Wye Valley - 40 Hill and Waterside Walks Guidebook

by: Ben Giles
From the broad riverside meadows of the Herefordshire plain and the soaring limestone cliffs of the lower gorge near Chepstow to the industrial heritage of the Forest of Dean in the east and the far-reaching views of the Trellech plateau in the west, Ben Giles' 40 circular routes offer a refreshing introduction to the picturesque landscape of the Wye Valley, one of the most varied places in Britain to explore on foot.

The walk locations are as follows: Herefordshire Lowlands and the Woolhope Dome - Mordiford; Woolhope and Marcle Hill; Holme Lacy; Fownhope and Capler Camp; Ballingham; King's Caple; Ross-on-Wye and Chase Wood. Archenfield and the Monnow and Trothy Valleys - Kilpeck; Garren Valley and Orcop Hill; Garway Hill and Jack O'Kent; Skenfrith and Llanrothal; the Trothy and the lost abbey; Monmouth and King's Wood; Dingestow. Wye Gorge - Coppet Hill and Coldwell Rocks; English Bicknor; King Arthur's Cave and the Seven Sisters; Redbrook; Whitebrook; Cleddon Falls and Catbrook; Brockweir; Devil's Pulpit; Eagle's Nest and Tintern; Chepstow Castle to Piercefield; Cliffs of Lancaut. Forest of Dean - Lydbrook; Kymin and the Buckstone; Welshbury Fort; Speech House; Soudley Bridge; St Briavels; Woolaston Ridge. Trellech to Chepstow Plateau - Cwmcarfan; Beacon Hill; Trellech and Hygga; Wolvesnewton and Gaer Fawr; Devauden and Chepstow Park Wood; St Arvans and Itton Court; Gray Hill.

ISBN 9781907025013 Pages 96 (2009) 105mm x 148mm