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{{Short description|Footpath in Wales and England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Use British English|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox hiking trail | name = Offa's Dyke Path | photo = Offa's Dyke Path signpost. - geograph.org.uk - 501938.jpg | caption = Offa's Dyke Path signpost in [[Denbighshire]] | location = [[England|English]] / [[Wales|Welsh]] border | designation = [[National Trail]] | length_mi = 177 | trailheads = [[Sedbury]] {{coord|51.6324|-2.6482|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Offa's Dyke Path, Sedbury trailhead}}<br>[[Prestatyn]] {{coord |53.3423|-3.4126|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline|name=Offa's Dyke Path, Prestatyn trailhead}} | use = [[Hiking]] | lowest = | difficulty = | season = All year | sights = |elev_gain_and_loss={{Convert|9085|m|0}}|established=1971|highest_m=703|highest_name=[[Hatterrall Ridge]]|route_state=}} {{National Trails}} '''Offa's Dyke Path''' ({{langx|cy|Llwybr Clawdd Offa}}) is a [[long-distance footpath]] loosely following the [[Wales–England border]]. Officially opened on 10 July 1971, by [[John Hunt, Baron Hunt|Lord Hunt]], it is one of Britain's [[National Trail]]s and draws [[hillwalking|walkers]] from throughout the world. About {{convert|60|mi|km|adj=off|abbr=}} of the {{convert|177|mi|km|adj=on}} route either follows, or keeps close company with, the remnants of [[Offa's Dyke]], an [[Earthworks (engineering)|earthwork]] traditionally thought to have been constructed in the late 8th century on the orders of [[Offa of Mercia|King Offa of Mercia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Offa%27s+Dyke+Path+National+Trail |title=Offa's Dyke Path National Trail |publisher=Long Distance Walkers Association |language=en-GB |access-date=29 April 2024}}</ref>
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