Marches Way
Chester
to Cardiff
329km/204 miles
Signed
in Cheshire only
Northwest England -
Wales -
West Midlands
A lengthy route linking Chester and Cardiff, two former Roman forts, through the borderlands of England and Wales. Includes numerous historic cities and towns such as Shrewsbury, Leominster and Abergavenny.
Public Transport
Maps
Publications
The route guide is currently out of print, but the route is shown on OS Explorer and Landranger mapping.
Connecting routes
- Baker Way (via link)
- Birmingham and Aberystwyth Walk
- Bishop Bennet Way
- Cambrian Way
- Elan Valley Way
- From the Wye to the Thames (see Wye Valley Walk)
- Herefordshire Circular Walks (Jubilee Loop)
- Herefordshire Trail
- Longster Trail (via link)
- Maelor Way
- Monnow Valley Walk (see Offa's Dyke Path)
- Mortimer Trail
- Offa's Dyke Path
- Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk
- Sandstone Trail
- Severn Way
- Shropshire Union Canal
- Shropshire Way
- Sirhowy Valley Walk
- South Cheshire Way
- Taff Trail
- Taff-Ely Ridgeway Walk
- Usk Valley Walk
- Wild Edric's Way (see Shropshire Way)
- Wirral Coastal Path
- Wye Valley Walk
Parks and countryside
- Lyth Hill CP
- Mortimer Forest
- Queenswood CP
- Shropshire Hills AONB