I love the extensive views along the Severn estuary towards the new bridge, and being high up above the river. I walked from Aust to Chepstow, and it was interesting to look back at the cliff on the England side when I was a short way across the bridge, to see the distinct layers in the rock....

Mary Oz

The crossing of the A403 just out of Aust is not as fearsome as it looks because is an old main road dating back to the days before the Second Severn Crossing was built and far less used now, so safe....

Mockymock

The walk out to the bridge through Chepstow was through steep sided woodland and ver pleasant....

Tim Ryan

To make matters worse, the gpx tracking seemed to be directing me slightly further down the same road, where a gate opened onto a different track....

Steven Melia

The route started at the heritage railway station, with a very restricted timetable, not the main line station, so the first suburban mile I duplicated, pleasant enough, and the main road crossing has islands. Crossing the main road at Aylburton may be tricky when busy, but it was ok for me. Aylburton was a pretty village spoilt by the main road right through it. Then there was long haul up a quiet, steep road, but with good views looking back. (Near Woolaston, you need to follow the Private Road to Slade Farm Only, for example!) Sometimes, there was no visible footpath across fields. The plotting to the station, across the main road, is inaccurate....

Mary Oz

I completely missed the footpath that's right next to the road at Cwmbir, but the gate at the top had a lot of barbed wire and was locked and overgrown anyway, so DON’T attempt that footpath. I emerged through a short unsigned, overgrown footpath at Coed-cwnwr Farm. In order to follow the public right of way at Yew Tree Farm, I had to climb over a gate because it was overgrown, and opposite there was absolutely no way through the hedge into the next field, so I had to walk up the road to Ty Wilson and back to the field path parallel to the road. On the road just to the north of Buckwell I met a council worker repairing the stiles on a footpath that would work well to cut the corner on this route. Leaving the forest there was a Closed Footpath sign, referring to the short but vital path from New Mill to FB. Then, beyond the narrow foot bridge, the path was very overgrown by Pandy Farm. At Rocks Cottage it felt as though I was walking through someone's private drive and through their garden, but then it became a woodland walk next to the river, before a large stone stile took me into a field, initially with no visible footpath. There was no footpath apparent in the field just stubble from the harvest. The farmer at (I think) Coombe Farm has completely obliterated the footpaths and the gateways with crops, ploughing, pheasant breeding, and deliberately neglected fallen trees, new fencing and hedges across public right of way gaps, and a stile at the end of the field which was extremely difficult and actually dangerous, leaning back, for a short person....

Mary Oz

Railway Bridge at Tintern was closed when we walked this in March 2023....

Chris Kilburn

A lot of this route follows the Offas Dyke path, the riverside path along the Wye and also parts of the Wye Valley....

Jo Davidson

For the moment, follow the eastern side of the River Wye to Brockweir and then rejoin the route....

morgs4mountains

This is a very scenic route, with miles and miles of lanes, fields and woodlands. This is a 5-star route for scenery and solitude, but it lost a star for me for the excess miles trying the find the right ways....

Paul Chilcott

Photo 3 - The Prince of Wales Bridge and "The Engineer"...

Paul Chilcott

There is an absolute wealth of history along the route with castles at both ends, Tintern Abbey and the remains of railways and quarrying....

Neil Summersgill

Photo 4 - River Wye at Tintern Photo 7 - Woodland path near Llandogo...

Paul Chilcott

In the last field before hitting the housing estate you need to make sure you cross over into the field to the right half way and head towards the houses or you end up in someone's back garden next to a Brook....

Jen Shepherd

1) Between Castle Farm (near Raglan Castle) and Cuckoo's Row there's a house at the end of the track from the farm. On the OS map the path follows the track to the house, but actually you need to go through a gate into the field south of the house. The next 2 fields are cultivated; it may be easier to follow the tractor tracks - head towards the trees/houses to the east. This path is marked at both ends.....

MaddyT

This route involves a couple of sections on 40mph roads with bends and hedges, and no pavement or verge, i.e, very hazardous. See Uskche2 for a safer alternative....

MaddyT

This is a lovely walk: lanes, woodland and fields. Paths are mostly well-marked and easy to navigate....

MaddyT

There’s a short section along the main road near Aylburton - all of it on a pavement....

MaddyT

If walking towards Lydney, stay on the track across Aylburton Mead until it joins another track, then turn right....

MaddyT

The route does not go into town centre, so if you need supplies use the Tescos near the station. From Chepstow station, Calche two follows the NCN cycle route with blue signs and red 42 numbers all the way to the A466 where the route goes under that M48 access road and heads into Wyelands Estate pastures. The end of the walk is along a main road to the Slate Cross in Caldicot Town Centre (photo 5)....

FairyGal

An enjoyable route which provides for an alternative and shorter walking route between Caldicot and Chepstow....

Foxxy Walking

Starting from the Caldicot Cross the route takes you out of Caldicot to the Severn Estuary where you pick up the Wales Coast Path next to the Second Severn Crossing. As an alternative the walker could keep to the Wales Coast Path from Mathern all the way to Chepstow....

MT1002

Nice long walk from Lydney to Chepstow, very muddy in places even though the weather was fabulous. Overall, nice long walk with great views just a shame about lack of right of way signage in some places....

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