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T here is plenty
of opportunity for walking in the the area around Chepstow. Two long
distance paths,
Offa's Dyke
Path, and the
Wye Valley
Walk, start (or finish) at Chepstow. There are also many other shorter
paths. Purchase of the Ordnance Survey
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Geocaching
in the Wye Valley area.
There are more being added all the time but local
caches include:
Steganocache (Wye Valley)
A Day at the Races
Severn Thunder Above n Below
St.James
around the Bend. (Wye Valley)
BLACK ROCK (Monmouthshire)
Where Eagles Dare (Wye Valley)
Severn view
Alianore and the Swan
Devil's Pulpit (Wye Valley)
The Devil's Congregation - Tintern )
Wye Rapids
Off The Beat'n Yat
Skirrid Fawr
The Lake in the Forest (Glocs)
The Cathedral in the Forest (Glocs)
The Kiwi and The Fox
A Place to Relax
Usk For Fun
Sweet Mountain
The
First in Wales
Roamin' Roman
Ruins
check out
http://www.geocaching.com/ for more |
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Caving - Very near Chepstow is an enormous cave
with stalagmites and stalactites called
the Otter Hole (or Otter's Hole) which extends under the Racecourse from the Wye
and lies beneath The Piercefield in the village of St Arvans. It was
discovered as recently as 1971 by George Gardener, when he was a boy, with
John Elliot of the Forest of Dean Caving Club. Only experienced cavers may
enter. Otter Hole access
information. There is another cave near Chepstow
at Miss Graces Lane. See the
Royal Forest of Dean Caving Club web site. |
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There
are a number of websites providing information about the Offa's Dyke Long
Distance Path, which starts (or ends) at Chepstow:
Offa's Dyke
Path National Trail
Janice and
Alastair Lightly's Web Site |
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 A
stone, brought from Plynlimon, in mid Wales, near the source of the River
Wye, has been placed at the lower end of the Dell, adjacent to Chepstow Castle, to
mark the southern end of the 136 mile
Wye Valley Walk.
Janice and
Alastair Lightly explain how they achieved the walk. The
spectacular viewpoint known as the Eagle's Nest at the Wyndcliffe, is a fine
place to stop for a rest. The 365 Steps
nearby, have now been re-opened after maintenance, and provide an
interesting alternative descent to the Lower Wyndcliffe car park.
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Alongside the river Wye |
I
particularly enjoyed the riverside walk from
Monmouth to Tintern, through
scenery of outstanding natural beauty. The last part, from
Tintern to Chepstow, has to be
walked at high level taking either the Wye Valley Walk on the west bank of
the Wye, via the Wyndcliffe, or the Offa's Dyke Path, past the
Devil's Pulpit,
following the the east bank of the Wye. |
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Chepstow is also one of the starting points of the
Welsh
National Cycle Route (the other being Cardiff) which spans the length of
Wales to Holyhead on Anglesey, providing 128 miles of cycle route on roads and traffic-free paths.
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A guide can be obtained from
Sustrans, 35
King Street, Bristol, BS1 4DZ. |
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