The Wye Valley Walk Cicerone Guidebook

by: The Wye Valley Walk Partnership
The Wye Valley Walk follows the River Wye for 136 miles from the river's mouth at Chepstow to the slopes of Plynlimon in Powys, criss-crossing the border between England and Wales. It leads through a dramatic gorge, dense woodland beneath limestone crags, and past peaceful river meadows in some of the most superb scenery in the heart of the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Beauty, the birthplace of tourism and the Picturesque movement. On the way, it passes historic Tintern Abbey, Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye, crosses the rolling landscape of Herefordshire with its black and white villages, famed cider orchards, landscaped parks and fertile agricultural plains and climbs finally into the rugged uplands of Powys.

This new edition of the official guidebook published by Cicerone provides a step-by-step route description in 17 stages each with full colour OS Explorer map extracts. There are many inspirational colour photographs and full background information to the Wye Valley. Practical information for planning such as suggested itineries, accommodation and public transport is included in appendices.

The stages described in the book are as follows:
Chepstow Castle to Tintern Abbey - 5.25 miles
Tintern Abbey to Monmouth - 10.25 miles
Monmouth to Symonds Yat - 5.5 miles
Symonds Yat to Kerne Bridge - 7.5 miles
Kerne Bridge to Ross-on-Wye - 5.5 miles
Ross-on-Wye to Fownhope - 10.5 miles
Fownhope to Hereford - 6.75 miles
Hereford to Byford - 9.75 miles
Byford to Bredwardine - 4.25 miles
Bredwardine to Hay-on-Wye - 8.5 miles
Hay-on-Wye to Glasbury - 4.75 miles
Glasbury to Erwood - 8.75 miles
Erwood to Builth Wells - 7.25 miles
Builth Wells to Newbridge-on-Wye - 6.75 miles
Newbridge-on-Wye to Rhayader - 9.5 miles
Rhayader to Llangurig - 12 miles
Llangurig to Rhyd-y-benwch (Hafren Forest car park) - 12.25 miles
Leaving the Walk, Rhyd-y-benwch to Llanidloes - 8 miles

ISBN 9781852846251 Pages 174 (2018) 115mm x 173mm