The Monmouth - Chepstow Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 60.70 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 20h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,100 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,096 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 239 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Monmouth 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.813857° / W 2.708811°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 16 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Old Dixton Road
  4. 4 : km 0.07 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.16 - alt. 16 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 0.38 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Wye Bridge, A466
  7. 7 : km 4.87 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp right
  8. 8 : km 4.99 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp right onto Glyn Road
  9. 9 : km 5 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 7.84 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Wye Valley Railway
  11. 11 : km 8.44 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 8.46 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 8.77 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 14 : km 9.56 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 9.86 - alt. 178 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 9.89 - alt. 179 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 10.05 - alt. 206 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 12.36 - alt. 205 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 12.39 - alt. 205 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 12.75 - alt. 211 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 13.35 - alt. 176 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 13.45 - alt. 169 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 13.46 - alt. 169 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 13.75 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 25 : km 14.12 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 14.22 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 14.27 - alt. 130 m - Turn sharp right
  28. 28 : km 14.42 - alt. 117 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 14.69 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 14.79 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 16.67 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right onto A466
  32. 32 : km 16.73 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 16.78 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Wye Valley Railway & Wye Valley Walk
  34. 34 : km 17.49 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Wye Valley Walk
  35. 35 : km 17.54 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  36. 36 : km 18.16 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 18.22 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight left onto Main Road, A466
  38. 38 : km 19.12 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 19.26 - alt. 26 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 19.3 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 19.47 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 19.83 - alt. 109 m - Turn slight left
  43. 43 : km 19.93 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 20.43 - alt. 178 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 20.65 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 20.97 - alt. 183 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 22.04 - alt. 181 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 22.27 - alt. 191 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 22.3 - alt. 190 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 22.37 - alt. 191 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 51 : km 22.75 - alt. 200 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 22.85 - alt. 196 m - Keep left
  53. 53 : km 23.1 - alt. 196 m - Keep left onto Wye Valley Walk
  54. 54 : km 23.5 - alt. 225 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 23.95 - alt. 196 m - Turn sharp left onto Wye Valley Walk
  56. 56 : km 24.13 - alt. 166 m - Turn slight left
  57. 57 : km 24.17 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 24.34 - alt. 155 m - Turn slight right
  59. 59 : km 24.71 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto A466
  60. 60 : km 25.76 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 26.13 - alt. 155 m - Turn slight left
  62. 62 : km 26.3 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 26.34 - alt. 166 m - Keep left onto Wye Valley Walk
  64. 64 : km 26.52 - alt. 196 m - Turn sharp right onto Wye Valley Walk
  65. 65 : km 27.52 - alt. 196 m - Turn sharp left onto Wye Valley Walk
  66. 66 : km 27.7 - alt. 166 m - Turn slight left
  67. 67 : km 27.74 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 27.91 - alt. 155 m - Turn slight right
  69. 69 : km 28.28 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto A466
  70. 70 : km 28.6 - alt. 143 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 29.25 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp left
  72. 72 : km 29.27 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  73. 73 : km 29.99 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 30.61 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 30.65 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 32.16 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 32.27 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Welsh Street, B4293
  78. 78 : km 32.77 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 32.78 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  80. 80 : km 32.93 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp left
  81. 81 : km 32.94 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 32.97 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 32.97 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 33.05 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Bank Street
  85. 85 : km 33.31 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp left onto Upper Church Street
  86. 86 : km 33.36 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street
  87. 87 : km 33.85 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 33.97 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 34.3 - alt. 49 m - Keep left
  90. 90 : km 34.33 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Beachley Road
  91. 91 : km 34.51 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Castleford Hill
  92. 92 : km 34.53 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Coleford Road, B4228
  93. 93 : km 35.49 - alt. 68 m - Turn sharp left
  94. 94 : km 35.73 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto B4228
  95. 95 : km 35.82 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp left onto Moyle Old School Lane
  96. 96 : km 36.08 - alt. 100 m - Keep left
  97. 97 : km 36.5 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto B4228
  98. 98 : km 36.55 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 36.74 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 37.17 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight left onto Netherhope Lane
  101. 101 : km 37.22 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto B4228
  102. 102 : km 37.27 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp right
  103. 103 : km 38.06 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto B4228
  104. 104 : km 38.71 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 39.03 - alt. 177 m - Keep right
  106. 106 : km 40.48 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 41.08 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight right
  108. 108 : km 41.98 - alt. 198 m - Turn sharp left
  109. 109 : km 44.58 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 44.96 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 45.07 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left
  112. 112 : km 45.11 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Quayside
  113. 113 : km 47.48 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  114. 114 : km 49.43 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  115. 115 : km 50.1 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto A466
  116. 116 : km 50.17 - alt. 13 m - Keep right onto Stow Road
  117. 117 : km 50.57 - alt. 46 m - Keep left
  118. 118 : km 50.73 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  119. 119 : km 50.93 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight left
  120. 120 : km 51 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  121. 121 : km 55.2 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto Offa's Dyke
  122. 122 : km 55.43 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 55.48 - alt. 43 m - Keep left
  124. 124 : km 55.53 - alt. 31 m - Turn slight right
  125. 125 : km 55.61 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp left
  126. 126 : km 55.65 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto A466
  127. 127 : km 55.72 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  128. 128 : km 59.46 - alt. 14 m - Keep left
  129. 129 : km 60.19 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto A466
  130. 130 : km 60.32 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 60.54 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight left
  132. 132 : km 60.63 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Old Dixton Road
  133. 133 : km 60.68 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  134. 134 : km 60.69 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  135. S/E : km 60.7 - alt. 16 m

Useful Information

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