Description
This route is safer than Cwmusk1 & Cwmusk2 as it avoids the stretch of main road south of Usk, joining the 1&2 route at Bittia Farm. The off-road sections could be very muddy, especially between Bittia Farm and Croeswen; an alternative is to follow the cycle network lane that runs NE and SW of Coed-y-Paen
This route is safer than Cwmusk1 & Cwmusk2 as it avoids the stretch of main road south of Usk, joining the 1&2 route at Bittia Farm. The off-road sections could be very muddy, especially between Bittia Farm and Croeswen; an alternative is to follow the cycle network lane that runs NE and SW of Coed-y-Paen
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This route has been reviewed by 2 people.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to access.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (1) Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Access (1)
Downloads - 5
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Cwmbran
Grid Ref
ST2979195859
Lat / Lon
51.65712° / -3.01635°
Easting / Northing
329,791E / 195,859N
What3Words
shower.unit.humans
Usk
Grid Ref
SO3776000948
Lat / Lon
51.70381° / -2.90208°
Easting / Northing
337,760E / 200,948N
What3Words
nooks.ideal.headers
| Cwmbran | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | ST2979195859 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.65712° / -3.01635° |
| Easting / Northing | 329,791E / 195,859N |
| What3Words | shower.unit.humans |
| Usk | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SO3776000948 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.70381° / -2.90208° |
| Easting / Northing | 337,760E / 200,948N |
| What3Words | nooks.ideal.headers |
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reviews
Paul Chilcott
11 Feb 2023February 2023. Direction: Cwmbran to Usk.
Five stars for the scenery, but only one for navigation. After a couple of weeks of dry weather, there were still some very muddy stretches along the way, especially between Granary Farm and Sor Brook. There were several stages along the way where there is no signage and the styles are in a poor state of repair in some places. I had to hop a couple of gates at Coed-y-Paen farm (one tied with string, the other chained and padlocked). I was surprised by the footpath going right through the paddocks at Cwm Farm near Prescoed. I missed this at first then went back to verify the route. I was also challenged by the farmer at Bittia Farm regarding the path through the farm back to the lane, but he was very courteous about it and I think he just wanted to make the point. There is an alternative path shown on the map to cut out most of the lane, but I didn`t check that out. Not an easy one to follow (using a 50K:1 OS paper map), but well worth it for the scenery.
Photo 1 - The bridge crossing Sor Brook
Photo 2 - The green lane / stream between Sor Brook and Coed-y-Paen.
MaddyT
27 Mar 2022This is a nice walk, mostly across fields with some tracks and lanes. The off-road sections could be very muddy, especially west of Bittia Farm; an alternative is to follow the cycle network lane that runs NE and SW of Coed-y-Paen.
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