Symonds Yat, High Meadow Woods & Wye Valley
Introduction to Walk 3214
Region - Wye Valley Forest of Dean
County/Area - Gloucestershire & Monmouthshire & Herefordshire
Author - Andy Smith & Peter Lane
Length - 12.0 miles / 19.5 km
Ascent - 2700 feet / 818 metres
Grade - moderate
This Forest of Dean walk offers some spectacular views of the River Wye and travels through three counties and two countries.
Walk Description Map showing start
Maps 
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL14 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL14 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 162 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Landranger 162 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k.
Digital Maps - For more information on digital maps go to Anquet Maps. Digital maps, including Ordnance Survey, Harvey Superwalker and British Mountain Maps, are available for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and phone.
Walks from the same start
Symonds Yat Rock and the Biblins from near Symonds Yat
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
Other walks nearby
9.2 miles / 14.7 km away
The Wye Valley from Brockweir
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.8 miles / 9.4 km
9.5 miles / 15.1 km away
Garway Hill Common & Kentchurch
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.3 miles / 10.2 km
9.9 miles / 15.8 km away
Devil's Pulpit & Brockweir from Tintern, Wye Valley
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
12.5 miles / 19.9 km away
The Marcle Ridge from Much Marcle
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
14.8 miles / 23.6 km away
Ysgyryd Fawr (The Skirrid) near Abergavenny
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 3.5 miles / 5.7 km
14.8 miles / 23.7 km away
Oldbury-on-Severn & Littleton-upon-Severn
Grade - easy
Length - 5.2 miles / 8.5 km
16.6 miles / 26.6 km away
The Severn Estuary from Thornbury
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 9.3 miles / 15.1 km
17.7 miles / 28.4 km away
Keeper's Pond & Blorenge
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
18.0 miles / 28.7 km away
Herefordshire Beacon from Hollybush
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
18.4 miles / 29.4 km away
The Tyndale Monument from Wotton-under-Edge
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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