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Oldbury-upon-Severn 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.
The Lancaut Peninsular
AONB6.08 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.
Brockweir
2.33 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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