Walking Britain 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
Time - 8 hours 40 minutes
Grade - moderate
This Forest of Dean walk offers some spectacular views of the River Wye and travels through three counties and two countries.
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Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL14 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL14 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 162 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 162 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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9.2 miles / 14.7 km away
The Wye Valley from Brockweir
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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
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
17.3 miles / 27.7 km away
Llanthony Priory from Longtown
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 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
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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