Ross on Wye to Chepstow

Overview

1. Day

   1
   Arrival Day

   1. Ross on WyeRoss on Wye

   Arrival and overnight at your accommodation in Ross-on-Wye.

2. Day

   2
   Ross on Wye to Symonds Yat

   15.6 mi · 25.1 km

   1. Ross on Wye to Symonds Yat
   2. Symonds YatSymonds Yat

   Ahead of you, you have a day of delightful riverside walking following the Wye as it meanders through the upper Wye gorge as well as more challenging sections with some steep climbs leading out of Ross-on-Wye and past Kerne Bridge through woodland and field. After making the ascent up Chase Hill to leave Ross, the route snakes its way around hills, meadows and trees with some challenging climbs en-route. From Kerne Bridge, there is a sudden change of pace, as your route begins to steer a close course to the river, taking you along the riverbank past Welsh Bicknor to Symonds Yat.

3. Day

   3
   Symonds Yat to Llandogo

   13.8 mi · 22.2 km

   1. Symonds Yat to Llandogo
   2. transfer
   3. TinternTintern

   Today’s route takes you over the border and back again several times, as you follow the Wye’s course between Wales and England. You’ll pass the Seven Sisters Rocks, a Victorian limestone quarry that lies on one side of the track while you have the river running alongside you on the other.

4. Day

   4
   Llandogo to Chepstow

   10.5 mi · 16.9 km

   1. transfer
   2. Llandogo to Chepstow
   3. ChepstowChepstow

   The last day of your walk features some of the Wye Valley’s more challenging sections as the route undulates quite steeply up and back down around the valley. However, these steep climbs are rewarded with some of the most distinctive and unforgettable viewpoints found in this part of the world, as you stop to take pause and appreciate the panorama over the river valley. The 12th century Tintern Abbey cuts an impressive figure in the distance on the approach to the village, where you then join a woodland trail out of the village passing beneath the Black Cliffs and re-joining the river at Lover’s Leap to follow the route into Chepstow town.

5. Day

   5
   Day 5

   Departure from Chepstow following breakfast.