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#254 of 300 · Welsh Marches, Black Mountains and Clwydian Range

Offa's Dyke Path

United KingdomWelsh–English border (Monmouthshire to Denbighshire)

A national trail along the Wales–England border from the Severn estuary to the Irish Sea, tracing the 8th-century earthwork of King Offa over the Black Mountains' Hatterrall Ridge, the Shropshire hills and the Clwydian Range.

Distance
285 km
Point to point
Ascent
9,000 m
High point 703 m
Time
12 days
Multi-day trek
Difficulty
Hard
Big ascent or length, rough ground, some exposure or remoteness.
Best months
Apr–Oct
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Sedbury Cliffs, Chepstow
Finish: Prestatyn

Route

Topographic map of Offa's Dyke Path, from Sedbury to PrestatynSedburyBrockweirRedbrookMonmouthLlantilio CrossennyPandyHay BluffHay-on-WyeGladestryKingtonKnightonNewcastle on ClunButtingtonLlanymynechFroncysyllteLlandeglaMoel FamauBodfariPrestatynStart: SedburyFinish: Prestatyn© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartFinishWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Sedbury
  2. Brockweir
  3. Redbrook
  4. Monmouth
  5. Llantilio Crossenny
  6. Pandy
  7. Hay Bluff
  8. Hay-on-Wye
  9. Gladestry
  10. Kington
  11. Knighton
  12. Newcastle on Clun
  13. Buttington
  14. Llanymynech
  15. Froncysyllte
  16. Llandegla
  17. Moel Famau
  18. Bodfari
  19. Prestatyn

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.

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