Independent Trails: Fact File WVWS1

Wye Valley Walk ~ South: Hay-on-Wye to Chepstow

Trail Facts

Total Distance: 75 miles (120km)

Duration: 7 nights, 6 walking days

Minimum/maximum daily distances: 8¹/₂ miles (13.5km)/16 miles (25.6km).

Waymarking: The Wye Valley Walk is very clearly waymarked by discs with a leaping salmon logo and is very easy to follow.

Season: All year

Starting point of holiday: Hay-on-Wye

End of holiday: Chepstow

Tour code: WVWS1

Day 1: Travel to Hay-on-Wye.

Day 2: Hay-on-Wye to Byford. 13¹/₄ miles (21km).

Day 3: Byford to Fownhope. 16 miles (25.6km).

Day 4: Fownhope to Ross-on-Wye. 11¹/₄ miles (18km).

Day 5: Ross-on-Wye to Symonds Yat. 11³/₄ miles (19km).

Day 6: Symonds Yat to Redbrook. 8¹/₂ miles (13.5km).

Day 7: Redbrook to Chepstow. 14¹/₄ miles (23km).

Day 8: Depart from Chepstow.

7 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses along the trail.
Traditional cooked breakfast.
Door to door luggage transfer.
Maps and a guidebook describing the trail.
An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of your holiday and back from the end of it.
Emergency assistance

Travel information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient railway station (start of trail): Hereford

Onward travel: There is a regular bus service from Hereford Railway Station to Hay-on-Wye. The journey takes approximately 55 minutes.

Most convenient railway station (end of trail): Chepstow