In 1975 the Wye Valley Walk opened with a 14-mile (23 km) stretch between St. Arvans and Monmouth.[1] Further stretches were added, leading to it becoming a 34-mile (55 km) footpath by 1981.[1] During the 1980s, gaps between Ross-on-Wye, Hay-on-Wye and Rhayader were integrated into the pathway, forming a 112-mile (180 km) walk reaching from near the river's mouth at Chepstow in Monmouthshire, to Rhayader in Mid Wales.[1]
In September 2002, the route was finally extended to start or finish in Coed Hafren, having passed within viewing distance of the source of the River Wye on Plynlimon near Aberystwyth, a total of 136 miles (219 km).[1]
The route
The southern end of the path, near Chepstow CastleWaymark signs on the pathThe northern end of the path
The route of the Wye Valley Walk can be broken into 17 stages,[3] though the entire walk is often walked in seven day-length sections from Chepstow to Plynlimon, or vice versa.[4]
Days and sections
Days and sections* described in the text The Wye Valley Walk, and The Wye Valley Walk website, both by The Wye Valley Partnership.[3][4]
