Monmouthshire - The Wye Valley Walk
An epic hike
Walkers travel from around the world to enjoy this iconic long-distance route, which follows the Wye for 136 miles of river and hill walking, from the rugged upland moorlands of the mountains of mid Wales to the Severn near Chepstow.
The Walk travels through the four different counties of Powys, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, and Monmouthshire and criss-crosses the border between Wales and England as you ramble through the rolling fields and cider orchards of Herefordshire.
The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with its dramatic limestone gorges, stunning viewpoints and romantic ruins at Tintern Abbey, provides a spectacular 50 mile finale to the walk, which ends at the remote location of Rhyd-y-benwch, in the shadow of the medieval Chepstow castle.
Walking around 13.5 miles a day you can complete the Wye Valley Walk in 10 days. Very fit and determined walkers, covering 19 miles daily, can complete it in 7 days. The route is marked on the ground by circular yellow waymark arrows to show direction and 'leaping salmon' discs. Waymarkers show the route in both directions and are usually attached to signposts, gates or stiles.
