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Pontypool Group

We are the Pontypool 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 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

Leaving from the Cadw car park, we will walk part of the old wall of the ancient Roman town of Caerwent.  The route then takes us out to a beautiful part of Monmouthshire countryside which is hidden between the main A48 and M48 motorway.  (Despite it's location between these roads, it is very quiet and the small amount of roadwork is on minor lanes.)  Our route will take us across open fields and farmland, through a racing stable and into Ifton Great Wood and Slade Wood.  The second part of the walk is more open countryside and we we pass an old windmill, disused quarries and across an old golf course.  Before heading back to Caerwent where we will finish the walk by visiting the fascinating remains of the old Roman Town.

 

Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
2:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
10.5km / 6.5mi
Ascent:
174m / 571ft
Type:
circular

Pre-booking requested. Please contact walk leader, Lynne Beament (07789 858850) by telephone only.

 

 

Features

  • Toilets available
  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
ST 46718 90625
Nearest postcode:
NP26 5AU
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Start time:
10:00 am

Cadw Car Park, Caerwent Roman Town, Heol Caerwent, Caerwent, Caldicot. Follow signs off A48 between Newport and Chepstow

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 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