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Ham and Stone walks
Oldbury-on-Severn & Littleton-upon-Severn
Visorando Member
5.09 mi
+105 ft
-105 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Oldbury-upon-Severn (South Gloucestershire)
An easy Gloucestershire walk that takes you along the Severn Estuary. The walk uses paths and lanes including sections of the Severn Way and Jubliee Way.
Cam Peak, Cam Long Down and Uley Bury
4.20 mi
+774 ft
-764 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Cam (Gloucestershire)
This Gloucestershire circular walk with ascents and descents explores Dursley countryside and surrounding hills with superb views using a section of Cotswold Way. On a clear day, you can even admire River Severn and the Brecon Beacons in Wales from several tops!
Oakenhill Wood and Moseley Green from Parkend
3.74 mi
+354 ft
-358 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from West Dean (Gloucestershire)
This peaceful circular walk in Oakenhill Woods uses paths and tracks in this preserved area where you could see wildlife.
Mallards Pike Lake and Staple-edge Wood
5.39 mi
+446 ft
-469 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from West Dean (Gloucestershire)
This circular walk from Mallards Pike Lake provides a good way to discover preserved Staple-edge Hill using tracks and paths in Staple-edge Wood.
Speech House Lake and New Fancy Colliery Screens
5.33 mi
+351 ft
-331 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from West Dean (Gloucestershire)
This circular walk uses well-marked paths and track across the Forest of Dean where you will discover a beautiful lake and an old colliery site on your way!
Newark Park, Wotton Under Edge
7.87 mi
+896 ft
-886 ft
4h 25
Moderate
Departure from Wotton-under-Edge (Gloucestershire)
This circular walk starts from the National Trust car park at Newark Park, Wotton under Edge. On leaving the estate, the route makes its way downhill towards Ozleworth Park, down into Ozleworth Bottom, before climbing up Hen’s Ridge and linking up with the Monarch’s and the Cotswold Way, before returning to Newark Park.
Brockweir
AONB2.33 mi
+33 ft
-36 ft
1h 05
Easy
Departure from Wye Valley (Monmouthshire)
A figure of eight walk centred on the delightful village of Brockweir. The walk is mainly level along the Wye Valley on old railway tracks, the riverbank and minor roads, part in Wales and part in Gloucestershire.
The Lancaut Peninsular
6.08 mi
+725 ft
-745 ft
3h 25
Easy
Departure from Chepstow (Monmouthshire)
Follow the path above limestone cliffs where peregrines nest, to the lost medieval village of Lancaut and the ruins of St James’ church.
Picturesque Piercefield
8.58 mi
+1,375 ft
-1,378 ft
5h 10
Moderate
Departure from Chepstow (Monmouthshire)
Follow in the footsteps of the Wye Tourists and discover the picturesque viewpoints of Piercefield Park. These walks take you across the Piercefield Estate, retracing the paths laid out in the 1750s by Valentine Morris, the owner of Piercefield.
The Angidy valley
Association / Club / Walk leader3.82 mi
+502 ft
-482 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Wye Valley (Monmouthshire)
Woodland walking and industrial heritage on a walk with several options for short-cuts.
Brockweir and the Wye
3.10 mi
+190 ft
-190 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Wye Valley (Monmouthshire)
Along and across the Wye to a historic English village, returning via woodland.
Offa’s Dyke and the Devil’s Pulpit
5.72 mi
+814 ft
-810 ft
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Wye Valley (Monmouthshire)
Outward along an old tramway, with a high- level return offering fabulous views.
Around the Cotswold village of Hillesley
6.42 mi
+522 ft
-528 ft
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Hillesley and Tresham (Gloucestershire)
This is a circular walk starting in the Cotswold village of Hillesley. The route takes you up the Cotswold escarpment, over fields, through quiet lanes and valleys, to the villages of Alderly and Wortley, before returning to Hillesley. The Cotswold's are a range of hills that rise from the Severn Valley. The “Wolds,” or rolling hills, is an AONB in the west country of the UK. Here the past is evident in the many honey-coloured stone villages and farms.
Angidy Trail
3.84 mi
+577 ft
-558 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Wye Valley (Monmouthshire)
Follow the Angidy Trail and discover Tintern’s hidden industry – the furnace, forge and wireworks, the workers’ cottages, limekilns, tidal dock and church where generations of metal workers were baptised, married and buried.
Whitestone
2.06 mi
+194 ft
-203 ft
1h 05
Easy
Departure from Wye Valley (Monmouthshire)
There is a gentle uphill incline near the start of this mainly level woodland walk. There are stunning views down into the Wye Valley and a stop at the waterfall that may have been the sounding cataract, in Wordsworth’s ‘Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey’.
Whitestone, Whitebrook and the Wye
14.44 mi
+1,529 ft
-1,532 ft
8h 00
Moderate
Departure from Wye Valley (Monmouthshire)
Explore our fabulous Monmouthshire countryside. Enjoy riverside views beside the Wye and discover hidden heritage along the way.
Wordsworth
2.05 mi
+699 ft
-689 ft
1h 35
Moderate
Departure from Wye Valley (Monmouthshire)
Through riverside meadows and along village tracks, climbing in the footsteps of William Wordsworth to the Bread and Cheese viewpoint and Cleddon Shoots waterfall.
Tintern’s Hidden History
10.84 mi
+1,634 ft
-1,657 ft
6h 25
Moderate
Departure from Devauden (Monmouthshire)
The route is a mixture of green lanes, forestry tracks and tarmac lanes. There are steep uphill climbs out of Tintern on either side of the Angidy Valley. The route is way-marked. Look out for these along the way. Numbers on the map relate to numbers in the text. You can start at any point and go in either direction (these directions follow a clockwise route). This route links up with the northern Wye Valley trail, Whitestone, Whitebrook and the Wye.
Cabtree Hill and Woorgreens Lake
4.59 mi
+243 ft
-236 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Cinderford (Gloucestershire)
This circular walk in the forest of Dean provides a good way to discover paths and tracks along a section of Gloucestershire Way and Woorgreens Nature Reserve.
Wimberry from Mile End
2.69 mi
+371 ft
-371 ft
1h 35
Moderate
Departure from Coleford (Gloucestershire)
Starting at Mile End in the Forest of Dean visit the magical old quarries that have been reclaimed by nature. If you mooch about here you may find an old WW2 firing range used by the home guard. Continue down the valley where you may see old mines, then turn sharp right by a high old stone wall. The narrow path takes you back up to Perch Enclosure with magnificent pine trees. Take the loop around, past the old campsite and back onto the track where you started.
At the southern end of the Cotswolds
7.75 mi
+312 ft
-299 ft
3h 50
Moderate
Departure from Hillesley and Tresham (Gloucestershire)
This circular walk set in the southern end of the English Cotswold, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The walk is a mixture of open fields, quiet country lanes, with one section of the walk using pathways within the National Arboretum at Westonbirt. The walk passes through two Cotswold villages : Tresham and Leighterton.
Lasborough, Ozleworth and Marlees Brooks from Newington
5.32 mi
+479 ft
-502 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Kingscote (Gloucestershire)
This circular walk from Newington provides a good way to discover two quiet valleys along Ozleworth and Marlees Brooks.
Trellech Beacon
3.12 mi
+351 ft
-348 ft
1h 45
Easy
Departure from Trellech United (Monmouthshire)
A circular route on Trellech Beacon with stunning views to the Wye Valley below and the Forest of Dean, Malverns and Cotswolds in the distance.
In the woods - The Wye Valley
6.67 mi
+1,135 ft
-1,145 ft
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from Trellech United (Monmouthshire)
A route through woodland on clear wide tracks.
Puddingstone and pub trail
3.37 mi
+623 ft
-620 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Trellech United (Monmouthshire)
A walk uncovering Penallt’s hidden millstone industry. With some steep steps, uphill sections and uneven paths. Best enjoyed in spring and early summer when the bluebells and wildflower meadows are at their peak. This walk takes you to a millstone quarry, to the riverside where millstones were loaded onto trows and passes two pubs where you can enjoy a glass of local cider!
King Arthur’s Cave
8.01 mi
+1,178 ft
-1,178 ft
4h 45
Moderate
Departure from West Dean (Gloucestershire)
The outward route is the quickest and easiest route to Symonds Yat. The return is more adventurous, seeking out the impressive King Arthur’s Cave and secret viewpoints over the Wye Gorge.
Staunton & English Bicknor
11.47 mi
+1,289 ft
-1,283 ft
6h 25
Difficult
Departure from West Dean (Gloucestershire)
Featuring the impressive Suck Stone and Near Hearkening Rocks, two medieval churches, a lengthy section along the Wye, the Yat Rock viewpoint and a quiet stream valley, this walk offers an in-depth introduction to the landscapes of the Forest of Dean.
Symonds Yat via Biblins
5.75 mi
+669 ft
-676 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from West Dean (Gloucestershire)
The most straightforward route to and from Symonds Yat, featuring an old mine, a significant riverside stretch and of course the classic viewpoint of Symonds Yat. Look out for Peregrine Falcons and Goshawks overhead.
English Bicknor
3.55 mi
+541 ft
-538 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from English Bicknor (Gloucestershire)
Dramatic cliffs, superb views and riverside walking with a wrapping of internationally protected woodlands and sprinkling of industrial ruins.
Yat Rock
1.62 mi
+417 ft
-410 ft
1h 05
Easy
Departure from English Bicknor (Gloucestershire)
A steep descent and ascent from the car park at Yat Rock to the River Wye at Symonds Yat East.
Head for the Hillforts
7.72 mi
+1,352 ft
-1,319 ft
4h 45
Moderate
Departure from English Bicknor (Gloucestershire)
Follow in the footsteps of the Wye Tourists down to the Wye. Cross the river at the Biblins visiting Little Doward Hillfort, King Arthur’s Cave and New Weir Forge. Return on the hand ferry at Symonds Yat West.
Stoke Park
1.72 mi
+200 ft
-203 ft
1h 00
Easy
Departure from City of Bristol
Hilly, with extensive views over and beyond the park landscape, mainly on open land.
Barn Wood
1.84 mi
+177 ft
-210 ft
1h 00
Easy
Departure from City of Bristol
Contoured walk with a focus on 18th century historic features in semi-ancient woodland.
King Arthur’s Cave
3.90 mi
+535 ft
-531 ft
2h 15
Moderate
Departure from Goodrich (Herefordshire)
A walk through the woods to a local landmark, returning along the Wye Riverbank.
Symonds Yat Rock
1.09 mi
+476 ft
-472 ft
0h 55
Moderate
Departure from Goodrich (Herefordshire)
A short but energetic climb to a stunning viewpoint over the Wye Valley.
Biblins, Monmouth and the Wye
10.56 mi
+348 ft
-338 ft
5h 10
Moderate
Departure from Goodrich (Herefordshire)
An extended level walk along both sides of the River Wye, with an opportunity to explore the historic border town of Monmouth.
Biblins and the Wye
2.84 mi
+210 ft
-213 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Goodrich (Herefordshire)
A short level walk along both sides of the River Wye, crossing the suspension bridge at Biblins.
Goodrich Castle and Welsh Bicknor
10.98 mi
+981 ft
-965 ft
5h 55
Difficult
Departure from Goodrich (Herefordshire)
A long walk full of interest with lengthy riverside sections.
Huntsham Hill and Yat Rock
2.54 mi
+541 ft
-531 ft
1h 40
Moderate
Departure from Goodrich (Herefordshire)
Short alternative route to the viewpoint of Yat Rock.
