Monmouthshire Walking Festival

MONMOUTHSHIRE WALKING FESTIVAL

Periodicity: annual

Location:  Monmouthsire, Wales, UK

Time of the year:  October

Duration:  10 days

Number of Walks:  30 walks

1st edition: 2010

2010 edition:  22th - 31th Ocotber 2010 
2010 edition programme:
http://www.monmouthshiregreenweb.co.uk/walkingleaflet.finalfinalcopypdf.pdf

2011 edition: 21st - 31st Ocotber 2011 
2011 edition programme: http://www.walkinginmonmouthshire.org/browse-the-walks/ 

Walk 1 – Chepstow to Penterry King Offa Tribute – 13.5 Miles
 Walk 2 - Hatterrall Hill and Cwmyoy Church - 9 Miles
  Walk 3 - Blorenge Night Sky and Planetarium - 0.5 Mile
  Walk 4 - Lady Llanover - 7.5 Miles
  Walk 5 - Llandenny Hill Fort - 5 Miles
 Walk 6 - Lost Village Y-Graig - 8 Miles
 Walk 7 – Otter Walk Llansantffraed – 5 Miles
 Walk 8 - Blorenge Punchbowl - 9 Miles
 Walk 9 - A Historical Tour of Monmouth - 3 Miles
Walk 10 - Focus on Trees - 5 Miles
  Walk 11 - Where the Curlew Calls - 5.5 Miles
 Walk 12 - Mounton Brook and Mills - 5 Miles
 Walk 13 - Pontypool’s Folly Tower - 5.5 Miles
 Walk 14 - Afternoon Tea walk at Abergavenny - 1 Mile
  Walk 15 - Geocaching Taster - 1.5 Miles
 Walk 16 - Three Churches Black Mountains - 10 Miles
 Walk 17 - Piercefield Wye Valley - 7 Miles
 Walk 18 - Trellech Curiosities - 10 Miles
Walk 19 - History of Bulwark - 1.5 Miles
 Walk 20 - Whitebrook High and Low - 10 Miles
 Walk 21 - Kilgwrrwg - 5 Miles
Walk 22 - Walk and Talk Badgers - 2 Miles 
Walk 23 - Three Castles Challenge - 19 Miles
 Walk 23 - Three Castles Challenge - 19 Miles
 Walk 24 - Usk to Llancayo Circular - 7 Miles
 Walk 25 - Offa’s Dyke and Hewelsfield Common - 8 Mile
Walk 26 - Nordic Walking Taster
 Walk 27 – Wye Valley Railway Walk – 7 Miles
 Walk 28 - Monmouth to Biblins - 10 Miles
Walk 29 - Nordic Walking
Walk 30 - A frightfully good walk at Caldicot Castle


2012 edition:  2012
2012 edition programme:

Number of participants (average):

Notable walks: The key walks cover Tintern, Llanthony Valley, Kilgwrrwg, Whitebrook and the Abergavenny area. A challenge walk of 19 miles aims to take on the Three Castles in one day but most walks are between 6 and 10 miles with plenty of shorter walks taking no more than a half day. Find out about The Piercefield Estate with Overlooking the Wye, Mounton with Shirenewton Historical Society also opening their archives, meet on Blorenge with the Usk and Abergavenny Astronomy Societies, Geocaching in Trellech and more.

Walks for disabled persons?  Yes

Price:  Paid

Notes: No dogs allowed on the walks  except for assistance dogs.

Sponsoring: Yes

Organization: Organized by a group of volunteers

Contact:
Monmouthshire Walking Festival
Fox and Houns
Itton
Chepstow Monmouthshire
Wales NP16 6BX

 Tel 01291 641861
Mobile 07760195320

 info@walkinginmonmouthshire.org

Website:
http://www.walkinginmonmouthshire.co.uk/

Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Monmouthshire-Walking-Festival/117019281707094

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