Wonders of Whitestone
1.2 miles (1.9 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: SO 522 029. Finish: SO 525 030. 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 93 m of climbing and 76 m of descent; highest point 211 m.
Facts
- Code
- WA 1201
- Distance
- 1.2 miles (1.9 km)
- Publisher’s page
- naturalresources.wales
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Wales
- County
- Monmouthshire
- Total ascent
- About 93 m. Highest point 211 m
Getting there
- Car park
- Whitestone, 10 m from the start. Directions SO 522 029
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Penrhos, 1.1 km away (Directions); Perrygrove station (heritage railway), 8.6 km away (Directions).
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Penrhos, 890 m from the finish. Directions SO 525 039
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 56 m in a kilometre (1 in 18), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- WA 103Wye Valley WalkShares 0.6 miles of path with this route. This route finishes on it at Llandogo.
Walks nearby
- WA 1193Beacon Bimble, Beacons View1.4 miles, circular. Starts 1.7 miles away
- WA 1171Duchess Ride Ramble, Beacons View3 miles, circular. Starts 1.7 miles away
- SW 1320Wye Valley Greenway5 miles, one way. Starts 1.7 miles away
- WA 1183Manor Wood Walk, Manor Wood1.9 miles, circular. Starts 2 miles away
- WA 1212Manor Brook Leap, Manor Wood0.8 miles, circular. Starts 2 miles away
- WA 1195Eagle's Nest Trail, Wyndcliff Wood1.3 miles, circular. Starts 3.6 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
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