Description
This is a great route for walking between Cardiff and Newport that is mostly along the Wales Coast Path. It has some awesome views across the Severn estuary and Gwent Levels.
Everyone in Cardiff and Newport who's happy walking 25km should catch the train to the other city and walk back again! You'll remember doing it for the rest of your lives.
The vast majority of the route is very exposed to the elements. If it's windy and rainy or very hot, you are going to feel it. If it's not and it's a clear day, you are going to have a fantastic day. There are no refreshment stops (the Lighthouse Inn at St. Brides Wentlooge is currently closed), so you'll need to take enough snacks and liquid to get you the whole way between the two cities.
The route is very similar to Cardnew Two, correcting a few access issues in Newport and Cardiff and making navigation a little easier
This is a great route for walking between Cardiff and Newport that is mostly along the Wales Coast Path. It has some awesome views across the Severn estuary and Gwent Levels.
Everyone in Cardiff and Newport who's happy walking 25km should catch the train to the other city and walk back again! You'll remember doing it for the rest of your lives.
The vast majority of the route is very exposed to the elements. If it's windy and rainy or very hot, you are going to feel it. If it's not and it's a clear day, you are going to have a fantastic day. There are no refreshment stops (the Lighthouse Inn at St. Brides Wentlooge is currently closed), so you'll need to take enough snacks and liquid to get you the whole way between the two cities.
The route is very similar to Cardnew Two, correcting a few access issues in Newport and Cardiff and making navigation a little easier
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Cardiff
Grid Ref
ST1824075910
Lat / Lon
51.47622° / -3.17865°
Easting / Northing
318,240E / 175,910N
What3Words
hill.trees.faded
Newport (Gwent)
Grid Ref
ST3081488220
Lat / Lon
51.58858° / -3.00004°
Easting / Northing
330,815E / 188,221N
What3Words
urban.planet.sides
| Cardiff | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST1824075910 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.47622° / -3.17865° |
| Easting / Northing | 318,240E / 175,910N |
| What3Words | hill.trees.faded |
| Newport (Gwent) | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST3081488220 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.58858° / -3.00004° |
| Easting / Northing | 330,815E / 188,221N |
| What3Words | urban.planet.sides |
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reviews
Aled Singleton
25 Jul 2024This route makes the most of the long off-road coastal stretch between Newport and Cardiff. There is a really fascinating lighthouse and some small beaches, which are quite rare for this stretch of the Severn Estuary.
There are potential small diversions and tweaks either end. For example, the Newport route goes very close to the Transporter Bridge, where the visitor centre is soon to open.
Danravenellison
23 Jul 2024This is (mostly) a brilliant Slow Way! For most of the walk you'll enjoy sweeping views across the River Severn and Gwent Levels.
I walked this route with Justin Rowlatt (the BBC's Climate Editor) for a story about the Slow Ways inter-city that we're working on. Once completed, the inter-city network will connect all of Great Britain's official cities. We talked about the power of walking and I made the case for it being the closest of all transport to being zero-carbon!
We saw kestrels, a grass snake, curlews and lots of other wildlife.
Apparently footprints have been found on the shores of the estuary that are about 7,000 years old - so people have been walking Slow Ways along this coast for a long time!
There's nowhere to get food or water on the route, so make sure you have everything you need! The route is very exposed, so if it's hot or windy/rainy you'll know about it.
I'd love to give the route five stars, but there are a few stretches along busy roads going in/out of Cardiff and Newport that keep the route as a four for me. Someone local may well be able to suggest some better ways to go.
I really enjoyed walking this route. Everyone in Cardiff and Newport should give it a go!.
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Aled Singleton
25 Jul 2024Good point about lack of places to stop. You may be able to get a soft drink and some shelter at Greenmoor Garden Nurseries http://www.greenmoornurseries.co.uk/about.html. The Y Maeryun pub, Marshfield, is about a mile inland from the coastal path and (aisde from the railway line) is still in a faily quiet setting https://www.ymaerun.co.uk/
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