North Wales was voted among the world's finest regions by Lonely Planet Guides, and the hills immediately east of Denbigh are a big part of why. This is where to find them — from an easy woodland walk to a proper day on the Clwydian Range hillforts.
Britain's border-country National Trail runs along the Clwydian Range just east of Denbigh, on its final stretch to the sea at Prestatyn.
A 511m summit crowned by a 25-acre Iron Age hillfort, with ramparts, hut platforms and a history of coin hoards.
A popular ridge route linking the Jubilee Tower on Moel Famau with the hillfort ramparts of Foel Fenlli.
Further north along the Clwydian ridge, Moel Arthur and Penycloddiau add two more well-preserved hillforts to a walk on the range.
No dedicated cycle path reaches Denbigh yet, but the surrounding lanes are some of the quietest cycling country in North Wales.
An ancient wood on the edge of Denbigh, once a royal hunting forest of the Black Prince.