The Wye Valley Walk Partnership (Ruth): Wye Valley Walk

Official guidebook to the Wye Valley Walk. Following the River Wye for 136 miles (219km) from the mouth of the river at Chepstow to the slopes of Plynlimon in Powys, the Wye Valley offers a perfect mix of river and hill walking. The walk can be completed in about ten days, or seven days by the very fit and determined.Devised by the Wye Valley Walk Partnership, the way explores the superb scenery of the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Several historic market towns including Chepstow, Monmouth, Ross-on-Wye, Hereford, Hay-on-Wye, Builth Wells and Rhayader can be visited along the route, as well as many small villages and pretty hamlets.Illustrated with colour photographs and OS 1:25,000 map extracts, and also includes a Wye Valley Walk passport, for walkers to collect stamps along the route for a permanent record of their journey. The walk leads through a dramatic limestone 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.

Official guidebook to the Wye Valley Walk. Following the River Wye for 136 miles (219km) from the mouth of the river at Chepstow to the slopes of Plynlimon in Powys, the Wye Valley offers a perfect mix of river and hill walking. The walk can be completed in about ten days, or seven days by the very fit and determined. Devised by the Wye Valley Walk Partnership, the way explores the superb scenery of the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Several historic market towns including Chepstow, Monmouth, Ross-on-Wye, Hereford, Hay-on-Wye, Builth Wells and Rhayader can be visited along the route, as well as many small villages and pretty hamlets. Illustrated with colour photographs and OS 1:25,000 map extracts, and also includes a Wye Valley Walk passport, for walkers to collect stamps along the route for a permanent record of their journey. The walk leads through a dramatic limestone 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.

IntroductionLower reaches of the WyeMiddle and Upper reaches of the WyeWildlife and nature conservationPracticalitiesHow to use this guidebookWhen to goMapsPublic Rights of WayWaymarksCountryside codeSafe walkingEasy accessThe RouteStage 1 Chepstow Castle to Tintern AbbeyStage 2 Tintern Abbey to MonmouthStage 3 Monmouth to Symonds YatStage 4 Symonds Yat to Kerne BridgeStage 5 Kerne Bridge to Ross-on-WyeStage 6 Ross-on-Wye to FownhopeStage 7 Fownhope to HerefordStage 8 Hereford to ByfordStage 9 Byford to BredwardineStage 10 Bredwardine to Hay-on-WyeStage 11 Hay-on-Wye to GlasburyStage 12 Glasbury to ErwoodStage 13 Erwood to Builth WellsStage 14 Builth Wells to Newbridge-on-WyeStage 15 Newbridge-on-Wye to RhayaderStage 16 Rhayader to Llangurig 1Stage 17 Llangurig to Rhyd-y-benwch (Hafren Forest car park)Stage 18 Leaving the WalkAppendix 1 Route summaryAppendix 2 Tourist information and adviceAppendix 3 Accommodation and public transport