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Walk 1 Wednesday 20 April
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SOLD OUT
Distance: 3 miles (circular) Duration: 1-2 hours Difficulty: Easy (shorter option available) Bring: Drinks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am at Offa's Dyke car park, off the B4228 Coleford Road at Tidenham Chase GL15 6PT ST558992 This walk is not suitable for dogs |
A figure of eight walk with no stiles walking the Offa’s Dyke Path to the Devil’s Pulpit for the iconic view of Tintern Abbey. Option to carry on through Poor’s Allotment across the nature reserve with views over the Severn Estuary before returning to the start.
Walk 2 Wednesday 20 April
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Distance: 5.6 miles (linear with return transport provided)
Duration: Allow 4-5 hours Difficulty: Flat, moderate walk followed by optional energetic stair climb to cross Newport Transporter Bridge (fitness and a good head for heights required for the latter). Bring: Picnic, drinks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am at Newport Wetlands Visitor Centre car park, West Nash Road, Nash, Newport NP18 2BZ ST334834. Parking fee included where applicable. Public Transport: The No. 63 service from Newport City Centre bus station stops at the car park. This is a demand responsive service for which booking is required - telephone 01633 211202 or 01633 670563 at least 24 hours in advance. This walk is not suitable for dogs |
Follow in engineer Ferdinand Arnodin’s footsteps with this walk to the iconic Newport Transporter Bridge, crossing the river Usk. Starting at East Usk Lighthouse and taking in the fabulous Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve, the ‘Cathedral of the Moors’ St Mary’s in Nash and the Gwent Levels. This linear walk finishes with a chance to experience the Bridge’s high walkway with its magnificent views of Newport, the Valleys, Gwent Levels and then back across via the river gondola of this mighty creation, one of only six still in operation!
Walk 3 Wednesday 20 April
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Photograph by Ruth Sharville
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Distance: 6 miles (circular)
Duration: Allow 3.5 hours Difficulty: Moderate Bring: Picnic, drinks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am at Great Barnets Wood car park off the B4235 Chepstow to Usk Road (0.7 miles from the junction with the A466). NP16 6BH ST511944 This walk is not suitable for dogs |
Enjoy exploring fields and forest through Oakgrove Stud and Howick until the beginning of Mounton Brook is reached. Follow the picturesque brook downstream to the hamlet of Mounton and passing the Church of St Adoenus enter the water meadow where we leave the brook on the first of two walks.
Walk 4 Wednesday 20 April
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Distance: 6 miles (circular)
Duration: Allow 3.5 hours Difficulty: Moderate Bring: Picnic, drinks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am at Riverside Car Park, A466 Redbrook NP25 4LZ SO536099 (parking charges apply) Public Transport: The number 69 service from Chepstow to Monmouth stops in Redbrook. For details go to Traveline Cymru This walk is not suitable for dogs |
Join National Trail Officer Rob Dingle for a circular walk from Redbrook along the Wye Valley Walk to Monmouth following the beautiful River Wye and returning via Offa’s Dyke National Trail and The Kymin. Expect spectacular views and beautiful Beech woods.
Walk 5 Wednesday 20 April
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Distance: 8 miles (circular)
Duration: Allow 4-5 hours Difficulty: Moderate Bring: Picnic, drinks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am at Earlswood Village Hall, Earlswood NP16 6AW ST455949 Well-behaved and socialised dogs are welcome |
This delightful walk with so many spectacular views takes you to the oldest Methodist Chapel in Wales, through the fringes of Beech woods in Wentwood Forest, up onto Gray Hill with its mysterious stone circle and down to charming Castrogi Brook before it changes its name to Nedern Brook.
Walk 6 Wednesday 20 April
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Join the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty team for a fascinating mix of natural heritage, industrial heritage and ancient hidden history on this 7 mile walk. We will follow a path above limestone cliffs where peregrines nest, down through Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s Reserve to the lost village of Lancaut and the ruins of St James Church, returning along a section of the new Wye Valley Greenway.
Salt marsh, scree, abandoned quarries, a nature reserve and ancient woodland provide a variety of habitats for over 350 species of plant found on the Lancaut Peninsula. Ellie Baggett, the AONB’s Nature Recovery Officer, will help us discover some of these plants, including medicinal plants such as Helebore and Marjoram which grow in the tiny graveyard, and hopefully, spot peregrines, cormorants and even seals. She will talk about the growing need for nature recovery, and the importance of enhancing biodiversity, improving habitats and reconnecting our landscape. We will be joined by Kate Biggs Principal Conservation Officer at Gloucester Council and founder Trustee of the Forest of Dean Buildings Preservation Trust to find out how the Trust saved Lancaut Church and what recent archaeological activity has added to our knowledge of this area. |
Walk 7 Wednesday 20 April
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Distance: 10 miles (circular)
Duration: Allow 5-6 hours Difficulty: Moderate Bring: Picnic, drinks and a camera Meeting Point and Parking: 10:00am at Caldicot Castle Country Park car park, Church Road, Caldicot NP26 4HU ST486884 Public Transport: The number X74 service from Chepstow to Newport stops in Caldicot. For details go to Traveline Cymru This walk is not suitable for dogs |
In just under 10 miles this circular walk from Caldicot Castle takes in part of the Wales Coastal Path, an iron age hill fort, an abandoned village, a Roman encampment, 2 medieval castles, 3 Severn crossings, 3 ancient chapels, and much more as it weaves through the countryside and along the coast. A number of stiles, some road walking and a maximum height of around 300 ft.
