Wye Valley Walk
224 km (139 miles), crossing Wales and England, through 1 national park.
- Distance
- 224.2 km
- In miles
- 139.3 mi
- Day stages
- 11 at ~20 km
- Typical trip
- 8–11 days
- Countries
- Wales, England
- National parks
- 1
- Highest ground nearby
- Pen Pumlumon Arwystli 741 m
- Listed summits within 2.5 km
- 1
- Southern end
- ST 5345 9413
- Northern end
- SN 8570 8693
How long it really is
We measure Wye Valley Walk at 224.2 km (139.3 miles), computed by walking the OpenStreetMap route geometry point by point . The route is tagged in OpenStreetMap as 218 km; where that differs from our figure, the difference is usually alternative sections, spurs, or a published distance that rounds.
This is horizontal distance only. Our trail dataset carries no elevation profile, so we will not quote a total climb or a confident walking time — on hill routes ascent can add hours a day. A flat-ground pace gives roughly 53 h 42 min of walking for the whole route, which is a floor, not an estimate. Add your own ascent figure in the walking-time calculator for something usable.
Access rights along the way
This route crosses 2 legal jurisdictions, and the rules change at the border — what is lawful on one section may not be on the next.
Wales — about 59% of the route
Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.
Permission needed Wild camping: Permission needed everywhere.
England — about 41% of the route
Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.
Conditional Wild camping: Permission needed — except on the Dartmoor commons.
A waymarked route is a route you may walk — it does not follow that you may camp beside it, leave it, or take a dog on it. Long-distance paths cross farmland, estates and access land in turn, and byelaws and seasonal restrictions override the general position. This is general information, not legal advice. Check a specific spot with the access checker.
National parks on the route
The line passes through one national park, each with its own byelaws and camping position.
Summits on and beside the route
Listed hills from our hill dataset whose summit lies within 2.5 km of the line — none of them directly on it. Distances are measured from the nearest point of the path, not from a trailhead.
| Summit | Height | From path | Lists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pen Pumlumon Arwystli | 741 m | 1.7 km | HewittNuttall |
The route in day stages
Wye Valley Walk cut into 11 stages of roughly 20 km, measured along the line itself. These are equal-distance splits computed from the geometry, not an official itinerary — they will not always land on a village, a bunkhouse or a station, and the real day you walk should be set by where you can sleep.
| Stage | Distance | Cumulative | Starts near | Ends near | Flat-ground time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.3 km | 20.3 km | ST 5345 9413 | SO 5312 0785 | 4 h 28 min |
| 2 | 20.1 km | 40.4 km | SO 5312 0785 | SO 5815 1662 | 4 h 25 min |
| 3 | 20.3 km | 60.7 km | SO 5815 1662 | SO 6002 2797 | 4 h 28 min |
| 4 | 20.1 km | 80.8 km | SO 6002 2797 | SO 5358 3912 | 4 h 25 min |
| 5 | 20 km | 100.8 km | SO 5358 3912 | SO 3831 4292 | 4 h 24 min |
| 6 | 20.3 km | 121.1 km | SO 3831 4292 | SO 2308 4266 | 4 h 28 min |
| 7 | 20.1 km | 141.3 km | SO 2308 4266 | SO 1035 4330 | 4 h 25 min |
| 8 | 20 km | 161.3 km | SO 1035 4330 | SO 0015 5518 | 4 h 24 min |
| 9 | 20.3 km | 181.6 km | SO 0015 5518 | SN 9702 6903 | 4 h 28 min |
| 10 | 20.1 km | 201.7 km | SN 9702 6903 | SN 8867 7962 | 4 h 25 min |
| 11 | 16.8 km | 218.5 km | SN 8867 7962 | SN 8570 8694 | 3 h 42 min |
Positions are 8-figure (100 m) OS grid references for points on the line, computed from WGS84 coordinates. Flat-ground times are Naismith at 5 km/h with a 6 min/hour rest allowance and no ascent — add the climb in the walking-time calculator before you plan around them.
Conditions on the route
Weather at the route midpoint live
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Forecast for the midpoint of the Wye Valley Walk, at MET Norway's own ground level — we hold no elevation profile for this route, so nothing here is altitude-adjusted, and conditions vary considerably end to end on a route this long. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Daylight at the midpoint today
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 52.105, -3.051. Set a turnaround with the daylight safety planner.
Plan this walk
- Walking-time calculator — add ascent, terrain, pack weight and fitness to get a usable time.
- Pack-weight calculator — multi-day routes live or die on base weight.
- Kit-list generator — season and terrain aware.
- Access checker — what a specific grid reference on the route allows.
- Best month to walk — historical rainfall, temperature and wind by area.
- Safety notes — conditions change fast; build in margin.
Other long-distance paths nearby
Sources for this route
- Route geometry, name, waymark and operator: OpenStreetMap relation 61495 — © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
- Distance, stages, country crossings, park crossings and summit proximity: computed by OpenFell from that geometry.
- Boundaries: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3.0). Summits: Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0).
- Official route website: www.wyevalleywalk.org
- Background reading: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
OpenStreetMap data is licensed under the Open Database Licence. Our derived trail measurements are published under the same terms — see data sources.