Wye Sections
Click on any of the links on the right to go to the sections you want to explore in the Wye Valley from Pumlumon/Plynlimon in the Cambrian Mountains and all the way down to Chepstow in the south. To walk from the very source on the eastern slopes through the ravine see Source Gully Walk. This is the true source of the Wye but does require gnarly off-piste walking.
Upper Wye
Name
Distance
Highest Point
Total Ascent
1 Cerrig Yr Wyn to Pont Rhydgaled 3.5 Miles 480 Metres 180 Metres
​
2 Pont Rhydgaled to Llangurig 8 Miles 400 Metres 250 Metres
​
3 Llangurig to Rhayader 12 Miles 508 Metres 400 Metres
​
4 Rhayader to Newbridge 10 Miles 320 Metres 250 Metres
​
5 Newbridge to Builth Wells 8 Miles 110 Metres 200 Metres
​
6 Builth Wells to Erwood 10 MIles 360 Metres 380 Metres
​
7 Erwood to Glasbury 7.5 Miles 80 Metres 80 Metres
​
Mid/Lower Wye
Name
Distance
Highest Point
Total Ascent
1 Hay-On-Wye to Bredwardine 3.5 Miles 480 Metres 180 Metres
​
2 Bredwardine to Hereford 8 Miles 400 Metres 250 Metres
​
3 Hereford to Fownhope 8 Miles 100 Metres 400 Metres
​​
4 Fownhope to Ross-On-Wye 8 Miles 100 Metres 80 Metres
5 Ross-On-Wye/Symonds Yat 10 Miles 320 Metres 250 Metres
​
6 Symonds Yat/Monmouth 8 Miles 110 Metres 200 Metres
​
7 Monmouth to Tintern 10 MIles 360 Metres 380 Metres
​
8 Tintern to Chepstow 7.5 Miles 80 Metres 80 Metres​
Thru Hike
We literally started walking the Wye by walking all its rivers (check the diaries out) and by the time we got to the Wye after 600 miles (the last) we had pretty much carved out our own path. We were into river sources! No matter what the river walks had to begin at the source. And so our thru hike is different to the official trail. It starts at the very source and traverses the gnarly wild ravine to the official Wye Valley Walk path. If you like the raw, wild and feral way then trekk over to this page where you'' find some good tips - if you want to do the official route then check out the Cicerone guide. ​