Severn-Break-its-Neck Trail, Hafren Forest: 1.5-mile walk

Severn-Break-its-Neck Trail, Hafren Forest

1.4 miles (2.3 km). Under an hour, easy.

Start: SN 857 869. Finish: SN 855 868. OS grid.

Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.

Getting there

Car park: Rhyd-y-benwch (free), 10 m from the start. Directions SN 856 869

Directions to the start

Getting back

We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.

What to expect

Steepest climb: about 39 m in a kilometre (1 in 26), starting 0.7 miles in.

From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.

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Connecting routes

WA 102Severn WayShares 0.7 miles of path with this route.

WA 103Wye Valley WalkStarts on this route at Chepstow. This route starts and finishes on it at Hafren Forest car park.

WA 1152Source of the Severn Trail, Hafren ForestThis route starts and finishes on it at Hafren Forest car park.

WA 1214Cascades Walk, Hafren ForestStarts and finishes on this route at Hafren Forest car park. This route starts and finishes on it at Hafren Forest car park.

Walks nearby

WA 143Sarn Sabrina WalkLong-distance route, 25 miles, circular. Starts 6.2 miles away

WA 1081Ridgetop Trail2.5 miles, one way. Starts 9 miles away

WA 1207The Arch Woodland Trail1.1 miles. Starts 9.1 miles away

WA 1210Barcud Trail, Bwlch Nant yr Arian0.8 miles, circular. Starts 9.3 miles away

WA 1098The Miners' Trail1.4 miles, circular. Starts 9.3 miles away

WA 1170Coed Maen Arthur Trail3 miles, circular. Starts 11.7 miles away

Sources

Checked against naturalresources.wales on 12 October 2026.

Route line: Natural Resources Wales, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Natural Resources Wales information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Facts: naturalresources.wales