Section 1 of 9, Gloucestershire Way
Chepstow to Bream
6 miles (9.6 km). About 2½ hours, moderate.
Start: ST 535 944. Finish: SO 588 047. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 366 m of climbing and 195 m of descent; highest point 183 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Chepstow.
- Station
- Chepstow, 790 m from the start. Directions ST 536 936
- Bus stops
- Bus stop, 250 m from the start. Directions ST 536 942Castle, 270 m from the start. Directions ST 535 941Police Station, 380 m from the start. Directions ST 539 946
- Car parks
- Car park, 10 m from the start. Directions ST 535 944Car park, 170 m from the start. Directions ST 535 942Car park, 260 m from the start. Directions ST 536 942
Getting back
The section finishes at Bream.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at New Rd, 1.3 km away (Directions); Whitecroft station (heritage railway), 3.5 km away (Directions).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 30%, earth, rock and mud 16%, grass 9%, gravel and tracks 8%; the rest (38%) isn't recorded.
About 31% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 4 stiles, 8 kissing gates, 8 gates, 1 flight of steps.
Steepest climb: about 69 m in a kilometre (1 in 14), starting 1.8 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Riverside, Castleford: at the start.Live and Let Live, Tutshill: 0.4 miles in.Boat Inn, Castleford: near the start, about 300 m off the way.Three Tuns, Chepstow: near the start, about 350 m off the way.Woodfield Arms, Castleford: near the start, about 300 m off the way.The Rising Sun, Woodcroft: 0.9 miles in, about 300 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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