © This orthophotography has been produced by COWI A/S from digital photography captured by them in 2006. Licensed by the Welsh Assembly Government's Department forGovernment's Environment, Department Planning and Countryside Planning and Countryside Tel: 01978 822780 the Visitor Centre. dovecote. Follow this path all around the park back to the track, After 200 metres join the tarmac path by towards the main entrance and then turn right down three - as shown on location map), walk back Starting from outside the Visitor Centre (start point burn, for your body weight. round calorie disc tells you how many calories will Coloured footprints mark the route on map, and Ty Mawr Burn some calories around Ty Mawr Trail 0.9 miles

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t t s s River Dee Visitor Ce n tre & Toilets © This orthophotography has been produced by COWI A/S from digital photography captured by them in 2006. Licensed by the Welsh Assembly Government's Department forGovernment's Environment, Department Viaduct Planning and Countryside Planning and Countryside Aqueduct Trail 2.6 miles

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t t s s Coloured footprints mark the route on map, and round calorie River Dee Starting from outside the Visitor Centre (start point three - as shown the steps to top, enjoy fantastic views, before retracing your disc tells you how many calories will burn, for your body weight. right down the steps at ‘’ signpost. Follow right. Follow the tarmac path to bottom of hill and then turn on location map), walk away from the road entrance, past side the path alongside river until base of aqueduct. Climb of the barn. Go through gate next to play area and turn Burn some calories walking Visitor Ce n tre & Toilets steps back to the Visitor Centre. to the aqueduct Viaduct Tel: 01978 822780 photography captured by © This orthophotography by the Welsh Assembly them in 2006. Licensed Environment, Planning has been produced by COWI A/S from digital and Countryside and Countryside Department for Department Government's Calorie Walks in Wrexham’s Country Parks

Is a 200 calorie walk worth it when the energy could be replaced by one cream cake? difference to the energy required But imagine you added five to walk. walks each week to your normal How much exercise do I need? activity. That is 1000 calories a The latest scientific evidence week or 52,000 calories a year shows that health benefits will which means nearly 15 lbs. of begin if you accumulate at least body fat. It all adds up! 2,000 calories worth of exercise Isn’t walking too easy? a week, or do 30 minutes of Shouldn’t I join a gym and something active at least five exercise hard to get fit? It times a week. depends on how fit you want to Will I burn more calories if I walk get! If you want to get fit for fast? No. It is the distance that sport then yes you do need to matters not the time. If you walk work hard. But the major health faster you will burn calories at a benefits of exercise can come faster rate but you won’t be with relatively mild exercise as walking for as many minutes. long as you do it regularly and do enough. Happy walking! My legs are short. Will I burn more calories because I take more steps? Unfortunately not! You might take more steps but each step is shorter and needs less energy than the longer steps of a taller person. It all pretty much balances out and leg length makes only a tiny