RiscaNewport (Gwent)

Risnew one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021


Distance

8km/5mi

Ascent

163m

Descent

196m

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Risca and Newport (Gwent).

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Risca and Newport (Gwent).

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Risca
Grid Ref ST2446890212
Lat / Lon 51.60566° / -3.09207°
Easting / Northing 324,468E / 190,212N
What3Words takers.forest.crinkled
Newport (Gwent)
Grid Ref ST3081488220
Lat / Lon 51.58858° / -3.00004°
Easting / Northing 330,815E / 188,221N
What3Words urban.planet.sides

Risnew One's land is

Green urban 15.3%
Pasture 19.6%
Urban 65.1%

Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018

reviews


Philip Jones

16 Sep 2022 Summer

Nice gentle walk. Starts off with a hill climb from the station; which is soon over. Head onto the canal path and just enjoy the view of the canal, or the hills to your right.
Eventually you will come to fourteen locks. There is a nice cafe and shop here if you need to refuel. Plenty of seating around the filling pond and a nice viewpoint.
Head towards Newport. Slight decline down past the locks. Head into the tunnel under the M4; darkest part but brief; then keep on the path until you hit the bridge.
Head up through the fields following the well maintained path and you eventually come to a built up area of Al-tyr-ryn. Enjoy the views from this vantage point.
The rest of the rout was quite quiet and easy to follow through the streets. An enjoyable walk with lots to look at.


Paul Chilcott

28 Apr 2022 Spring

From the station, it`s a steep uphill walk, mainly up Manor Way, up to the Mon & Brec canal, but from there it`s easy going along the towpath for a few miles. The scenery is excellent along the canal and you wouldn`t think you were just a couple of hundred metres up in parts from the towns and villages spread along the bottom of the valley.

The canal passes the Fourteen Locks centre at Rogerstone, a pleasant amenity centre with a cafe open during the daytime. There is also a shop and information centre showing the history of the canal and its importance to the industrial revolution locally. Well worth taking some time out to investigate and put your feet up for a while.

From there, it`s quite a steep track down to the bottom of the locks where the path goes under the M4 motorway. After a while, the path turns off to the right to climb a steep hill through fields into the Ridgeway part of Newport and from there it`s a steady walk downhill, but steep at times, into the city centre via suburban streets.


Andrew Hemmings

30 Apr 2021 Spring

By canal side footpath and suburban roads ; steepish descent to Newport Railway Station .
Fourteen Locks Canal Centre is a good place to stop for refreshments. It is of historic transport interest.


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