Long-distance footpath in Wales and England
The
Wye Valley
Walk
(
Welsh
:
Llwybr Dyffryn Gwy
) is a
long distance footpath
in
Wales
and
England
following the course of the
River Wye
.
History
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In 1975 the Wye Valley Walk opened with a 14-mile (23 km) stretch between
St. Arvans
and
Monmouth
.
[1]
Further stretches were added, leading to it becoming a 34-mile (55 km) footpath by 1981.
[1]
During the 1980s, gaps between
Ross-on-Wye
,
Hay-on-Wye
and
Rhayader
were integrated into the pathway, forming a 112-mile (180 km) walk reaching from near the river's mouth at
Chepstow
in
Monmouthshire
, to
Rhayader
in
Mid Wales
.
[1]
In September 2002, the route was finally extended to start or finish in
Coed Hafren
, having passed within viewing distance of the source of the
River Wye
on
Plynlimon
near
Aberystwyth
, a total of 136 miles (219 km).
[1]
The route
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The Wye Valley Walk is marked out by circular yellow
waymark
arrows,
finger posts
, and signs showing the path's
logo
, a leaping
salmon
. Most of the route follows
Public Rights of Way
. Some parts are
permissive paths
where owners have agreed for them to be used. Parts of Plynlimon are open countryside in which there is a
right to roam
established by the
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
.
[2]
The route passes through Chepstow, the
Wye Valley
AONB
,
Tintern
,
Monmouth
,
Ross-on-Wye
,
Symonds Yat
,
Hereford
,
Hay-on-Wye
,
Builth Wells
,
Rhayader
, and
Llangurig
to Plynlimon.
The route of the Wye Valley Walk can be broken into 17 stages,
[3]
though the entire walk is often walked in seven day-length sections from Chepstow to Plynlimon, or vice versa.
[4]
Days and sections
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Days and sections* described in the text
The Wye Valley Walk
, and The Wye Valley Walk website, both by The Wye Valley Partnership.
[3]
[4]
Day 1
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Day 2
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- Section 1: Monmouth to Symonds Yat ? 6 miles (10 km)
- Section 2: Symonds Yat to
Kerne Bridge
? 8 miles (13 km)
- Section 3: Kerne Bridge to Ross-on-Wye ? 6 miles (10 km)
Day 3
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- Section 1: Ross-on-Wye to
Fownhope
? 11 miles (18 km)
- Section 2: Fownhope to Hereford ? 7 miles (11 km)
Day 4
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- Section 1: Hereford to
Byford
? 10 miles (16 km)
- Section 2: Byford to
Bredwardine
? 5 miles (8 km)
- Section 3: Bredwardine to Hay-on-Wye ? 9 miles (14 km)
Day 5
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- Section 1: Hay-on-Wye to
Glasbury
? 5 miles (8 km)
- Section 2: Glasbury to
Erwood
? 9 miles (14 km)
- Section 3: Erwood to Builth Wells ? 7 miles (11 km)
Day 6
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- Section 1: Builth Wells to
Newbridge-on-Wye
? 7 miles (11 km)
- Section 2: Newbridge-on-Wye to Rhayader ? 10 miles (16 km)
Day 7
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- Section 1: Rhayader to Llangurig ? 12 miles (19 km)
- Section 2: Llangurig to Rhyd-y-benwch (Plynlimon) ? 12 miles (19 km)
*miles and km rounded to whole numbers
Landmarks
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The Wye Valley Walk passes the following notable landmarks:
Rail access
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The following stations have services provided by
Transport for Wales
which can be used to connect with the Wye Valley Walk:
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