What's on Offa? - Offa's Dyke Path - Part IV, Llangattock Lingoed to Hay-on-Wye
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ธ.ค. 2024
- On Saturday 5th June I set off on my journey, catching the train to Chepstow with plans of hiking the Offa's Dyke Path south to north on the year of it's 50th birthday.
This film is thefourth instalment of my journey seeing me leave Monmouth and head for Llangattock Lingoed, a 19 mile day.
My plan was to arrive on the Saturday and just tick off a few miles in the afternoon and then do the rest in a further 10 days. You will find out how I got on if you watch the films.
All I will tell you is that I had amazing weather throughout and it is blooming hilly.
A map of todays section of the ODP can be found at explore.osmaps...
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Digging these vids mate.. perfect to get me in the mood for doing it this May 👌
Glad you’re enjoying them Charlie! It’s another great trek. If anything I’d say a little tougher than the C2C. I was extremely lucky with the weather as you have probably noticed.
Best of luck for the journey. I’m sure you’ll love it. I’ll be following the progress on Strava 👍🏼 Are you going with your mate Tweed again?
More difficult?? I was watching these thinking it'll be a doddle!! Although we did take 2 of the high routes through the mountains on the c2c 😂
I'll just be doing this one solo.. Tweed is running an ultramarathon on (I think?) The Jurassic Coast at the same time.. i know what my preference is!
@@DadandtheLad that’s a fair point, you did the Red Pike route on day 2 didn’t you. I did a couple of higher alternatives but not that one and I think that’s the toughest.
I know overall, I faced more elevation on ODP than C2C. If you go south to north as I did, I think there’s more elevation later on in the trail. Part VII I remember being tough, there’s 3 fairly big climbs. Though part VIII is the flattest so a little rest after the previous day. I put in a killer last day though. I made it, but was done in by the time I got to Prestatyn.
at about your 11:30 I bivied the night in horizontal rain some years ago. Epic.
Ha a bit exposed to it up there, I’m guessing not the best nights sleep?! I could imagine it being a decent wild camp spot… in nice weather 😂
@@pipes-hikes mid August! got into Hay for breakfast.
A wonderful walk that
Sure was. Was probably my favourite day of the Offa’s Dyke Path to be honest.
Hi Martin. I've been enjoying your Offa's Dyke videoes and lately i've been walking 20 to 25 miles most Sundays. The slight problem i have is foot discomfort in the last few miles of my walks. What type boot and possibly insole do you use?
To be fair, I get discomfort around that sort of mileage too. For longer distance treks, I find a walking shoe more comfortable than a boot these days. I love my leather boots but they kill my feet over long distances. My current shoes are Salewa's. I bought them when I was doing the Coast to Coast last year as the light boots I was wearing fell to bits. These seemed the most comfy when I tried them on in store so went with them and have been happy with them since. I also recommend a good pair of socks, generally any made with Merino wool seem to offer good comfort, Bridgedale are my go to pair.
Hi
Great video
Which guide boom did you use, and would you recommend it?
Could you take a tent and use campsites the entire route without pre booking?
Thanks for any advice on this you can give me
Hi Graeme
I used 2 books, one was the OS Map booklet for the trail. dash4it.co.uk/a-z-adventure-atlas-offa-s-dyke-path.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAl-6PBhBCEiwAc2GOVHCpNRvYpQyGz4SWXKBoMjWNa86vne2DqVmyhh947OK2DaSuwxL0QhoC2n0QAvD_BwE That is just for the mapping itself.
The second book is more the guide, tells you what B&B’s/campsites/shops etc are on route. www.wob.com/en-gb/books/offa-s-dyke-path/9781912716036?gclid=CjwKCAiAl-6PBhBCEiwAc2GOVEAbh6F5tbUcXvaO8AAR_Hice-mGFLtOvLUgkg8O9fZ8nAtgHnW1yBoCZs8QAvD_BwE I’ve just added the first links that came up so they may be available cheaper. Only other thing I’d say is that this book is ready for a new edition, I did think of camping the route originally and contacted a few sites, this was mid COVID however, but a couple said they had closed for good and some weren’t opening last year. On the other hand, there have been one or two more open up I believe since this edition of the book was published.
I’ve used this combination for other hikes and always works for me. I’ve heard the Cicerone guide books are good too but haven’t tried them myself yet.
I would think you would be fine dropping on campsites along the route if you carried a tent. I’m just not certain if there are campsites at frequent enough spots. I think generally it’s quite good but there may be the odd night where you’d either have to find a B&B or wild camp somewhere. Generally I don’t think the B&B’s get over busy so long as it’s not the school holidays.
One more helpful place, if you’re on Facebook, there is an Offa’s Dyke Facebook group. Full of people who have done the trail and those who live nearby, they will be able to advise, probably better than I can if your searching for a campsite in a specific area 👍🏼
I was charged by a cow in that field they didn’t have any electric fence in it when I went!
Quite a lot of cows but none on the actual route batted an eyelid to be fair. Only problematic cows came when I left the route at Clwyd Gate (pt 10) and dropped down into Ruthin for the night but it was only one that got a little jog going but he stopped when I turned and waved my poles around a bit thankfully.