Symonds Yat
2.85 mi
+82 ft
-79 ft
1h 25
Easy
Departure from Goodrich (Herefordshire)
A circular walk on good surfaces, mainly level along the beautiful Wye Valley at Symonds Yat. The River Wye seen from the world famous viewpoint at Symonds Yat Rock forms an almost complete loop. The river here flows 31⁄2 miles yet progresses less then 1⁄4 mile towards the Severn. This walk starts below Symonds Yat Rock in the steep sided, wooded gorge at the pleasant village of Symonds Yat East.
Huntsham Bridge and Yat Rock
4.69 mi
+436 ft
-420 ft
2h 30
Moderate
Departure from Goodrich (Herefordshire)
A wide meander of the Wye followed with Yat Rock as a highlight.
Kings Weston Down
2.98 mi
+217 ft
-217 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from City of Bristol
Walk passing by Iron Age Hill Fort, Echo Gate, Arbutus walk, Kingsweston Down and wildflower meadows.
Rhododendron
2.44 mi
+246 ft
-262 ft
1h 20
Moderate
Departure from City of Bristol
Passing by Goram’s Chair, Tarn Lake, Beech Cathedral, Lily Pond, Rhododendron Walk, Rustic Lodge, Woodman’s Cottage.
Royals and St Mary’s Church
1.53 mi
+174 ft
-161 ft
0h 50
Easy
Departure from City of Bristol
The Church of St Mary the Virgin dates back to 1093, with various rebuilding over the years until an extensive refurbishment in 1878. Look out for two notable graves; an obelisk memorial to the Egyptologist Amelia Edwards and coloured head and foot stones of ‘Scipio Africanus’, a negro slave.
Castle
0.77 mi
+125 ft
-125 ft
0h 30
Easy
Departure from City of Bristol
Built in 1795 for John Scandret Harford by William Paty. A solid, simple design placed on a rise so as to appear bigger. Harford was responsible for commissioning landscape architect Humphrey Repton and thereafter, architect John Nash who designed the Orangery, Dairy and nearby Blaise Hamlet. More ornate additions representing a Greek classical influence were made to both the exterior and interior of the house from 1832-3 by C R Cockerell on instruction from J S Harford Jnr.
Gorge
1.12 mi
+118 ft
-121 ft
0h 35
Easy
Departure from City of Bristol
The gorge is at its deepest below Lover’s Leap. You can see massive cliffs of steeply tilted white Carboniferous Limestone. It is difficult to see exactly how the Gorge was formed. It would have been directly influenced by the most recent Ice Age up to 100,000 years ago.
Canford Park, Blaise and Henbury Golf Course loop
1.92 mi
+226 ft
-230 ft
1h 05
Easy
Departure from City of Bristol
Lovely walk in north Bristol slightly off the most obvious paths in Blaise Estate.
Blaise Castle Steep via Henbury Golf Course
2.49 mi
+256 ft
-253 ft
1h 20
Moderate
Departure from City of Bristol
A moderate walk suitable for a family with older children but unsuitable for wheels. Takes you through quieter parts of the Blaise estate and Henbury gold course.
Mills, Hills and Manors
5.02 mi
+942 ft
-919 ft
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Walford (Herefordshire)
Through woodlands on tracks and pathways climbing to the ancient Chase Hill iron age hill fort with fine views to Goodrich Castle and the Wye Valley.
Pill, Circular - Watchhouse Hill
3.47 mi
+167 ft
-177 ft
1h 45
Easy
Departure from Pill and Easton-in-Gordano (North Somerset)
This is a circular walk from Pill.
Easton-in-Gordano via West Tanpit Wood and Windmill Hill
5.02 mi
+525 ft
-525 ft
2h 45
Moderate
Departure from Pill and Easton-in-Gordano (North Somerset)
A circular walk through the rolling countryside of North Somerset with views of the Severn Estuary.
Easton in Gordano, around Portbury and Summerhouse Woods
1.92 mi
+144 ft
-144 ft
1h 00
Moderate
Departure from Pill and Easton-in-Gordano (North Somerset)
This is a pleasant two-mile walk that takes in a variety of hills and woods. There are still quite a few stiles to climb so not as accessible as some walks at the moment.
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