Section 15 of 17, Wye Valley Walk
Symonds Yat to Monmouth
5.2 miles (8.3 km). About 2 hours, easy.
Start: SO 560 157. Finish: SO 512 129. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 62 m of climbing and 71 m of descent; highest point 26 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Symonds Yat.
- Bus stops
- Paddocks Hotel, 140 m from the start. Directions SO 559 157Car Park, 200 m from the start. Directions SO 562 156Car Park Entrance, 480 m from the start. Directions SO 565 155
- Car parks
- New Weir car park (pay), 30 m from the start. Directions SO 560 156Car park (pay), 120 m from the start. Directions SO 560 158Symonds Yat Rocks (pay), 190 m from the start. Directions SO 562 156
Getting back
The section finishes at Monmouth. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Monmouth Comprehensive School, 140 m from the finish. Directions SO 512 131Rolls Hall, 200 m from the finish. Directions SO 510 129Monmouth School, 230 m from the finish. Directions SO 510 128
Planning the Wye Valley Walk
- Planning the whole trail: wyevalleywalk.org.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: The Wye Valley Walk (Cicerone).
- Baggage transfer: the services listed for the trail.
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 28%; the rest (69%) isn't recorded.
Almost all off road.
No stiles recorded.
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 8 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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