Walking in the Wye Valley

30 varied walks throughout the valley between Chepstow and Plynlimon

30 contrasting walks of 3-9 miles

• Chepstow, Monmouth, Ross-on-Wye, Hereford, Hay-on-Wye, Builth Wells and Rhayader

This guide offers 30 varied walks set across the valley of the Wye river, the fourth-largest river in England and Wales, and certainly the most scenic.

The walks are centred around Chepstow, Monmouth, Ross-on-Wye, Hereford, Hay-on-Wye, Builth Wells and Rhayader. They explore limestone gorges and soaring moorlands, ancient routes including part of the Monks' Trod, Palaeolithic bone caves and Neolithic burial chambers, border castles, Tintern Abbey and industrial archaeology.

• Packed with information on local wildlife, geology and history
• Year-round walking, although there is occasional risk of winter flooding between Hereford and Monmouth
• Easily accessible from Cardiff, Gloucester, Bristol and Birmingham

The Lower Wye: Chepstow to Ross-on-Wye

• The Lancaut Peninsula
• The Wyndcliff
• The Devil's Pulpit from the East
• Tintern and the Angidy Valley
• Trellech and Beacon Hill
• The Kymin
• King Arthur's Cave and the Seven Sisters
• Coppet Hill and Goodrich

The Middle Wye: Ross-on-Wye to Hay-on-Wye

• Sellack and Hoarwithy
• Capler Camp from Fownhope
• Haugh Wood
• Aconbury Hill
• Breinton Springs
• Black and White Weobley
• Arthur's Stone and Merbach Common
• Kilvert's Clyro

Upper Middle Wye: Hay-on-Wye to Newbridge-on-Wye

• Talgarth and Llanelieu
• The Begwns
• Brechfa Pool
• Llewellyn's Cave and Aberedw Rocks
• Llandeilo Hill and Twm Tobacco's Grave
• Builth and Banc-y-Celyn
• Cors y Llyn
• Shaky Bridge

The Upper Wye: Newbridge-on-Wye to Plynlimon

• Above the Elan Valley Reservoirs
• Drygarn Fawr
• Gilfach Farm
• The Monks' Trod
• Llangurig to Llanidloes
• Plynlimon and the source of the Wye