Lee Bay and Woolacombe loop
As you meander down the lanes towards Lee Bay and the view opens up, it’s a breathtaking moment. It’s rare to find a quiet, unspoiled little bay that is beautiful in a well-trodden area of the world
Stage 17 – Tintern to Chepstow
The final stage of the Wye Valley Walk offers an early climb before a long woodland walk opens up to one of the most expansive views
Stage 16 – Monmouth to Tintern
The penultimate stage of the Wye Valley Walk takes us through some deep woodland as we crisscross the border several times
Stage 15 – Symonds Yat to Monmouth
Stage 15 of the Wye Valley Walk is mostly fairly level walking as you cross the border between Wales and England four times
Stage 14 – Kerne Bridge to Symonds Yat
For stage 14 of the Wye Valley Walk we start with a pretty level path through woodland and across flood plains before the steep slopes on both sides
Stage 13 – Ross on Wye to Kerne Bridge
On this stage of the Wye Valley Walk, after a steep climb out of Ross, it’s a stage that offers a mixture of farmland and woodland walking
Stage 12 – Fownhope to Ross on Wye
This stage of the Wye Valley Walk takes us through a mixture of woodland and farmland, a nature reserve and an SSSI.
Stage 11 – Hereford to Fownhope
In this stage of the walk we leave the city behind, we cross the flood plain to Hampton Bishop and follow flood defences to Mordiford
Stage 10 – Byford to Hereford
Stage 10 of the walk takes us on some quiet country lanes, a section of an old roman road through fields and on a riverside path right into the centre of the city of Hereford
Stage 9 – Bredwardine to Byford
This is a fairly easy stage of the Wye Valley Walk, taking us along quiet country lanes, filed edge paths and a short section of road walking
Stage 8 – Hay to Bredwardine
For this stage of the Wye Valley Walk we are heading deep into Border country
Stage 7 – Glasbury to Hay
This stage has some lovely easy riverside walking with a steep climb, and subsequent descent just after Llowes