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Local and Barrier Free Routes
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Selected routes to help you explore with confidence the countryside, villages and market towns of rural Monmouthshire.  A wide choice from a half hour stroll to a full day's outing.  Many are now barrier free

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Also see Long Distance Routes.

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See the new Circle of Legends website

New trails to take you out into the beautiful county of Monmouthshire where you can discover more about the characters sculptured at Old Station, Tintern and the areas with which they had links.

Llandegfedd Village Walks on the North Side 21st Dec 2006.pdf - between Usk, Caerleon and Cmwbran [1.74MB]

6.7 km circular walk from Llandegfedd Village with shorter 5.2km option.  Neither route is Barrier Free Reachable by car.

The St. Arvans Roundabout 23 Nov 2006.pdf - north of Chepstow [2.6 MB]

6 circular walks totalling some 19km from St Arvans which are also circuit walks off the Wye Valley Walk.  All in the Wye Valley AONB.  Reachable by foot, bus and car.  No route is Barrier Free.

Ninewells Farm Circular 10 Oct 2006.pdf - between Tintern and Trellech [1.6MB]

A 4.9km circular walk between Cleddon and Catbrook in the Wye Valley AONB.  Only the first half of the route is Barrier Free.  Reachable by foot along the Wye Valley Walk, by bus and car.

Broadstones to Kymin and Hadnock Circulars 25 Oct 2006 1.7MB.pdf  - through Highmeadow Wwoods - east of Monmouth

Two circular routes of 5.5 km and 9.1 km with a combined option of 10.9 km.
Seven linear route options linked to bus services of between 4.7 and 13.2 km.  Either directly back to Monmouth Town or via Wyesham, Redbrook or The Biblin's.  None are Barrier Free.  Reachable by bus, car or foot. 

Monmouth to Dixton Circular and Dixton to Newton Circular 26 Sept 2006.pdf [1.6 MB]

Two routes.  3.65 km barrier free circuit and 3 km circuit (First 1.6km barrier free to viewpoint). Reachable by foot, bus or car.

English Newton Common Circular 7 Sept 2006.pdf - from Monmouth or Dixton [1.1 MB]

6.3 km circular route from the Dixton to Newton Circular.  The latter publication is needed to reach the start point.
Reachable by foot.

Penallt Pubs and Church Circular 12 Sept 2006.pdf - near Monmouth and Redbrook  [2645 kb file]

3.1 circular walk from Redbrook and 7.55 km circular walk from either Penallt or Redbrook.  Reachable by  foot, bus and car.  Optional download of  Wildlife List for Penallt Pubs and Church Circular 12 Sept 2006.pdf

Clytha to Bettws Newydd and Chainbridge Circular Walks 26 April 2006.pdf
between Abergavenny, Usk and Raglan [1630 kb pdf file]

Three self guided walks with an optional photographic treasure hunt.  Passing through quiet pastoral and wooded countryside.  2.2, 6.8 and 10Km options, but NOT barrier free.  Reachable by bus and car.  Download treasure hunt separately from link on line below.
Clytha to BN and CB Photo Treasure Hunt 26 April 2006.pdf [726 kb pdf file]

Clytha Estate Circular Walks 03 May 06.pdf  - between Abergavenny and Raglan [886 kb pdf file]

Three self guided walks through varied countryside and including permissive paths through National Trust landholdings.  Reachable by service bus and car: -
Clytha Castle Circular - 2 km  is Barrier Free
Clytha Riverbank Circular - 2 km
Clytha Park Circular - 5 km

Explore Severnside - between Caldicot and Severn Estuary [164 kb and 124 kb pdf files]

Barrier Free near level walks exploring the fascinating coastal settlements alongside the Severn Estuary.
6 km Main Circular between Caldicot and Sudbrook Explore Severnside MAIN route map
3 km Loop Route between Sudbrook and Black Rock Explore Severnside LOOP route map
No text, just the latest route maps with self-evident symbols that show directional guidance, access information, facilities and services.
Both main route and loop are reachable by foot, service bus and car.  

Goytre Hall Wood - Goytre Wharf - Goytre Hall Wood 24 Jan 2005.pd walk 2858 [401 KB]  Prints at 11 point font only.

Barrier Free 2.5 km circular or linear routes near Penperlleni / Llanover between Pontypool and Abergavenny.  Reachable by service bus or car.

Kings Wood and Trothy Valley Riding and Walking Routes 22Mar06.pdf - west of Monmouth [1.3MB]

Barrier Free self guided Horse Riding and Walking routes through fields, farms and woodlands.  Reachable by foot, service bus or car
17.5 km of routes are described to mix and match your own routes.  The main outer circuit route being 10.5km.

Little Mill to Glascoed Circular 26Jan06.pdf - between Usk and Pontypool [1.2 MB]

A self-guided circular walk through fields, farms and woodlands lying in the Vale of Usk.  Reachable by foot, service bus or car.   4.3 km but NOT barrier free..

Llandogo Village Walks December 2006.pdf - north of Tintern Abbey, between Chepstow and Monmouth [2.5 MB]

4 self-guided routes around the village, along riverbank or across the hillside.  Reachable by foot, service bus or car.  Routes are 1, 3, 4 and 4.6 km. 
The 4km option will be Barrier Free to the very strongest mobility scooters after Summer 2006.

Monkswood Parish Circular Walks near Usk 220306.pdf [1.5MB]

3 self-guided circular routes around the Parish with additional 2 links to other circuit walk publications to the north at Chainbridge and west to Little Mill.  Reachable by foot, service bus or car.  Route options of 2.25, 3.9 & 4.75 km. 
A 3.7 km option will be Barrier Free with removal of narrow kissing gate in St. Matthews Churchyard - hopefully by late Spring 2006.

Mounton Valley Circulars 05Oct05.pdf - West of Chepstow [505 KB]

Five self guided walks through a varied pastoral and wooded countryside.  A choice of 3 circular and 2 linear walks varying beween 3.2 km and 6.4 km that are NOT barrier free.  Reachable by foot, service bus or car.

Walks Near Tintern in the Upper Angidy Valley 06Jan06.pdf [528 KB]

Three self guided walks through fields and woodlands following ancient and modern tracks that provide an insight ino Britain's earliest industrial past.  3.9km and 4.5km with combined option of 6.6km .  Reachable by foot or car.
Tintern Ironworks Angidy Historical Notes Abbey Tintern Furnace June 2006.pdf

Whitestone - Bargain Wood - Whitestone 15 Feb 2005.pdf walk 2898 [408 KB]  Prints at 11 point font only.

Barrier Free 2.3 km circular route above Llandogo but best accessed from Tintern.  Reachable by car or by service bus which is an additional 900 metres each way.

Extra Information:

See where the routes are and how they link together.  Map -  Local and Barrier Free Route Start Locations 15 Dec 06.pdf  [2.27MB]

The Grass Routes Community Transport service now serves many of the outlying rural areas with low floor buses fitted with access ramps.   

Many of our local routes feature on the  interactive countryside access maps on the Countryside Access Wales website (see useful links).

Require another format? - please contact us direct.

For print copies click here and check out Chepstow Tourist Information Centre.  Go to Available Publications for details of other walks in traditional format in saleable spiral bound booklet form. 

 
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