Wye Valley Walk
A 138-mile long-distance path following the course of the River Wye from its tidal reaches at Chepstow to its source on Plynlimon in the Cambrian Mountains. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: ST 533 942
Distance: 138 miles (222 km)
Time: 60–70 hours
Duration: 10–14 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL13 Brecon Beacons / Bannau Brycheiniog: Eastern Area
OL14 Wye Valley and Forest of Dean
167 Thornbury, Dursley and Yate
188 Builth Wells, Painscastle and Talgarth
189 Hereford and Ross-on-Wye
200 Llandrindod Wells and Elan Valley / Llandrindod a Dyffryn Elan
201 Knighton and Presteigne / Tref-y-Clawdd a Llanandras
202 Leominster, Bromyard and Hereford North
214 Llanidloes and Newtown / Y Drenewydd
Summary
The Wye Valley Walk (Welsh: Llwybr Dyffryn Gwy) is a long-distance footpath in Wales and England following the course of the River Wye upstream from Chepstow to its source on Plynlimon. The route passes through Chepstow, the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Tintern, Monmouth, Ross-on-Wye, Symonds Yat, Hereford, Hay-on-Wye, Builth Wells, Rhayader, and Llangurig to Plynlimon. For part of its length, it generally follows the border between Wales and England.