Adventure On FootSearch

Counties, Wales

Walks in Newport

6 routes pass through Newport: 1 national trail, 1 long-distance route and 4 walks. They start in Wales.

Long-distance routesDots: where the walks start

The map draws routes of up to 60 miles, so it stays at the scale of the county. Longer routes are listed below.

Walks in Newport, A to Z

  1. WA 1046Bishton & Llanwern LoopA 3.1-mile circular walk, in Newport, with about 90 m of climbing. About 1 hour.
  2. WA 1086Lodge Hill Circular WalkA 3.1-mile circular walk along the coast, in Newport, with about 60 m of climbing. About 1 hour.
  3. WA 1013Newport Wetlands & Goldcliff LoopA 6.8-mile circular walk along the coast, in Newport, with about 10 m of climbing. About 2 hours.
  4. WA 1009Rhymney River CircularA 6.7-mile circular walk, in Newport and Caerphilly, with about 270 m of climbing. About 2½ hours.

Filter these walks by length or timeCoastal routes in NewportPub walks in Newport

Long-distance routes through Newport

National trails first, then the longest. Each passes through the county for some of its length.

  1. UK 038Wales Coast PathAn 870-mile national trail from Chester to Chepstow along the coast, with about 29,230 m of climbing. 84 sections.Diversion in place
  2. WA 123Usk Valley WalkA 48-mile long-distance route from Llangynidr to Ultra Pontem, with about 560 m of climbing. 3 sections.

Newport in figures

Pubs: 1.6 for every 10 miles of long-distance path, 71st of 91 counties from the most: Pubs per mile.

Stiles: 1.2 for every 10 miles of named route, 54th of 97 counties from the most: Stiles.

The steepest kilometre of any long-distance path here climbs 8 metres, on Wales Coast Path, Duffryn to Goldcliff: The steepest kilometre.