Symonds Yat Trail
1.2 miles (1.9 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Symonds Yat Rock main car park. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SO 563 158, and finish. 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.
Up and down
About 51 m of climbing and 51 m of descent; highest point 153 m.
Facts
- Code
- SW 1355
- Distance
- 1.2 miles (1.9 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- South West
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Total ascent
- About 51 m. Highest point 153 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stops
- Car Park, 210 m from the start. Directions SO 562 156Car Park Entrance, 350 m from the start. Directions SO 565 155Paddocks Hotel, 400 m from the start. Directions SO 559 157
- Car parks
- Symonds Yat Rocks (pay), 230 m from the start. Directions SO 562 156Car park (pay), 270 m from the start. Directions SO 560 158New Weir car park (pay), 330 m from the start. Directions SO 560 156
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 43 m in a kilometre (1 in 23), starting 0.8 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- The Saracens Head, Symonds Yat East: 1.3 miles in, about 250 m off the way. Food.
- Café
- Log cabin cafe, Symonds Yat East: at the start and finish.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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Connecting routes
- SW 1048Highmeadow TrailShares 0.6 miles of path with this route. This route starts and finishes on it at Symonds Yat Rock main car park.
- SW 1339Mailscot Wood Trail, Symonds Yat RockShares 0.5 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Symonds Yat Rock main car park.
Walks nearby
- SW 1221Bracelands to the Wye1.6 miles, one way. Starts 1.7 miles away
- SW 1081Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail4.5 miles, one way. Starts 3.7 miles away
- SW 1359Glade Trail, Beechenhurst0.6 miles, circular. Starts 3.9 miles away
- SW 1336Ramblers Beechenhurst Trail8 miles, circular. Starts 3.9 miles away
- SW 1344Bixslade Trail, Cannop Ponds2.5 miles. Starts 4.5 miles away
- SW 1346Long Trail, Nagshead Nature Reserve2.3 miles, circular. Starts 5.2 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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