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Ross-on-Wye Group

We are the Ross-on-Wye Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

Starting with a quick peek at the site of a gold mine and the Lea Bailey Light Railway, we go between woodland and meadow, through wild garlic and bluebells, if the timing is right. Then we climb a lane for a view over the Hope Mansell Valley. From there, we go down more meadows, possibly with cattle, and through the village to loop back between Bailey Brook and the wood's edge, then back up through the wood to Bailey Lane End.

There are two stiles on this walk.

Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
12:45 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7.2km / 4.5mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Parking for this walk is limited to a maximum of 10 cars and there's a limit of 20 walkers. Please share a car where possible and say, when texting to book, whether you're travelling with others.

Please bring water and a mid-morning snack and wear suitable footwear for the mud. No dogs, please.

Features

  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SO 64289 19498
Nearest postcode:
HR9 5TR
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Start time:
10:00 am

We meet at the forest entrance at Bailey Lane End (on the road from the A40 to Drybrook), nearly opposite the turning to Mitcheldean, Lea and Lea Bailey.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking