The number of miles Cymru North clubs will cover including Bangor City, Porthmadog, Rhyl 1879, and Newtown

The Cymru North travel picture highlights just how geographically stretched the division is, with clubs spread across the full width of North Wales and Mid Wales, making for interesting weekly journeys.

While they all compete in the same league, the distances involved vary significantly depending on location, creating an uneven travel burden.

At the end of the scale, Holyhead Hotspur emerge as the division’s standout travellers, with their Anglesey base effectively guaranteeing some of the longest road journeys in the league. Every away fixture requires a crossing back onto the mainland before the real mileage even begins, and over the course of a season, that adds up to a substantial travel load compared with the rest of the division.

By contrast, clubs clustered around the Wrexham and Deeside corridor benefit from some of the shortest average away trips in the Cymru North. Brickfield Rangers, Gresford Athletic and Buckley Town are separated by relatively small distances, meaning their season is made up of frequent short hops rather than long-haul journeys.

Elsewhere, mid-Wales and Gwynedd sides such as Llanuwchllyn, Porthmadog and Caersws sit in a more demanding middle-to-upper tier for mileage. While not as isolated as Holyhead, their positions mean regular cross-country trips eastwards into Flintshire and Wrexham, often involving winding rural roads and some of the longest single journeys in the league.

On average, a Cymru North club will travel around 850 road miles across its 15 away league fixtures this season, equating to approximately 57 miles per one-way journey or 114 miles for a typical round trip. However, that league average masks a significant geographical divide.

The wider picture shows a league stretched across almost the full width of North Wales, where geography is not just a backdrop but a defining logistical factor. From coastal Anglesey to border towns near England, the Cymru North effectively operates as one of the most geographically demanding semi-professional leagues in the UK, with travel differences that would be unusual in more compact divisions.

Cymru North travel table

Position	Team	Total travel (approx miles)
1	Holyhead Hotspur	1,150
2	Llanuwchllyn	1,050
3	Porthmadog	980
4	Bangor City 1876	940
5	Rhyl 1879	920
6	Caersws	900
7	Newtown	880
8	Penrhyncoch	860
9	Guilsfield	830
10	Bala Town	820
11	Mold Alexandra	780
12	Denbigh Town	760
13	Ruthin Town	750
14	Buckley Town	740
15	Gresford Athletic	720
16	Brickfield Rangers	700

• Brickfield Rangers – the shortest overall travel burden in the league, thanks to being surrounded by several nearby Flintshire/Wrexham opponents.
  
• Gresford Athletic, Buckley Town, Brickfield Rangers and Mold Alexandra sit in a compact zone where many fixtures are “short-hop” away days.
  
• Llanuwchllyn – Its rural Gwynedd location creates consistently long cross-country journeys.
  
• Clubs like Newtown, Caersws and Penrhyncoch sit in the middle—far enough from the north-east cluster and north-west cluster to rack up steady mileage.
  
• The A55 corridor quietly defines the league — many of the longest trips funnel through this single expressway, meaning congestion can significantly affect matchday timing even when mileage is similar.

Every Cymru North clubs’ shortest trip

• Bala Town → Llanuwchllyn
  
• Bangor City 1876 → Porthmadog
  
• Brickfield Rangers → Gresford Athletic – One of the shortest trips in the entire league.
  
• Buckley Town → Mold Alexandra
  
• Caersws → Newtown
  
• Denbigh Town → Ruthin Town
  
• Gresford Athletic → Brickfield Rangers
  
• Guilsfield → Caersws
  
• Holyhead Hotspur → Bangor City 1876
  
• Llanuwchllyn → Bala Town
  
• Mold Alexandra → Buckley Town
  
• Newtown → Caersws
  
• Penrhyncoch → Caersws
  
• Porthmadog → Bangor City 1876
  
• Rhyl 1879 → Denbigh Town
  
• Ruthin Town → Denbigh Town

Longest Away Trip for Each Cymru North Club

• Bala Town → Holyhead Hotspur
  
• Bangor City 1876 → Brickfield Rangers
  
• Brickfield Rangers → Holyhead Hotspur
  
• Buckley Town → Llanuwchllyn
  
• Caersws → Holyhead Hotspur
  
• Denbigh Town → Llanuwchllyn
  
• Gresford Athletic → Holyhead Hotspur
  
• Guilsfield → Holyhead Hotspur
  
• Holyhead Hotspur → Brickfield Rangers
  
• Llanuwchllyn → Holyhead Hotspur
  
• Mold Alexandra → Llanuwchllyn
  
• Newtown → Holyhead Hotspur
  
• Penrhyncoch → Holyhead Hotspur
  
• Porthmadog → Brickfield Rangers
  
• Rhyl 1879 → Llanuwchllyn
  
• Ruthin Town → Llanuwchllyn