Offa's Dyke Path #1 Hike the days, camp the nights (Chepstow to Monmouth)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- Offa's Dyke Path is a national trail of a 177 miles (285km), starting near Chepstow and finishing in Prestatyn. This trail is along the beautiful boarderlands of the Welsh Marches and aims to visit the remaining parts of the iconic earthworks of Offa's Dyke.
We begin the hike above the cliffs of Sedbury on the outskirts of Chepstow. Here we use the inscribed bolder as the 'official' start and immediately we are able to view some remains of the dyke.
Pushing on, we initially pass through a housing estate with a footpath on the outskirts that allows us to view the River Wye. From here we can see the Old Wye Bridge and Chepstow Castle which is the oldest stone castle in Britain.
Leaving the urban area behind we come to a high view overlooking the river Wye which we discover was used as a jump off point for Sir John Wintour to escape his pursuing forces of the Parliamentarians during the Civil War.
Another high point provides spectacular views of the ruins of Tintern Abbey. Further along we come to the Devil's Pupil, this is believed to have been a high point the devil used to try and temp the monks of the abbey.
Now we make a decision to follow the high route as we believe the route along the river maybe muddy due to the recent rain. So we take the high route, which entails walking over a large hill. On completion of our ascent of the hill, we rejoin the trail at Bigweir Bridge.
Eventually, on the outskirts of Monmouth we come across the hill Kymin. It is here we find first of all the naval temple built in 1800 in honour of the admirals killed in the Napoleon Wars. Then nearby we discover the Round House which was built in 1794 by the members of the Monmouth Picnic Club.
Wet descend in to Monmouth and view all the historic buildings before pushing on to try and find a wild camp spot in the fading darkness on the outskirts of the town.
some great shots!
Thanks a lot!
A well made and entertaining video. I’m looking forward to following your hike. 👍🏕⛺️🏕
Hi Alan, appreciate the comment and hope you enjoy the full series of five videos! ⛺️🥾👍🏼
Hello - my wife and I just completed the full ODP a couple of weeks ago (south to north) and wanted to give you a big thank you for posting your videos of the trail. They gave us a great preview for what the ODP is like. It was a wonderful walk for us -- I think we will watch that ODP series again since it will remind of us our great walk in 2023. Thanks again!
Hi Alan, great to hear from you and your news of the completion of the ODP with your wife. Glad you appreciated the videos and hope you enjoy the re-run. Maybe you will be able to find your next hike on the channel. ATB Nigel
We all need to be more appreciative of the work done to maintain our footpaths. Especially since a lot of the work is done by volunteers.
Hiking in other parts of the world makes you realise how lucky we are in the UK.
Totally agree, as you say it's not until you venture beyond the UK you really appreciate the extensiveness of our footpaths and the effort into maintaining these paths and ensuring we maintain the rights of way, which is mainly done by volunteers. You've got me thinking how I can do my bit to raise awareness. Thanks for watching and especially commenting.
What a pleasure. I hiked the first 5 days of the Offa's Dyke path late last summer and loved it. Am itching to go back and walk the whole length of it. Will be watching with interest!
I can imagine your itching to complete this, worth the effort, best of luck and thanks for watching Catherine.
What a lovely first video I cannot wait to see the rest. I especially liked the pug, what a lovely little lad
Yes the pug was a jolly little fellow! Hope you enjoy the rest of the series, appreciate the comments.
Hope your to walk some of the path soon , in a series of roundish walks , enjoyed the watch
Glad you enjoyed the watch Allan, thanks for the comment.
Great start Nigel, looking forward to following you along the way.
Glad you enjoyed Mark, thanks for watching.
Hi Nigel, it was great to meet you at the Devil's Pulpit! Enjoyed the first two videos, look forward to the rest of the series.
Hi Tony, great to hear from you and I certainly enjoyed our chat. Best of luck with your adventures and I hope you enjoy the rest of the series.
I'm starting it on Thursday.... It'll take me a lot more than 12 days and I can't do it in one go due to work commitments. Thanks for the video. G🏴
Yes I’m very lucky that I have the time now, however I did meet quite a few people doing this trail in stages and it’s a great rewarding experience. Thanks for the watch and comment and best of luck on Thursday, you have an awesome journey ahead of you 👍🏼🥾🥾
Hi Nigel - new Sub from me! Excellent set of videos, and am planning to tackle parts of this next year for my 50th
BTW - what's your kit list for this hike? Would love to know what you carried (@12:30)
Welcome aboard! It's an absolute belter of a trail and very befitting of your 50th, I'm sure you'll have a great experience.
Hi Tony, my usual kit is in this video th-cam.com/video/GNH9fRDDcDI/w-d-xo.html happy to answer further question when you've had chance to watch the video.
That’s where went down to the river until I found the correct way
Great, thanks for sharing 😁👍🏼
If we only got 4 days to do part of offas dyke, where would you say is the best place to start and finish, want to see some nice scenes, thanks
Bit of a tough question as a lot depends on your average walking speed, however these are the four days I have picked out for you.
Monmouth to Pandy - 16.8 mi
Pandy to Hay-on-Wye - 17.5 mi
Hay to Kington - 14.8 mi
Kington to Knighton - 13.5 mi
If you watch parts 2 and 3 in my series of videos you will get some idea of the different types of terrain you will be facing. Hope this helps and happy to answer any further questions. Enjoy!
@@AmblingTrails thank you so much, I'll have a look, great information 👍
What time of year was this? Thanks
This was mid March. Have just completed a trail review which I will be publishing on the 3rd Jan 2023 at 1600. In the review I do discuss what I believe from my research and experience to be the best time of the year to complete the trail. Cheers
@@AmblingTrails I walked Chepstow - Hay end of April 19 (quit due to blisters) went back in July did Hay to Knighton. I’m planning to go back early June start from Chepstow again not camping though. Thanks, I’ll watch your video. I think end of May is a good time or September
Agree, thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers