Walking in the Wye Valley Cicerone Guidebook

by: Mike Dunn
This guidebook includes 30 varied day walks of between 3 and 10 miles, in the valley of the Wye, the most scenic river in England and Wales, between Chepstow in the south and Plynlimon. The stunning landscape of the Wye Valley ranges from open moorland to wooded gorges and is dotted with the sites of Iron Age hillforts and castles from its source on Plynlimon in the Welsh Cambrian mountains, down along the Wales-England border through Rhayader, Hay-on-Why, Hereford, Ross-on-Wye and Chepstow to the Severn Estuary.

The Wye Valley is known for its beauty and wide range of scenery; a walkers' paradise at any time of year. From the high moorland near the source, down through gentle green hills, before diving into the woods and limestone gorge near the sea.

The routes in this guide are all circular and each walk description begins with a fact-file panel giving start grid reference, distance, ascent, time, map reference, public transport and parking information. Every route description is accompanied by a colour Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale map, and includes details on points of interest along the way to enhance your wandering. An introduction gives useful information on the river's history, geology and wildlife to ensure that this is an ideal companion to exploring the impressive range of walking the Wye Valley offers.

The walk locations are:
The Lancaut Peninsula - 3 miles
The Wyndcliff - 4.5 miles
The Devil's Pulpit from the east - 4 miles
Tintern and the Angidy Valley - 7 miles
Trellech and Beacon Hil - 7.5 miles
The Kymin - 5 miles
King Arthur's Cave and the Seven Sisters - 4.5 miles
Coppet Hill and Goodrich - 7.5 miles
Sellack and Hoarwithy - 5 miles
Capler Camp from Fownhope - 6 miles
Haugh Wood - 5 miles
Aconbury Hill - 7 miles
Breinton Springs - 7.5 miles
Weobley - 4.5 miles
Arthur's Stone and Merbach Common - 7 miles
Kilvert's Clyro - 6 miles
Talgarth and Llanelieu - 4.5 miles
The Begwns - 6 miles
Brechfa Pool - 6 miles
Llewellyn's Cave and Aberedw Rocks - 5 miles
Llandeilo Hill and Twm Tobacco's Grave - 7.5 miles
Builth and Banc-y-Celyn - 9 miles
Cors y Llyn - 5 miles
Shaky Bridge - 7.5 miles
Elan Valley Reservoirs - 7.5 miles
Drygarn Fawr - 9.5 miles
Gilfach Farm - 3.5 miles
The Monks' Trod - 8 miles
Llangurig to Llanidloes - 5 miles
Plynlimon and the source of the Wye - 9.5 miles

ISBN 9781852847241 Pages 171 (2015) 116mm x 172mm