Local Walks from Reddings Retreat

🏞️ Featured Local Walks 

Our handpicked routes featuring local strolls, hidden gems and long-distance highlight all starting from Reddings Retreat.

The Wye Valley Walk - Route 17

Grade: Easy to moderate
Length: 5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Time: ~3–4 hours
Start Point: Reddings Retreat, Tintern

A classic long-distance trail that threads the entire Wye Valley. You can hop on the Wye Valley Walk right outside Reddings Retreat and head north toward Monmouth or south toward Chepstow. Expect gentle riverside sections, historic landmarks and changing scenery.

🔗 View full Wye Valley Walk overview & map 🗺 Walk | Tintern to Chepstow | Route 17 of Wye Valley Walk

Walks  from Reddings Retreat 

These walks start right here at Reddings Retreat, in the heart of the Wye Valley AONB, with routes that showcase some of the most scenic walking in Monmouthshire.

Guests who book direct also unlock the complete list of our Walk Guides routes. Paired with our exclusive Nature ID Guides, they transform a simple stroll into a journey of discovery for our direct booking guests. Below are some of the included routes:

• Tintern Abbey Loop (8 km / 5 mi)

• Brockweir Riverside Loop (5.6 km / 3.5 mi)

• Angidy Trail Circular (8.5 km / 5.3 mi)

• Wyndcliff Wood & Eagle’s Nest Viewpoint (3 mi / 4.8 km)

• Tintern–Chepstow via Wye Valley Greenway (13 mi / 21 km)

• Tintern’s Hidden Treasure (12 mi / 19.3 km)

• Tintern to Penterry Circular (8 km / 5 mi)

🚶Extended Local Walks at a Glance

• Health Walk – Tintern A gentle 2½-mile loop from the Old Station through riverside paths and village lanes. Ideal for all ages and fitness levels.

• Wells & Springs at Trellech A 5.3-mile circuit exploring Cleddon Falls, historic wells and the medieval village of Trellech. Moderate underfoot with plenty of heritage stops.

• Wye Valley Walk – Chepstow to Monmouth Join the long-distance trail as it threads through Tintern on its way from the estuary up to Monmouth. Break it into bite-sized stages or tackle the full 37-mile route.

🌄 Extended Hikes & Day Trips

All-day adventures a short drive away. Full written guides, printable maps and insider tips are guest-only (links sent in your booking confirmation).

🕑 Under 20-Minute Drive

• River Wye Valley Circular (Chepstow ↔ Monmouth) Grade: Hard • 12.2 mi (19.6 km) • Drive: ~15 min

• Offa’s Dyke Path: Chepstow to Monmouth Grade: Moderate–Hard • 19.6 mi (31.5 km) • Drive: ~15 min

• St Briavels Circular Grade: Easy–Moderate • 7.5 mi (12.1 km) • Drive: ~12 min

• Wye Valley Walk: Brockweir → Redbrook via Bigsweir Grade: Moderate • 8.7 mi (14 km) • Drive: ~10 min

• Wye Valley Walk: Llandogo → Goodrich Grade: Moderate • 6.8 mi (11 km) • Drive: ~17 min

🕓 20–40-Minute Drive

• Severn Estuary from Thornbury Grade: Easy–Moderate • 9.3 mi (15 km) • Drive: ~22 min

• Oldbury-on-Severn & Littleton-upon-Severn Grade: Easy • 5.2 mi (8.4 km) • Drive: ~25 min

• Symonds Yat, High Meadow Woods & Wye Valley Grade: Moderate • 12 mi (19.3 km) • Drive: ~23 min

• Symonds Yat Rock & The Biblins Grade: Easy–Moderate • 4 mi (6.4 km) • Drive: ~23 min

• Skirrid Mountain Circuit (Abergavenny) Grade: Moderate • 8.4 mi (13.5 km) • Drive: ~30 min

⏱ Over 40-Minute Drive

• Sugar Loaf Mountain & Blorenge Ridge Loop Grade: Moderate–Hard • 15.5 mi (25 km) • Drive: ~50 min

• Hay Bluff from Hay-on-Wye Grade: Moderate • 9.3 mi (15 km) • Drive: ~1 h 10 min

• Hatterrall Ridge Traverse (Longtown ↔ Llanthony) Grade: Hard • 11.8 mi (19 km) • Drive: ~1 h 20 min